?Paid time off (PTO) is not considered part of an employee’s salary, so it can be docked without jeopardizing the employee’s exempt status, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled.... Read more »
?For the past three years, the COVID-19 pandemic has often dominated the agenda of California workplace regulators. During this time, worker advocates and business groups have clashed over which provisions to include... Read more »
?The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) top attorney, Solicitor Seema Nanda, has criticized states that are seeking to remove child worker protections, saying the states are irresponsible. We’ve gathered articles on the... Read more »
?Takeaway: Harassment based on religion is prohibited. It can be based on any of the following: an individual’s affiliation with a particular religious group; characteristics, such as dress, associated with a particular... Read more »
?Public-sector workers in Colorado would get limited union rights under a bill recently introduced in the state Legislature. If passed, the bill would allow public-sector workers to form a labor union, discuss... Read more »
?Companies in some sectors, such as health care, may feel legally compelled to maintain vaccine requirements even after the pandemic’s public health and national emergencies end on May 11. But some employers... Read more »
?A New York federal judge recently shook up the employment law world when he ruled that a new federal law preventing employers from requiring arbitration in sexual harassment claims also blocked arbitration... Read more »
?On March 8, the Michigan House of Representatives passed two bills that would repeal Michigan’s current right-to-work law. The two bills, House Bill 4004 and HB 4005, passed 56–53 along party lines.... Read more »
?Recent enforcement action shows the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is squelching noncompete agreements that some employers require workers to sign as a condition of employment. Noncompete agreements ban employees from working... Read more »
?Takeaway: Sketchy communication and faulty record keeping sent these wage claims to trial. That the employees in this case were undocumented did not save the employer from facing trial. ?A federal district... Read more »
