Sudden Illness at Work Can Trigger FMLA Obligations

?Because employees spend a lot of time at work, it’s not uncommon for medical emergencies and flare-ups of chronic conditions to occur at the workplace. Workers may experience events like heart attacks,... Read more »

DC Circuit Requires Employers to Turn Over Union Voter Lists Faster

?Employers ordered by a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regional director to participate in a secret-ballot union election have only two days to provide unions with employees’ personal contact information, as a... Read more »

Minimum Salary That Employees Would Take for a Job Rises to New High

?Employers looking to hire employees in the new year are likely going to have to shell out more money than ever. With inflation still high and the labor market still hot, the... Read more »

Court Curbs Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

?A federal appeals court recently barred the federal government from requiring federal contractors in Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee to be vaccinated for COVID-19. It’s the latest in a series of court decisions... Read more »

Employer Waived Its Right to Demand Arbitration of Employee’s Workplace Claims

?An employer waived its right to invoke arbitration of a former employee’s claims by unreasonably delaying its arbitration demand and acting inconsistently with an intent to arbitrate, a California appeals court recently... Read more »

Rounding Policy Not Complete Defense to Wage and Hour Claims in California

?Takeaway: A time-keeping policy using neutral rounding will not shield an employer from liability for failing to pay employees for all time worked.  ?When an employer tracked the exact time in minutes... Read more »

Washington State Issues Final Policy on Pay Transparency in Job Postings

?Washington State issued its final administrative policy providing the state’s interpretation of the Equal Pay and Opportunities Act, which took effect on Jan. 1.  The law provides that employers must disclose in... Read more »

Connecticut ‘Clean Slate’ Law Erases Criminal Convictions

? A major law about the erasure and consideration of criminal convictions in employment in Connecticut took effect Jan. 1. Passed by the Connecticut legislature and signed into law by Gov. Ned... Read more »

How to Write an SEO-Enhanced LinkedIn Profile

?Did you know that LinkedIn has officially passed 500 million users? That’s a lot of people in one spot. So how do you get recruiters who are looking to hire someone with... Read more »

Broadband Access Can Boost Rural Jobs, Remote Work

?As working from home has become the new normal over the last three years due to the coronavirus pandemic, there’s now a greater need to adopt fiber broadband Internet services, otherwise known... Read more »
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