In a major development that will have a significant impact on employers in Alaska, the Alaska Supreme Court recently accepted a request from a federal court to decide the burden of proof for establishing wage and hour...
Employment Law Letter
The start of a new year is often a great opportunity for self- reflection; and with the new year come plans and determinations to improve ourselves in various ways. A recent study has shown, however, that 80% of New Year...
A recent report issued by the National Guard Bureau's Judge Advocate in the Office of Complex Investigations (NGB-JA/OCI) found the Wisconsin National Guard's policies, procedures, and investigatory protocols for...
As an employer, you have a responsibility under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) to provide a safe work environment for your employees, which includes creating a workplace that's free from serious...
Q We are considering having employees sign a form during their exit interviews affirming they weren't injured on the job. It's been suggested we could have current employees sign a similar daily form at the end of each...
Employers often must decide how to respond when asked about former employees. Questions about employees who have been fired can be particularly troublesome for public-sector employers, which, unlike private-sector...
The potential pitfalls of using a consumer reporting agency and maintaining compliance with the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) were highlighted in a recent decision by the federal district court in Richmond...
One year ago, Citigroup became the first major U.S. company to disclose raw, unadjusted data regarding its median pay gaps on a global level, and in January 2020, it released updated data revealing the progress it has...
A North Carolina trial court recently denied a request to dismiss a company's computer trespass claim against its former employee and his new employer. The company alleged he accessed and used, without authorization...
Winter has already come to the Rocky Mountains, but another challenge is looming on the horizon for Colorado employers. In November, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment's (CDLE) Division of Labor Standards...
As you fired up your computer after the holidays, you probably discovered your in-box was filled with e-mails about updated privacy policies. You may remember receiving a similar wave of e-mails in May 2018. While it...
Q One of our employees was originally hired on August 18, 2017, as an independent contractor. She completed her assignment on December 10, 2018, and was brought in as a temporary in-house staffing coordinator the next...
Research shows women are graduating from college and professional programs in roughly equal numbers to men—in fact, their graduation rates in many fields are outpacing their male counterparts'. And yet, when we look at...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued its long-awaited rule on joint employment. The bottom line is that the agency has opted to reestablish the understanding that had been in place for decades—i.e., routine...
On January 12, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the release of a final rule clarifying issues surrounding joint employment, which is of particular interest to employers that use staffing agencies, have...