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Proposed EEOC regs limit employee wellness program incentives

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently proposed new rules about the incentives you can provide to employees to participate in wellness programs without violating the law. The key is to ensure the...

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Why Biden's NLRB changes should cause you to rethink policies, procedures

When President Joe Biden made it a day-one priority to eliminate Donald Trump's high-level appointees to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), he sent a strong signal that employers should brace themselves for the...

COVID-19 delays charge processing at Hawaii Civil Rights Commission

The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission (HCRC) recently issued its fiscal year (FY) 2020 annual report. Although the number of charges filed declined, the backlog of cases increased. The report suggests delays will continue...

Vaccinated workplace is a happy workplace, right? Not always

Employers have met the approval of two—and potentially more—COVID-19 vaccines by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with optimism that their coronavirus-related, safe-workplace woes are at long last coming to...

Purported 'per diem' payments must be included in overtime calculation

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the federal law the mandates minimum wage and overtime compensation for most employees, overtime is payable for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek at the rate of 1.5 times...

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Tackling climate change: What role can HR play?

Climate change—it's an intimidating topic to try to understand. And when a problem is so massive, employers may be tempted to wait for perfect solutions to materialize before they jump into action. But employees...

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Cupid meets COVID: Harassment threat remains during pandemic

The days leading up to Valentine's Day are often the time for deliveries of roses and chocolates all over the office. The holiday for sweethearts also can spark talk of office relationships, which sometimes can turn into...

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Navigating workplace wellness programs in the age of COVID

We're early enough in 2021 that New Year's resolutions are still top of mind for many people, and workplace wellness programs may be seeing renewed interest. But as with so many aspects of life, COVID-19 is changing...

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,"...

Legislation requires prevailing wages on most county-funded capital projects

On November 2, the Baltimore County Council passed a bill requiring the payment of prevailing wages for most county-funded capital projects. The legislation is designed to increase wages for many hourly paid workers...

Montgomery County passes ban-the-box legislation again

In November 2020, the Montgomery County Council unanimously enacted Bill 35-20, titled the “Human Rights and Civil Liberties-Fair Criminal Records Screening Standards Amendments,” to expand the scope of a ban-the-box law...

EEOC answers questions about new COVID-19 vaccination guidance

It seems ages ago when we first received guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on face coverings, temperature screenings, and COVID-19 testing in the workplace. On December 16, 2020, the agency...

MDHHS updates quarantine guidelines: what it means for employers

On December 2, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance regarding the self-quarantine period for individuals who come in close contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19. While the...

Santa’s workshop continues to deal with COVID-19 protocols

Everyone at Santa’s workshop is busily preparing for the Big Day. The COVID-19 shutdown earlier this year put them behind schedule—and meeting the workshop’s stringent pandemic protocols has been a challenge—but things...

OFCCP issues new rule expanding religious exemption for federal contactors

The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently released a final rule titled “Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause’s Religious...

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Kansas Boyd A. Byers, Teresa L. Shulda, and Tara Eberline of Foulston Siefkin LLP
Missouri Robert A. Kaiser, Jeremy Brenner, and Ida S. Shafaie of Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Oklahoma Charles S. Plumb, Courtney Bru, Paul Ross, Philip Bruce, and Jacob Crawford of McAfee & Taft

Delaware Lauren Russell of Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Maryland Steven E. Bers and David M. Stevens of Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, L.L.P.
New Jersey John C. Petrella and Dina M. Mastellone of Genova Burns LLC
Pennsylvania Dena Calo, Lisa Koblin, Carolyn Pellegrini, and Zachary Kimmel of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
Virginia Jonathan Mook and Bernard J. DiMuro of DiMuroGinsberg PC

Illinois Steven L. Brenneman and Kelly Smith-Haley of Fox, Swibel, Levin & Carroll, LLP
Indiana Brian R. Garrison of Faegre Drinker
Michigan Gary S. Fealk and John T. Below of Bodman PLC
Ohio Fred G. Pressley, Jr., Jourdan D. Day, and John M. Stephen of Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Wisconsin Saul Glazer, Troy D. Thompson, Michael J. Westcott, Leslie A. Sammon, and Heath Straka of Axley Brynelson LLP

Kentucky Richard S. Cleary, John T. Lovett, Robert D. Hudson, and Kathleen Biggs Wright of Frost Brown Todd LLC
North Carolina Richard L. Rainey of Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
South Carolina Richard J. Morgan, James K. Gilliam, Jonathan C. Eggert, and Chandler E. Aragona of Burr & Forman LLP
Tennessee Kara E. Shea and David Johnson of Butler Snow LLP
West Virginia Larry J. Rector and Allison B. Williams of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

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Mississippi Martin J. Regimbal of The Kullman Firm

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