Though the 2021 EEO-1 landing page labels the opening and closing dates for the 2021 EEO-1 filing cycle as “tentative,” the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has notified prior filers that the 2021 filing platform will “officially open” on April 12, 2022, and close on May 17, 2022.
Archives for April 8, 2022
NLRB General Counsel Abruzzo Seeks to Limit Long-Standing Employer Free Speech Right
On April 7, 2022, General Counsel (GC) Jennifer A. Abruzzo released Memorandum 22-04, The Right to Refrain from Captive Audience and other Mandatory Meetings.
Federal Court Dismisses Disability Discrimination Suit Based on Employee’s CBD Use
A federal court in Indiana dismissed an employee’s lawsuit after he tested positive for marijuana due to alleged CBD use and claimed that his termination was discriminatory on the basis of a disability. Rocchio v. E&B Paving, LLC, and Int’l Union of Operating Engineers Local 103, Case No. 1:20-cv-00417 (S.D.
Beltway Buzz, April 8, 2022
The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C. could impact your business.
When Retirement Plan Service Providers Use Plan Participant Data for Purposes Unrelated to a Plan? What Employers Need to Know
There is a growing trend of using participant data to cross-sell financial products unrelated to plan recordkeeping by large recordkeepers and asset custodians of employer-sponsored retirement plans. In light of the fact that plan fiduciaries are ultimately legally responsible for the management and mismanagement of a retirement plan, this trend
Minnesota Legislative Update: Employment-Related Bills to Watch
The Minnesota Legislature, currently in regular session until mid- to late May 2022, has drafted various bills that may impact Minnesota employers and employees. Notably, some of the major bills under consideration (or already enacted) include a hair antidiscrimination bill, a measure extending the COVID-19 presumption of workers’ compensation eligibility
Do mandatory vaccination policies infringe on Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
Rhonda B. Levy and George Vassos write about a case in which a Canadian judge finally ruled on whether or not COVID laws are in breach of human rights.
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Stop Employees from ‘Mask Shaming’ Colleagues
Cindy-Ann Thomas discusses mask shaming, gives reasons employees may still wear masks and advises employers not to limit the topic of masks to DE&I and anti-harassment training initiatives.
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Employers Must Beware Harassment Risks Posed By Emojis
Rocio Blanco Garcia and Alan Persaud discuss the potential risks of using emojis in the workplace and offer tips to employers to lessen those risks.
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4 More Things The EEOC Could Do To Help LGBTQ Workers
Jim Paretti talks about the EEOC turning its Bostock guidelines issued last year into a formal guidance. The landmark Bostock ruling bans employers from discriminating against LGBTQ+ workers when it comes to dress codes, pronouns, bathrooms and other issues.
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Biden Wage Chief Setback Shows Divide Over Nominee
Lee Schreter talks about the nomination and vote on President Joe Biden’s pick for U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division chief, whom many argue would be detrimental to the gig economy.
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Virginia Rescinds COVID-19 Standard
Yvette V. Gatling, Lauren Bridenbaugh and Chuck Trowbridge write about the Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board rescinding its first-in-the-nation COVID-19 workplace safety and health standard and what that means for employers.
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Profit sharing 2022: everything you need to know about the scenarios for outsourcing reform
Jorge Sales Boyoli talks about the outsourcing law came into force last year, who will receive profits and the new challenges that have come with it.
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USCIS Announces Efforts to Increase Efficiency and Reduce Burdens
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that the agency will undertake three efforts to increase efficiency and reduce burdens within the legal immigration system.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is Confirmed as Next SCOTUS Justice
On April 7, 2022, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to fill the next term’s vacancy on the bench with Justice Stephen Breyer’s upcoming retirement.