6 Recent Employment Law Trends and Court Decisions That Employers Need To Know
Here's a short list of the latest news on court decisions and trends in employment from around the web:
View ArticleHot Topics From Around The Web: Higher Court States that Coming to Work on...
One of the basic expectations that every manager has for staff is the assumption that their employees should arrive to work on time. It's a core policy in every employee handbook and policy and...
View ArticleRecent DOMA Ruling Means Companies Should Review Their FMLA Policies
The legal definition of “spouse”, under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act has forever changed as the result of a recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in a case involving the constitutionality...
View ArticleIs Banning Dreadlocks at Work Racial Discrimination? A Federal Court Says No
A federal court dismissed a claim of racial discrimination filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of a job candidate who was not hired by a company because of her...
View ArticleHot Topics From Around The Web: Paycheck Fairness Act Blocked – For Now
For the third time, the Paycheck Fairness Act did not make it through to a floor vote as it was blocked by members of the Senate. The act aims to reduce wage discrimination against women who perform...
View ArticleAppeals Court Favors Employer: Employee Should Have Clearly Stated FMLA Request
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals confirmed in the appeals case of Patrick Hurley v. Kent of Naples, Inc. that in order to be protected by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), an employee must...
View ArticleFifth Circuit Court Ruled Restricting Employees from Discussing Wage...
Small business owners in Louisiana, Mississippi, or Texas: Restricting your employees from discussing their wage information has been ruled as unlawful by the Fifth Circuit. In the case of Flex Frac...
View ArticleWhen Is An Employee Request For Reasonable Accommodations Actually Reasonable?
What do you do when your employee comes to you requesting a change in hours because a sleep condition makes it difficult for them to get up early? Or when an employee needs to take time off during...
View ArticleKeeping Kosher Under Religious Accommodation Laws
Most employers know that they cannot discriminate against employees and applicants based on their religion. But employers also have a duty to “reasonably accommodate” an employee’s or applicant’s...
View ArticlePossible Changes to FLSA Exemptions
Since it’s 1938 enactment, the Fair Labor Standards Act, or FLSA, has created exemptions for executive, professional, and administrative employees from any minimum wage and overtime exemptions...
View ArticleIs 2015 a Pay Period Leap Year For Your Company?
The year 2015 is a Pay Period Leap Year; a year that will likely go by unnoticed by your employees but should not be missed by your payroll department. Accurate time keeping is necessary for you and...
View ArticleMust Read EEOC Trends For 2015
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and its Strategic Enforcement Plan did not fare well in the last couple of years. However, reasonable cause determinations were up in 2014. Furthermore, the...
View ArticleWhat Is The Subminimum Wage?
Many employers believe that the minimum wage is the lowest hourly rate that can be paid to a worker; however, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) also allows an employer to pay workers what is called a...
View ArticleHow Does The Same Sex Marriage Ruling Affect The Employer Administration Of...
Several weeks ago, the United States Supreme Court made a monumental decision concerning the right and legality of same-sex marriages, ruling that same-sex marriage should be legal and recognized in...
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View ArticleHot Topics From Around The Web: Higher Court States that Coming to Work on...
One of the basic expectations that every manager has for staff is the assumption that their employees should arrive to work on time. It's a core policy in every employee handbook and policy and...
View ArticleRecent DOMA Ruling Means Companies Should Review Their FMLA Policies
The legal definition of “spouse”, under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act has forever changed as the result of a recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in a case involving the constitutionality...
View ArticleIs Banning Dreadlocks at Work Racial Discrimination? A Federal Court Says No
A federal court dismissed a claim of racial discrimination filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of a job candidate who was not hired by a company because of her...
View ArticleHot Topics From Around The Web: Paycheck Fairness Act Blocked – For Now
For the third time, the Paycheck Fairness Act did not make it through to a floor vote as it was blocked by members of the Senate. The act aims to reduce wage discrimination against women who perform...
View ArticleAppeals Court Favors Employer: Employee Should Have Clearly Stated FMLA Request
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals confirmed in the appeals case of Patrick Hurley v. Kent of Naples, Inc. that in order to be protected by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), an employee must...
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