Employers May Have More Latitude with Employee Handbooks

by | Jul 31, 2018

Following the issuance of a general counsel memo approving common handbook provisions, employers may expect the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to subject their employee handbooks to less scrutiny than in recent years. The memo outlined three categories of...

Employers May Have More Latitude with Employee Handbooks

by | Jul 31, 2018

Following the issuance of a general counsel memo approving common handbook provisions, employers may expect the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to subject their employee handbooks to less scrutiny than in recent years. The memo outlined three categories of...

Employers are Increasingly Dropping Marijuana Testing

by | Jul 9, 2018

Employers are increasingly dropping pre-employment drug screening for marijuana.  While still in its early stages, the shift away from marijuana testing appears likely to accelerate as more states legalize cannabis use.  Recreational marijuana use is legal in nine...

Reminder: PCORI Fees Due by July 31, 2018

by | Jul 2, 2018

The Affordable Care Act imposes a fee on issuers of specified health insurance policies and plan sponsors of applicable self-insured health plans to help fund the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. The fee, required to be reported once a year on the second...

DOL Expands Access to Association Health Plans

by | Jun 27, 2018

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) finalized and published in the Federal Register a final rule titled Definition of “Employer” under Section 3(5) of ERISA–Association Health Plans. This rule is overseen by the DOL’s Employee Benefits Security...

Bans on Salary History Inquiries

by | Jun 18, 2018

State and local governments are increasingly adopting laws and regulations that prohibit employers from requesting salary history information from job applicants. The goal of these laws is to help end the cycle of pay discrimination and decrease the gender pay gap. ...

Increase in Form I-9 Audits

by | Jun 4, 2018

News agencies are reporting that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning a nationwide increase of Form I-9 audits this summer. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s agency Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) has already doubled the amount of...

EEO-1 Deadline Extended to June 1, 2018

by | May 29, 2018

The Employer Information Report EEO-1, otherwise known as the EEO-1 Report, is required to be filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s EEO-1 Joint Reporting Committee. THE FILING DEADLINE FOR THE 2017 EEO-1 SURVEY HAS BEEN...

Employers May be Required to Allow Teleworking Under ADA

by | May 21, 2018

A Memphis Light, Gas, & Water (MLGW) in-house attorney filed suit against MLGWfor equitable relief based on lost pay and her forced use of sick leave time when her request to telecommute was denied. The attorney submitted an official accommodation request to be...

When is a Manager Exempt from Overtime?

by | May 16, 2018

Sometimes a manager who has the authority to supervise according to a job description is not exempt from overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The 2ndU.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled a building manager who attended management meetings and...