Beginning on January 1, 2021, employees can start taking leave under the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) law. Back in June 2019, the Department of Family and Medical Leave issued "final" regulations...
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The federal appellate court that makes law for federal cases in Connecticut has sided with an employer in an overtime dispute. The decision is good news for employers and provides greater flexibility and forgiveness with...
Q Does a new father have to start Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave the day his child is born, or can he wait three months until after the mother returns to work and then take his leave? Generally, a new father...
The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey recently considered a request for class certification from a group of employees who were allegedly misclassified as exempt executive and administrative employees...
An emergency medical technician (EMT) claims his employer retaliated against him in connection with the defense of a coworkers' sexual harassment lawsuit. Significantly, as a prerequisite to bringing his own retaliation...
On July 16, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it had voted unanimously to fund a statistical study with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Committee on...
On Monday, July 6, 2020, Craig Leen spoke at what is likely his last National Industry Liaison Group (NILG) conference as director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) since he is expected to...
Earlier this year, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals held that an employer cannot rely on an individual's salary history to rebut claims of disparate pay under the Equal Pay Act (EPA). In Rizo v. Yovino, a school...
In a recent decision by the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals (which has jurisdiction over cases originating out of Florida, Alabama, and Georgia), an employee sued for a hostile work environment under Title VII of the...
On June 26, as the Georgia General Assembly was about to adjourn, it passed the Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act. The bill protects businesses, healthcare providers, healthcare facilities, and other entities...
The global response to George Floyd’s tragic and shocking death and other recent acts of injustice (including those involving Ahmaud Arbery, Christian Cooper, Breonna Taylor, and Nina Pop, among others) and the ensuing...
Employers may search employees' personal property, including their vehicles, when on company premises, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently ruled. The NLRB also affirmed employers may monitor employee...
Q Can a person receiving unemployment benefits refuse to accept a job offer if it’s 25 miles from her home? A In Idaho, individuals who are eligible for unemployment benefits are required to be ready, willing, and able...
The Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act (IWPCA) provides employees with a right to require employers to make timely and complete payment of earned wages. The law also prohibits employers from making unauthorized...
Q Can HR maintain confidential internal documents within an employee's record that she cannot access? An employee's right to review documents in her personnel file is primarily a state law issue. In Ohio, the only...