Oklahoma employers are mostly free to require certain things of their employees.
Archives for September 9, 2021
Google Settles With Employee Who Said He Was Fired Over Activism
Google has settled with a software engineer who the U.S. labor board alleged was fired for his workplace activism, one of five employees the government recently accused the company of terminating for exercising their legally protected rights.
Is Your Workplace an Asthma Trigger?
Workers, take heed: Your place of work can help bring on or exacerbate asthma, a new study suggests.
How To Improve The Workplace In A Post-Pandemic World
Both the form and function of modern work are evolving at a rapid pace.
New York HERO Act Alert: COVID-19 Designated as Highly Contagious Communicable Disease
On September 6, 2021, New York State Commissioner of Health Howard A. Zucker designated COVID-19 as “a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health in New York State.” As a result of the commissioner’s designation, employers are required to activate their airborne
New York Designates COVID-19 as a Highly Contagious Communicable Disease, Triggering NY HERO Act Obligations
On September 6, 2021, the New York State commissioner of health designated COVID-19 as a highly contagious communicable disease, thereby triggering certain requirements under the New York Health and Essential Rights (HERO) Act. Previously, employers were required to adopt an airborne infectious disease exposure prevention plan by using the
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Addresses ‘Service Charges’ Under the Massachusetts Tips Act
Massachusetts is seeing an increase in Tips Act claims, and the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) just reinforced that a lack of clarity in fee- and tip-related documentation may result in employer liability, including mandatory treble damages and attorneys’ fees. The Massachusetts Tips Act requires that an employer or person
Service Charge or Administrative Fee? A Distinction With a Difference, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Holds
Although it may have intended for a customer charge to be treated as an administrative overhead fee separate from gratuities paid to its employees, a country club’s reference to the amount as a “service charge” in some documents necessarily required that the amount retained be paid to the employees, the
OFCCP Publishes Fiscal Year 2021 Corporate Scheduling Announcement List for Construction Contractors
On September 1, 2021, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published its Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) identifying 400 construction federal contractors and federally assisted contractors and subcontractors for fiscal year 2021 (FY 2021), which runs from October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022.