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HR - Viruses
Devjani Mishra talks about the findings of Litter’s Annual Employer Survey and explains why there’s been an uptick in employer mandates. Business Insurance (Annual Employer Survey Report) View
FLSA - Employees Covered
On May 11, 2022, the Fifth Circuit issued its opinion in Hargrave v. AIM Directional Services , L.L.C ., giving a big win to energy-sector companies by concluding that a directional driller was an independent contractor rather than an employee covered by the FLSA.
Puerto Rico
The Puerto Rico Department of Health (PR DOH) has issued new Guidelines for Case Investigation and Contact Tracing for COVID-19 (Guidelines). These provide updates to previously issued quarantine and isolation guidelines.
Illinois - General
On May 13, 2022, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law SB3146, amending the provisions of the Illinois One Day Rest in Seven Act (ODRISA), which addresses both day of rest and meal break requirements for employees in the state. Fortunately for employers, the amendments do not take effect
Multinational Employers
Employers often want to have a data retention policy that works for all of their international operations. We look at the challenges with this approach and how to make it work in practice. Why bother with data retention policies? Following the introduction of the European general data protection reg
FMLA - General
The client calls are a regular part of my everyday, increasingly so during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stress. Anxiety. Depression. The causes are as numerous as the stars in the sky. Simply put, a growing number of our employees are dealing with serious mental health issues that render them unable to
Multinational Employers
Our company recently received an international harassment complaint in which related parties to be interviewed are based in several countries. What are the primary considerations for determining who is best suited as the investigator investigating this type of international complaint?
California - Wage & Hour
In another unfavorable ruling for employers that stresses the importance of meal period and wage statement compliance, the California Supreme Court has held in Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc . that meal period and rest break violations can also trigger derivative claims for waiting time
Illinois - General
On April 27, 2022, the Chicago City Council amended the city’s sexual harassment ordinance with the express purpose of promoting zero tolerance of violence and harassment in the workplace. The amendments will be part of the Chicago Human Rights Ordinance. The ordinance retains the current directive
Benefits - ERISA
On May 12, 2022, the “Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act” was introduced in the House of Representatives by Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA). Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced a companion bill in the Senate. The bill seeks to ban arbitration and discretionary clauses in employer-sponsored benefit p
ADA - General
On May 12, 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a “Technical Assistance” (TA) document addressing compliance with ADA requirements and agency policy when using AI and other software to hire and assess employees.
Delaware
On May 10, 2022, Governor John Carney signed into law the Healthy Delaware Families Act , adding Delaware to an expanding list of jurisdictions with a paid family and/or medical leave (PFML) requirement.1 The law creates a statewide paid family and medical leave insurance program funded through empl
New York - General
The New York State Senate is poised to pass an employee-friendly bill that would amend New York’s lien law to enable employees to, upon filing a wage claim, obtain a temporary lien against their employer’s (or alleged employer’s) assets. A substantially similar bill was passed by the New York
Colorado - General
In 2020, Colorado enacted a statewide paid family and medical leave insurance program, following roughly a dozen states that have adopted similar programs in recent years.1 Since that time, the state has been building a new state-run Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program pursuant t
Colorado - General
The 2022 legislative session of Colorado’s General Assembly closed with a bang. Among a number of new bills affecting employers, perhaps none was as closely watched as HB 22-1317 , which provides substantial changes to noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements in Colorado. The bill passed both house
Mississippi
On April 20, 2022, Mississippi became the last state in the nation to enact an equal pay law, when Governor Tate Reeves signed the Mississippi Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (“Mississippi Act” or “the Act”).1
FMLA - General
Sometimes employers’ policies will require an employee to notify more than one person about taking FMLA leave. This can be for very legitimate reasons. It might be that an employee is required to notify a supervisor and HR. Or, an employee might be asked to notify a Third Party Administrator (common
California - Cal/OSHA
On May 7, 2022, Cal/OSHA issued updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to the third readoption of the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (3rd Revised ETS), which was approved April 21, 2022, and is now in effect.
Immigration - Employment Eligibility
Normally, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations provide for an automatic extension period of up to 180 days from the expiration date stated on the Employment Authorization Document (EAD) for applicants within certain employment-eligible categories who have a timely filed and pen
New York - General
New York State’s recently enacted law requiring notice of electronic monitoring goes into effect on May 7, 2022. To comply with the law, private employers with a place of business in New York must (1) provide notice to new hires in New York who are subject to monitoring and