Disney workers are planning walkouts during their breaks every day this week to protest CEO Bob Chapek’s slow response in publicly criticizing Florida’s so-called Don’t Say Gay legislation.
Archives for March 16, 2022
Walmart Aims to Hire 50,000 U.S. Workers by End of April
Country’s largest private employer wants more workers for stores as well as its advertising and health businesses
Oregon Governor Signs Bill on Incentives, Bonuses, and Equal Pay Act Requirements
Oregon employers may want to be aware that on March 7, 2022, Governor Kate Brown signed into law amendments to the state’s Equal Pay Act detailed in Senate Bill (SB) 1514. As a result, Oregon employers may offer vaccine incentives, hiring bonuses, and retention bonuses until 180 days after the
OSHA Launches COVID-19 Inspection Initiative for Healthcare Employers
With its new inspection initiative, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is taking steps to ensure certain healthcare employers continue to protect workers against COVID-19, even as falling case numbers across the country have prompted many state and local agencies to withdraw mask mandates and other COVID-19 precautions.
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DOL Issues Guidance on Use of Cryptocurrency in 401(k) Plans
On March 10, 2022, the Department of Labor issued guidance on the use of cryptocurrency in plans governed by ERISA. The announcement applies to cryptocurrencies as well as digital assets, which include “tokens,” “coins,” “crypto assets” and any derivates thereof.
Federal Court Decision Protects Independent Contractor Status
On March 14, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas delivered a victory for businesses that utilize independent contractors, and for independent contractors themselves, when it held that the Department of Labor’s 2021 delay and ultimate withdrawal of regulations governing independent contractor status under the
Take That Shot and Shove It! Some States Continue to Push Vaccine Exemptions
Officials across the U.S. tried different approaches in the past year to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates, seeking to blunt the spread of variants and preserve hospital capacity. For example, officials launched incentive programs, stressed personal responsibility, and deployed mobile vaccination units to encourage vaccine uptake.
Salary based on location versus pay for value: which is better?
Way back in the dark ages of 2019, it was pretty obvious how you should pay people, and location was a big part of that decision calculus. Everyone understood that if you lived and worked in Silicon Valley, your salary would be higher than if you lived and worked in
The Ukraine/Russia Conflict & Related Sanctions: 7 Pressing Questions Employers Are Asking
Since we last reported on this topic, the war in Ukraine has persisted and Western countries have continued to ramp up sanctions against Russia. In light of this unfolding situation, employers with workforces in Ukraine and Russia have raised many employment law questions – some of them unprecedented. We
OFCCP Releases New Compensation Directive
Hot off the press on Equal Pay Day (the day that symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year) OFCCP has released a new compensation directive. Directive 2022-01: Pay Equity Audits does little to set out how contractors should be
Employee’s Poor Performance Trumps FMLA Claim
On March 9, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued an employer-friendly decision in Anderson v. Nations Lending Corporation. Despite some facially bad facts—including that the employee was discharged only four days after returning from leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and subject
USCIS Takes New Steps to Transition to Electronic Processing
For nearly two decades, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has signaled its intention to modernize with the creation of an electronic filing system (officially known as the Electronic Immigration System or ELIS). At its inception in 2005, ELIS was reported to be a $500 million dollar investment that would
Conversations with Women: Perspectives from Littler Alumnae
In this episode of our Women’s History Month podcast series, Conversations with Women, Jacqueline Polito (Rochester) talks with two special Littler alumnae, Meyling Ly Ortiz, Managing Counsel at Toyota, and Eboneé Lewis, Associate General Counsel at BD, a global medical technology company. Sharing personal stories of support, Mey and