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Yes, Bostock ruling means it’s time to update handbook, policies

Q With the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 regarding gender identification, can we leave the Title VII disclaimer in our company handbook and applications as is? Or does the...

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4 things to consider before demanding warrant from OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance officers typically arrive without advance notice, which is enough to raise alarm bells in the minds of many employers. You might know why they're there. Or...

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COVID-19 benching: H-1Bs can't sit this one out

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to complicate how employers approach temporary layoffs and furloughs spawned by lost revenues and reduced demands for their services. As if navigating the employment-based...

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Overtime can be separately displayed on pay stubs

The California Court of Appeal recently ruled that displaying overtime rates separately on employee pay stubs as 0.5 times the regular rate instead of 1.5 times is allowable under California Labor Code 226. The court...

Jun 27, 2021 · Employment Law Letter · California

Sweet success: See's Candy defeats wage and hour class action

Debbie Salazar alleged that her employer, See's Candies, Inc., consistently failed to provide second meal breaks to employees when a single shift exceeded 10 hours. She claimed she could provide evidence that See's...

Jun 13, 2021 · Employment Law Letter · California

Postmortem: AB 650 was hazardous to public health

In early June, to the great relief of public and private healthcare organizations throughout California, the legislature put Assembly Bill (AB) 650 to rest. It would have required healthcare providers to pay $10,000 in...

Jun 13, 2021 · Employment Law Letter · California

Fraud asserted against model employee

Often, the penalties and attorneys' fees associated with a Labor Code suit far exceed the wages at issue. In the following case, a fashion model sought a waiting-time penalty 3,000% of the one-day's wages claimed to be...

Jun 13, 2021 · Employment Law Letter · California

Employee unwellness and the rise of workplace shootings

Workplace violence has been a problem in California and across the nation for decades, and it appears to be getting worse. Some governmental estimates have identified up to 36 mass killings in California workplaces in...

Jun 13, 2021 · Employment Law Letter · California

What Kansas employers should know about rising fraudulent unemployment claims

Fraudulent unemployment claims have risen across the country over the last year. Kansas has been hit particularly hard. In some of the opening weeks of 2021, the state received the third-highest number of initial claims...

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NLRA doesn't preempt defamation claim against union, MN court rules

A defamation lawsuit filed by a real estate management company against a union and a security guard isn't preempted by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled in a recent unpublished...

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'Patient safety near miss' justifies termination without ADEA or ADA liability

After Creighton University dismissed a member of its medical residency program, she sued for wrongful termination and alleged she had been a victim of age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act...

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Important reminders for hiring youth workers in Iowa

Summer is just around the corner, and with it comes a wave of hiring teenagers. Even though as of this writing we haven’t finished the Drake Relays in Des Moines and most likely have at least one more chance of snow in...

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3 key employee benefits affected by the ARPA

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), recently signed by President Joe Biden, creates a number of changes and/or continuations of COVID-19 relief programs available to businesses and employees. Here are three main...

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