OFCCP Week In Review: September 28, 2020
The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the...
Tag: Employment Law
What’s most important in workplace contact tracing?
Many HR professionals are involved in a process they never imagined: contact tracing. And the novelty of the situation...
COVID spotlights need for paid leave mandates
COVID-19 has put a spotlight on issues that have been impacting employees for years and will need to be...
Who Pays for COVID-19 Testing?
When do health plans or employers have to pay for COVID-19 testing? The answer depends on who orders the...
Can HR ban politically focused face masks?
As the presidential election looms closer, some attorneys are fielding questions from employers about its impact on the workplace:...
DOL Settles More Self-Quarantine Cases
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently has entered several settlements to resolve Families First Coronavirus Response Act self-quarantine...
8th Circuit: Worker Was Fired for Failing to Meet Job Expectations
A worker who made vulgar comments and distributed an offensive letter was terminated for failing to meet her employer’s...
Employer Unlawfully Reduced Pension Contributions
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an employer committed an unfair labor practice when it decreased...
ADA May Cover Precancerous Cell Growth
An employee fired after undergoing surgery following the diagnosis of the growth of abnormal precancerous cells along with a...
NLRB Division of Advice: In-Store Protest Wasn’t Protected
An in-store protest by off-duty employees at a Starbucks store wasn’t protected by the National Labor Relations Act, according...
DOL Clarifies Who Is an Independent Contractor in Proposed Rule
The U.S. Department of Labor issued a proposed rule to clarify when a worker is an employee covered by...
Why HR needs to watch out for ‘immunity discrimination’
As the country slowly returns to work, the pandemic may end up trapping recruiters in a legal snare called...
Worker Bound by Arbitration Agreement in Employee Handbook
An employee who signed an acknowledgment that he had received the company’s employee handbook agreed to an arbitration agreement...
OFCCP Week In Review: September 21, 2020
The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the...
3 Supreme Court Cases Employers Should Watch this Term
The U.S. Supreme Court’s last term stretched into the summer months due to delays caused by the COVID-19 crisis,...
House Approves Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) in a 329-73 vote on Sept. 17....
DOL Promotes Compliance Assistance Programs and Tools for Employers
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Office of Compliance Initiatives (OCI) was created two years ago to help employers...
COVID-19 Workplace Safety Training Rules and Recommendations
Some states require employers to provide COVID-19 safety training and others recommend it. Here’s what employers need to know...
Employers’ latest quandary: COVID-19 vaccines
The eventual COVID-19 vaccine is primed to create a legal showdown for many employers. According to a summer Gallup...
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Would Require Accommodations
The U.S. House of Representatives soon will vote on requiring employers to reasonably accommodate pregnant workers and employees with...