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Latest DEI Executive Order raises compliance issues for federal contractors

by Tammy Binford

President Donald Trump’s latest order targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices by employers brings up issues about how employers with federal contracts can ensure compliance.

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DOL turns up the heat after ICE raid

About a year ago, we wrote about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids of Mississippi poultry processors, resulting in hundreds of suspected undocumented workers being removed from the worksites (see Despite...

Jan 29, 2021 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Q - A: Answers to your leave questions

Q Are there restrictions on disclosing internally the reason for an employee's leave of absence if we use a high-level reason? The reasons we use in our HR software include "employee health condition," "baby bonding,"...

Duty to bargain extends to immigration compliance

An employer should have bargained with a union over the effects of its decision to require employees to complete new I-9 forms, a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) administrative law judge (ALJ) recently ruled. The...

Despite CDC's new quarantine options, be cautious before changing COVID-19 policies

On December 2, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidance on quarantining: In certain circumstances, individuals potentially exposed to COVID-19 by being in "close contact" with a person who...

Q - A: Finetuning personnel policies on cell phone usage and bereavement leave

Q Our company wants to implement a policy to limit personal cell phone usage only to break times. Can we ask workers to put their phones in their work lockers or on their supervisors desks? Yes, you may either require or...

WHD provides travel, training time guidance

The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently issued two opinion letters addressing when travel time and training time are considered compensable hours worked under the Fair Labor Standards...

Jan 24, 2021 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Specific employment laws apply when working offshore

Three ship crewmembers filed a class action alleging the ship owners failed to comply with California wage and hour laws, including paying minimum wage and overtime, providing meal and rest periods, providing accurate...

Jan 24, 2021 · Employment Law Letter · California

California Supreme Court rules 'ABC' independent contractor test applies retroactively

In Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, the California Supreme Court created a presumption that a worker who performs services for a company is an employee for purposes of wages and benefits arising under the...

Jan 24, 2021 · Employment Law Letter · California

'No Joy' in company owners' attempt to avoid personal liability

In 2019, eight years after a travel tour company fired one of its employees, the employee was awarded over $480,000 in unpaid wages, attorneys' fees, and costs. The owners of the company, a husband and wife, sought to...

Jan 24, 2021 · Employment Law Letter · California

Sous-chef's hunt for missing carrots all in day's work, Illinois high court confirms

Workers' compensation has gotten a lot of attention this year because of, you guessed it, the COVID-19 pandemic. But like everything else, the virus has overshadowed an important decision recently issued by the Illinois...

Jan 19, 2021 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Court dismisses lawsuit filed more than six months after adverse employment action

Ohio's 8th Appellate District enforced a six-month contractual statute of limitations that began to run when the allegedly unlawful adverse employment actions occurred, even though the employee remained employed for...

Jan 18, 2021 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Trump administration critiques provide chance for civil service reform

The state's current civil service system is a complicated, inflexible, and highly bureaucratic set of rules, regulations, and policies that has been slow to adapt to generational and demographic changes in the workforce...

Jan 10, 2021 · Employment Law Letter · California

LA jury awards $2.9 million for failure to provide reasonable accommodation

A Los Angeles jury rejected an employee's disability discrimination claim but found in her favor on her reasonable accommodation and interactive process claims. The jury awarded her $2,899,670, and the court awarded $503...

Jan 10, 2021 · Employment Law Letter · California

California's unconscionability test is alive and well

With the courts looking at likely delays as they catch up from COVID-19-related shutdowns, arbitration becomes more appealing for parties looking for a quick resolution without spending time in the courthouse. The...

Jan 10, 2021 · Employment Law Letter · California

Exploring the meaning of OSHA’s new vaccination rule

A new rule from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fills in many details of the Biden administration’s plan to get some 84 million employees around the country vaccinated against COVID-19. The rule...

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