Helping Employers in Employment Law Matters and Labor Relations
Acting with uncharacteristic speed, the EEOC released proposed rules for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), summarized here. Prior to the PWFA, pregnancy was not considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and even some pregnancy-related medical … Read More
Before you pack away your white clothes (old rule!) and fire up the grill, take a minute to appreciate your workforce–and the work you do to keep things humming. As you know, Labor Day was enacted to honor workers nationwide. … Read More
Last Friday, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) made it much easier for a union to organize. How much easier? Rolling off a log easier. The Cemex case sets a new standard for when and how employers must recognize a … 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
Do you have a policy on: social media? personal conduct? confidentiality of workplace investigations? non-disparagement? cell phone use (camera too)? conflict of interst? Well, the NLRB believes these policies may contain “over-broad work rules that chill employees’ exercise of their … Read More
Feeling the heat? You are not alone. The U.S. does not have a federal standard on workplace heat safety–yet. Last week, President Biden announced the “Department of Labor (DOL) to issue the first-ever Hazard Alert for heat, and DOL will … Read More
GOOD NEWS YOU SAY? What a delight to share information that could make life easier for employers! On July 21, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a streamlined, “alternative procedure” and a new I9 form. The new form … Read More
Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), nonexempt employees are entitled to minimum wage and overtime for all hours worked over 40 hours a work week. For great information on classifying employees as exempt or nonexempt, please refer to … Read More
Responding to a now deleted Craigslist ad for a job in NYC, an applicant requested salary information under the law. While the New York state pay transparency law goes into effect September 2023, the NYC statute took place November 2022. … Read More
The dog days of summer are not happening in the workplace! Between the recent SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the US) rulings, an active NLRB and state and federal law changes, HR is not getting a summer break. Here is a … Read More
Today, the US Supreme Court unanimously imposed a higher standard to measure an employer’s burden in granting a religious accommodation under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Since 1977, the standard of undue hardship an employer had to … Read More