Deadline Looming to Comply with Kari’s Law
Feb. 16 is the deadline for companies with multi-line telephone systems installed or manufactured after February 2020 to comply...
Tag: Employment Law
Marijuana and the Workplace: What’s New for 2020?
Employers have been grappling with confusing marijuana laws for years—and the rules are getting tougher to navigate as more...
Supreme Court Considers When Pension Plans May Be Sued
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Jan. 13 in a case involving when plaintiffs may sue pension plans...
Worst HR Document Ever, the Employee Handbook
We all know it. Employees know it too. It sucks. It’s practically unreadable. No one reads it unless they...
Supreme Court: Is ‘OK, boomer’ comment enough to show age discrimination?
The U.S. Supreme Court this week heard oral arguments in a case that will determine whether the federal government...
House Passes Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act
The U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 15 passed by a vote of 261 to 155 the Protecting Older...
What Does It Take to Prove Age Discrimination?
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Jan. 15 in Babb v. Wilkie, a case that asks what standard...
House Committee Advances Bipartisan Pregnancy Accommodation Bill
Many pregnant workers would be entitled to receive a reasonable accommodation under a bipartisan bill that the U.S. House...
It’s Time to Review Your Employee Handbook
A new year inevitably brings new workplace laws, whether at the federal, state or local level. So January is...
Follow OSH Act When Evaluating Respiratory Hazards
Employers must evaluate respiratory hazards at their workplace whenever the potential exists for employees to be overexposed to contaminants,...
Refusal to Hire Due to Obesity Did Not Violate the ADA
A company did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it refused to hire an applicant whose...
DE Talk: Ask the OFCCP Experts: What’s to Come in 2020
Season 1 • Episode 4 For government contractors, the regulatory landscape is always changing, and navigating these changes takes...
Worker Erroneously Classified as Totally Disabled Can Proceed with Bias Claim
An employee who was discharged because a benefits coordinator mistakenly believed he was totally disabled and unable to work...
Workers’ Comp Was Exclusive Remedy for Claims Based on Lead Exposure
A hazardous waste treatment plant employee could not bring a court action for damages against his former employer for...
OFCCP Week In Review: January 13, 2020
The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the...
Labor Department Releases Final Joint-Employer Rule
The U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule narrowing the definition of “joint employer” under the Fair Labor...
California Consumer Privacy Act—What Does Your Business Need to Know?
After much anticipation and trepidation, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect on Jan. 1, 2020. Many...
Court Continues Temporary Hold on California’s Arbitration Statute
California’s AB 51, which attempts to ban certain mandatory arbitration agreements, was scheduled to go into effect on Jan....
DOL Clarifies How to Calculate Overtime for Bonus
In one of three recent opinion letters, the Department of Labor (DOL) explained how to calculate overtime pay for...
County Employee Sickened at Office Entitled to Disability Retirement
A county employee who developed medical symptoms that seemed to be caused by her office environment was qualified for...