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New York - Human Rights Law
The New York City Council passed the Earned Sick Time Act ("the Act") on May 8, 2013. The Act requires that New York City businesses provide all employees with protected sick leave for their own or a family member's illness, but its effective date was contingent on the performance of New York City's
Federal Gov't - EEOC
After being delayed a month due to a 16-day government shutdown, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released its much-anticipated Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) for Fiscal Year 2013. The PAR summarizes the agency’s assessment of its program and financial performance for the
Benefits - ERISA
The U.S. Supreme Court in Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co. et al. resolved a split among the circuits when it held that a contractual limitations clause in an ERISA-governed long-term disability benefits plan is enforceable even where it causes the limitations period on a claim f
Pennsylvania - General
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently issued a decision that may significantly change the ability of an employer to modify or suspend Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation benefits based on a Labor Market Survey. In Phoenixville Hospital v. WCAB (Shoap), the court ruled that evidence that a claimant
FMLA - Medical Certifications
Thanks to those who attended my webinar last week with Matt Morris on "Conquering the FMLA Medical Certification Process: Best Practices for Employers." If you missed the program, you can access the webinar and materials here.
HR - Holiday Parties
The holiday season is upon us – a time when many companies (and/or managers) may be organizing holiday parties, decorating offices, throwing off-site parties or holding secret gift exchanges among coworkers. Many employers, however, do not realize the risks involved with celebrating the holidays and
Massachusetts - Wage & Hour
In a recent decision, Judge Young of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts held that an arbitration agreement does not need to specifically reference the Massachusetts Payment of Wages Law in order for claims under that statute to be subject to arbitration. Specifically, the dist
Labor Law - Union Organizing
On Monday, the NLRB voluntarily dismissed its appeal in Chamber Of Commerce v. NLRB, the case in which the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia found the Board’s expedited representation election rule invalid because the Board lacked a quorum when it issued the rule in December 2011. In
HR - Genetic Discrimination (GINA)
As named by Congress, the “Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2008” (GINA) appears to be just one more employment law adding to the ever-expanding list of characteristics that cannot lawfully form the basis for an employment decision. However, the law’s name camouflages its true nature. G
Federal Gov't - DOL
While the federal government closed on Tuesday due to inclement weather, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) forged ahead with its hearing to consider the nomination of David Weil to be the next DOL Wage and Hour Division (WHD) Administrator. This position – which ha
Colorado - Wage & Hour
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment announced that it has adopted Minimum Wage Order 30, which will govern minimum wages in 2014. Effective January 1, 2014, the state’s minimum wage will increase from $7.78 to $8.00 per hour. For tipped employees, the minimum cash wage will increase from
California - Fair Employment And Housing Act
California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law Senate Bill No. 400 (SB 400), which expands the state's current employment discrimination protections to victims of stalking. Effective January 1, 2014, SB 400 amends California Labor Code sections 230 and 230.1 to extend the prohibitions agai
Benefits - ACA
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced that it will delay online enrollment in the federal Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Exchange for one year, until the open enrollment period for 2015, which begins November 2014. Administration officials stated that the
Benefits - ACA
With much of the focus on the federal healthcare law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and other federal initiatives (or the lack thereof due to political constraints in Congress), it is often all too easy for employers operating in multiple states to overlook the need to familiarize
HR - Arbitration Issues
On December 3, 2013, in D.R. Horton, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit found that class action waiver provisions contained in mandatory, pre-dispute arbitration agreements governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) are enforceable, notwithstan
OSHA - General
If you operate a nursing home or residential care facility, it is time to take a hard, critical look at the health and safety risks in your workplace. Failure to correct problems could prove a very expensive mistake – as a nursing home in New Jersey recently discovered.
Affirmative Action - OFCCP
The House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing on Wednesday to discuss recent Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) rules and other initiatives affecting federal contractors, subcontractors, and healthcare providers. Notably, the OFCCP recently issued its final revis
Benefits - Executive Compensation
On September 18, 2013, the Securities Exchange Commission approved proposed rules (“Proposed Rules”) on calculating the ratio of the chief executive officer’s total annual compensation to the median total annual compensation of all employees, as mandated by section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank law. Spec
Labor Law - Union Organizing
NYU and the UAW have reached an agreement to pave the way for an election among covered graduate students at NYU and NYU-Poly to determine whether the graduate students will be represented as a bargaining unit by the UAW.
Federal Gov't - General
In a quiet release two days before Thanksgiving, federal agencies issued their fall 2013 unified agendas and regulatory plans. The unified agendas, published twice a year, provide a roadmap of agency activity for the coming months, and highlight what proposed and final rules are imminent. The regula