Helping Employers in Employment Law Matters and Labor Relations
We all knew the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) would be a game changer. While challenges to the PWFA work their was through the courts, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) is wasting no time enforcing the new law. In … Read More
Fed Ex wants its employees with medical restrictions to stay out of work until they are “100% healed.” Until medical restrictions were completely lifted, employees were forced to take unpaid medical leave, and some eventually terminated. It is certainly a … Read More
Remember last year when the Federal Trade Commission created a rule banning non-compete restrictions nationwide? There were lawsuits, lots of them. We watched and waited. With the September 4, 2024, effective date for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule rapidly … Read More
EEOC and Social Media: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s most recent Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace threaded the needle on when social media outside the workplace rises to a hostile workplace: Conduct that can affect the terms … Read More
The Law: This week, Massachusetts became the 11th state to mandate pay transparency by requiring employers to disclose salary ranges. H.B. 4890. The bill also mandates reporting pay data for certain employers. Here is a brief summary of what you … Read More
New laws often take effect July 1 and the poster solicitations come fast and furious. We got two last week. As we always say: you do not have to buy, just comply! State and federal mandatory posters are free–see the … Read More
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.– Whether it is a BBQ, … Read More
Feeling the heat? You are not alone. Excessive heat is a serious health problem in the US and growing. Heat kills more people each year than hurricanes, floods and tornadoes combined, according to the National Weather Service. In 2021, President Biden … Read More
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) went into effect June 27, 2023. The agency charged with enforcing the Act, the EEOC, has issued its rule on how to comply. The EEOC’s final rule to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act … Read More
It has been almost a year since the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) took effect. If you have not implemented these mandates and provided training on this topic, now is a good time. A quick refresher: the PWFA applies to … Read More
A tale as old as time…young women getting harassed at work. Fortunately, state and federal laws prohibit many of the behaviors that lead to a toxic work culture. The recent resignations by Miss USA and Miss Teen USA have put … Read More