W-2s May Need to Be Corrected Due to the FFCRA
Some employers have been surprised by the new requirement to report wages paid for leave taken under the Families...
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California Anti-Harassment Training Laws Require Ongoing Diligence
California employers need to remain vigilant in complying with the state’s expanded sexual-harassment-prevention requirements even if they’ve met the...
GM Worker’s Whistleblower Claim Fails
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an employee’s claim of retaliatory discharge under a whistleblower law that...
Court Dismisses Age Discrimination Claim by Worker with Performance Issues
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of age discrimination and retaliation claims brought by a...
New NLRB Acting General Counsel Named
President Joe Biden named Peter Sung Ohr on Jan. 25 to serve as acting general counsel of the National...
OFCCP Week In Review: January 25, 2021
The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the...
Biden Takes Steps Toward $15 Minimum Wage for Federal Workers
President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Jan. 22 aiming to raise the minimum wage for federal workers....
DOL Issues New Guidance on Posting Notices for Remote, Hybrid Workplaces
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently provided guidance from the Wage and Hour Division on complying with its...
More Opinion Letters Issued in Final Days of Trump Administration
In the last days of President Donald Trump’s administration, the U.S. Department of Labor released several opinion letters on...
Furloughed Workers May Lose FMLA Eligibility
Furloughs due to the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in some workers losing eligibility to take Family and Medical Leave...
Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Lockdowns
Employers can learn key lessons from the self-imposed and regional lockdowns in 2020, whether that’s the success of remote...
President Issues Executive Order on Increased Worker Safety During Pandemic
President Joe Biden issued an executive order Jan. 21 calling for increased protection of the safety and health of...
Biden Administration Freezes Proposed and Pending Regulations
On President Joe Biden’s first day in office, his chief of staff asked all federal agencies to freeze proposed...
President Biden Appoints New Agency Heads
President Joe Biden has named new heads of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs...
NLRB General Counsel Ousted
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Peter Robb, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, was ousted from...
How HR can tackle CEOs’ biggest stressors
After the challenges of the last year, it’s easy to look at 2021 as a year that just has...
Employers Should Note These Workplace Litigation Trends for 2021
In the midst of a pandemic, employers may have more workplace compliance and employee relations matters to resolve than...
EEOC Finalizes Guidance on Workplace Religious Protections
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) approved revisions to its guidance on religious discrimination claims for the first time...
Safety Concerns Did Not Block ADA Claim
A worker who was fired over safety concerns once she started having occasional, brief seizures may proceed to a...
What the Biden inauguration means for HR leaders
When Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States around noon Wednesday, senior HR...