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Archives for August 2020

EEOC Considers Sweeping Changes to Conciliation Process

August 31, 2020 | Goldberg Segalla Filed Under: EEOC

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.

Vacation Hot Spots: Managing Employee Travel During a Pandemic

August 31, 2020 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Coronavirus

Jackson Lewis

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

August 31, 2020 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Human Resources (CA)

Jackson Lewis

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

August 31, 2020 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Puerto Rico

Jackson Lewis

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

August 31, 2020 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Law Firm News

Jackson Lewis

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

August 31, 2020 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Law Firm News

Jackson Lewis

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

August 31, 2020 | Nexsen Pruet Filed Under: Coronavirus

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

August 31, 2020 | Nexsen Pruet Filed Under: Coronavirus, EEOC

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

August 31, 2020 | Jones Walker Filed Under: FFCRA

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

August 31, 2020 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

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. 

Tagged With: Harvard Business Review

What employers are missing in their workforce data

August 31, 2020 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

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.

Tagged With: Employee Benefit News

Gov. Wolf Calls for Paid Sick and Family Leave for Workers

August 31, 2020 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

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.

Tagged With: Pa.gov

Federal workers will have taxes deferred under Trump’s order, sparking outcry they’re being treated as a ‘guinea pig’

August 31, 2020 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

Few businesses so far have shown interest in adopting Trump’s payroll tax deferral

Tagged With: Washington Post

Research: Knowledge Workers Are More Productive from Home

August 31, 2020 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

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.

Tagged With: Harvard Business Review

Punching In: EEOC Debates Authority for Title VII Bias Suits

August 31, 2020 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

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.

Tagged With: Bloomberg

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