?The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has recently issued medical mismanagement claims to try to prove violations of the general duty clause of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).... Read more »
?The obligation under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) to provide reasonable accommodations for known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions kicks in today. We’ve gathered articles on the... Read more »
?A new U.S. Supreme Court ruling makes it less burdensome for employers to compel arbitration. In a 5-4 decision on June 23, the Supreme Court ruled that a district court must stay... Read more »
?A U.S. Senate committee recently pushed ahead three bills that could impact union activity, paid sick leave and pay equity requirements for employers. On June 21, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and... Read more »
Takeaway: A hospital’s discharge of an administrative employee because she refused to get a flu vaccine was not disability bias, because the employee failed to show that she had a disability as... Read more »
?In the final hours of the 2023 legislative session, the New York Legislature passed the Clean Slate Act. If signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul, it will provide for the automatic sealing of... Read more »
?Federal and state laws regarding antitrust concerns and whistleblowing have evolved in recent years, so it’s important for HR professionals to stay up-to-date on legal compliance. “Keep yourself safe,” Christine Walters, an... Read more »
?Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., informed Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on June 20 that the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), which Sanders chairs, has begun an investigation into the... Read more »
?After months of uncertainty, the rulemaking process for the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the first-ever comprehensive U.S. data privacy law applicable to HR data, concluded on March 29. California employers can... Read more »
?Past is often prologue, to paraphrase Shakespeare, so employers should verify the past employment of those they’re interested in hiring, particularly since organizations might be liable if they hire someone who later... Read more »
