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Archives for September 2020
When Your Boss Doesn’t Respect Your Family Commitments
Make it clear you’ve got a plan.
3 Messages On Essential Workers Hazard Pay That You Need To Know Now
Over the past six months, Congress passed three different coronavirus relief packages and spent trillions of dollars in an effort to buttress the struggling economy.
NFL takes over investigation into sexual harassment allegations within Washington Football Team
The NFL is now overseeing the investigation by Beth Wilkinson into the Washington Football Team over alleged sexual harassment issues in the organization.
52 former franchisees sue McDonald’s for racial discrimination
52 Black former McDonald’s franchisees are suing the company for racial discrimination.
Job growth expected to slow sharply over the next decade, Labor Department says
From the period of 2020-29, the economy is expected to add a net 6 million new jobs, an annual growth rate of just 0.4%, the Labor Department said.
Treasury Department Issues Guidance on Payroll Tax Deferral
On August 28, 2020, the U.S.
More Guidance on COVID-19 Response Measures for FDA Regulated Human and Animal Food Operations
To help employers in regulated human and animal food operations navigate ongoing challenges from the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”), and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) have joined in publishing the sixteen page “Employee Health and Food
USDOL Office of Inspector General Reports Rise in OSHA Whistleblower Claims During COVID-19 Pandemic
On August 14, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General (“OIG”)—the Department’s watchdog—released a report finding that the COVID-19 global pandemic has significantly increased the number of whistleblower complaints received by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”). OSHA’s Whistleblower Program enforces 23 statutes that prohibit employers
California Poised to Enact Law Requiring Compensation Data Collection
It appears that employers in the Golden State will be required, starting next year, to collect and submit worker compensation data to the state. Senate Bill 973 (SB 973) has cleared both houses of the state legislature, and Governor Gavin Newsom is expected to sign the bill into law.
Ninth Circuit Gives California Employers a Break in Defending Rest Period Claims
In Davidson v. O’Reilly Auto Enterprises, LLC, No. 18-56188 (August 3, 2020), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals addressed whether a district court abused its discretion in denying class certification for an employee’s claim for improper rest breaks under California law where the employer allegedly had a facially defective written
New Jersey High Court Updates State’s Arbitration Case Law to Reflect Modern Business Practice
For the second time in a little over one month, the Supreme Court of New Jersey has issued an employer-friendly ruling upholding the enforceability of arbitration agreements in the employment context.
Quest Diagnostics Study Finds 16-Year High in Positive Workplace Drug Test Results for 2019
According to a new Quest Diagnostics study, employers saw the highest rate of positive workforce drug test results since 2003. As expected, marijuana was the most detected drug, including in states where marijuana remains illegal. The study reported a surge in positive results in the Midwest for cocaine, methamphetamine and
Massachusetts Designates Juneteenth as a State Holiday
Christopher Kaczmarek and Stephen Melnick describe how the new holiday affects the state’s Blue Laws.
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IRS Notice on Presidential Order Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations Creates Additional Uncertainty
The Internal Revenue Service has issued Notice 2020-65 to provide guidance on the employment tax deferral that is the subject of President Donald Trump’s August 8, 2020, Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster.
Pursuant to the Notice, the due date for the withholding and payment of
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