The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has voted to move forward with the rulemaking process to implement considerable changes to the EEOC’s conciliation procedures.
Archives for August 2020
Vacation Hot Spots: Managing Employee Travel During a Pandemic
As states reopen and travel restrictions are lifted, how can manufacturers manage the risk of employees returning from vacation travel and potentially putting other employees or customers at higher risk of catching COVID-19?
California AB 5 and the Status of Independent Contractors
California employers continue to have complicated questions about the use of independent contractors in the state almost a year after adoption of Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5), which established more stringent standards for the classification of workers as independent contractors.
Puerto Rico Health Department Adopts Additional Measures to Manage COVID-19 Pandemic
Additional measures adopted by the Puerto Rico Department of Health to manage the COVID-19 pandemic include administrative fines for noncompliance.
Ryan Lessman, Margaret Strange and Jessica Reed-Baum Offer Guidance Regarding Customers Who Refuse to Wear Masks
Ryan Lessman, Margaret Strange and Jessica Reed-Baum provide guidance for restaurant employers on how to address customers refusing to wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in “Your Guests Refuse to Wear Masks in Your Restaurant. What Do You Do?” published by the National Restaurant Association.
Stacey Cerrone Discusses Breadth of 401(k) Lawsuits During COVID-19 Pandemic
Stacey Cerrone discusses the implications of a recent increase in lawsuits regarding rollbacks of 401(k) plan contributions related to the COVID-19 pandemic in “401(k) Fee Suits Flood Courts, Set for Fivefold Jump in 2020,” published by Bloomberg Law.
VIDEO: Nikole Mergo on Companies Offering COVID-19 Testing
As companies operate in this pandemic, there are frequent questions about COVID-19 testing – both if companies should offer the testing and what kind of tests to offer. Nexsen Pruet employment and litigation attorney Nikole Mergo offers guidance on company testing in the video below.
VIDEO: Bridget Blinn-Spears on Recent Shifts in EEOC’s Enforcement Efforts During the Pandemic
Listen to Bridget Blinn-Spears, Special Counsel with Nexsen Pruet’s employment and labor practice group, discuss recent shifts in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s enforcement efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic in the video below.
Return to School Raises FFCRA Leave Questions
With kids going back to school, new questions regarding eligibility for paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) are cropping up. Thankfully, the Department of Labor (DOL) recently supplemented its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to answer some of the questions that have arisen thus far.
Intimidating Bosses Can Change — They Just Need a Nudge
Many people believe that leaders need to adopt a tough-minded approach to steer their organizations in the right direction, or that leaders must be great intimidators with strategic bullying tendencies.
What employers are missing in their workforce data
Employers are missing out on valuable healthcare information and cost-saving opportunities if they don’t analyze their data thoroughly, panelists at the annual Disability Management Employer Coalition digital conference said.
Gov. Wolf Calls for Paid Sick and Family Leave for Workers
As Pennsylvanians continue to fight the health risks of COVID-19, Governor Tom Wolf is calling for the General Assembly to pass legislation for paid sick and family leave for workers who need to miss work for an illness or to take care of a loved one.
Federal workers will have taxes deferred under Trump’s order, sparking outcry they’re being treated as a ‘guinea pig’
Few businesses so far have shown interest in adopting Trump’s payroll tax deferral
Research: Knowledge Workers Are More Productive from Home
For many years, we have sought to understand and measure the productivity of knowledge workers, whose inputs and outputs can’t be tracked in the same way as a builder, shelf-stacker, or call center worker.
Punching In: EEOC Debates Authority for Title VII Bias Suits
Paige Smith: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission met behind closed doors Thursday to discuss its authority under a section of civil rights law that’s been marked by discrimination lawsuits against companies such as Cintas Corp. and CVS Pharmacy—and it teased publishing an opinion letter on the matter.