Tag: Compliance

September 22, 2023

It’s an understatement to say that the pandemic experience has changed the business—and workplace—landscape forever. The shift to remote and hybrid work is not temporary as business leaders once believed. It’s here to stay. With this shift comes risk—and an […]

September 20, 2023

A trucking company allegedly tolerated harassment of — and eventually terminated — two gay mechanics at a facility in North Jackson, Ohio, over their sexual orientation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in a lawsuit filed Sept. 15. The […]

September 11, 2023

The pay transparency movement is gaining momentum. In the past few years, several states and cities have put laws and regulations in place that require employers to include salary ranges in their job postings. Employers operating under pay transparency requirements […]

September 5, 2023

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) continues to move the needle on its interpretation of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) in favor of unions. For example, in Memorandum GC 23-02 entitled “Electronic Monitoring and Algorithmic Management of Employees Interfering […]

August 9, 2023

As the Department of Labor ramps up efforts to improve awareness of the new Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act, employers may want to take this time — as August is National Breastfeeding Month — to consider […]

June 16, 2023

As a wave of new legislation on artificial intelligence use in the workplace looms ahead, Kelly Dobbs Bunting, a shareholder at management-side law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP, urged attendees Tuesday at the Society for Human Resources Management annual conference in […]

April 17, 2023

Starbucks is among the corporations that has experienced a spike in workplace misconduct complaints in recent years as employees returned to work following the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The multinational coffee chain has responded in part by increasing internal […]

March 30, 2023

How the EEOC planned to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic’s widespread shift of the workforce to remote work — and the resulting suggestion of its growing suitability as a reasonable accommodation — has been of interest to businesses and employment […]

March 9, 2023

When the clock strikes 3 a.m. on March 12, talent working night shifts may face hiccups in logging their hours. Because time “springs forward” in March, graveyard shifts that typically include the 2:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. stretch of time […]

February 27, 2023

In the 30 years since former President Bill Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act into law, a number of lawsuits have set precedents for how the protected leave legislation is interpreted. Attorneys who specialize in the statute and […]

October 20, 2022

Employment attorneys often caution employers that it only takes one uninformed or overzealous manager to trigger a lawsuit. HR departments can minimize this risk by training front-line supervisors and department heads on how to properly respond to information about medical […]

October 18, 2022

There’s a growing tendency for workers to request mobility in the labor market. Coupled with this is a growing tendency for businesses to classify workers as independent contractors instead of employees. This phenomenon has been dubbed a “gig” economy. Recently, […]

October 17, 2022

Words matter, and they matter a lot. Or as someone remarked (and I’m paraphrasing), “The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between a lightning bolt and a lightning bug.” Here’s a case from […]

September 30, 2022

This particular case shows how HR professionals sometimes find themselves caught between employer demands and legal requirements. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbids employers from discriminating in hiring and other employment decisions on the basis of […]

September 16, 2022

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a district court’s ruling against an employee who was not hired for a job because the employer, natural gas company GDS, suspected he might plan to participate in a class-action Fair […]

July 7, 2022

Is it summer already? I wish that meant it’s only mango season in Florida. Unfortunately, it also signals the start of another hurricane season. Here are tips on how to prepare your business. Action Steps Communication. Update the address, home […]

May 3, 2022

Q: Will the Family and Medical Leave Act apply to companies that operate completely online? There’s an answer to this question, but before we get there, let’s look at some context. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the Family […]

April 29, 2022

Employers have long sought guidance on just how much leave the ADA requires, but employment law attorneys say there’s no firm answer. The law requires that employers assess each request individually and consider its reasonableness in light of the affected […]

April 4, 2022

A recent lawsuit in San Antonio mixes all the elements of a potboiler novel: an executive lured to a competitor, trade secrets allegedly disclosed, lawsuits galore. The plot, however, is as old as time. Staffing Wars: One Competitive Business I […]

March 28, 2022

Many employers are receiving invitations to register for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program’s (OFCCP) contractor portal. Before doing so, here is what you should know. Decide Not to Register? Audit May Be Ahead Those of you who have […]