November 9, 2019
Federal Law Articles
- NPDB Guidebook Update: Does Your Institution Know What’s Reportable? January 29, 2019Title IV of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (HCQIA), created the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB). The NPDB is a national clearinghouse and repository of information on ...
- Labor Board Narrows What May Be Considered Protected Activity January 29, 2019The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has narrowed the circumstances under which a complaint made by an individual employee is considered concerted activity under Section 7 of the National Labor ...
- eVerify: Good News and Bad News January 29, 2019There is good news and bad news regarding eVerify. jQuery(document).ready(function($) { if ( $.fn.waypoint ) { $("#facebook-after-11196").waypoint( function() { $("#facebook-after-11196").sharrre({ share: { facebook: true }, urlCurl: "https://www.elinfonet.com/wp-content/plugins/genesis-simple-share/assets/js/sharrre/sharrre.php", ...
- Seventh Circuit Rules Age Bias Protections Don’t Extend to Prospective Employees For Disparate Impact Claims January 28, 2019A recent federal court decision opened the door for employers to recruit and hire candidates who are either recent graduates or have limited work experience without risking liability for certain ...
- Annual Report on EEOC Developments – Fiscal Year 2018 January 28, 2019This Annual Report on EEOC Developments—Fiscal Year 2018 (hereafter “Report”), our eighth annual publication, is designed as a comprehensive guide to significant EEOC developments over the past fiscal year. The ...
- OSHA Rescinds Part of Electronic Records Rule and Adjusts Maximum Penalties for 2019 January 28, 2019On January 24, 2019, citing a need to protect worker privacy, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule eliminating the requirement that businesses with 250 or ...
- Wage and Hour Developments 2018: A Year in Review January 26, 2019The law regulating the payment of wages and work hours is a vibrant area: the “fight for $15.00”; battles over who can receive tips (and whether the tip credit should ...
- NLRB Overrules Obama-Board Independent Contractor Precedent, Reinstates Common Law Test January 26, 2019The National Labor Relations Board has overruled FedEx Home Delivery, 361 NLRB 610 (2014). In that case, the Obama-Board decided that, in determining whether an individual is an independent contractor ...
- The Shutdown Ends, for Now January 26, 2019President Donald Trump has announced that the government shutdown is over, for now. He has agreed to sign a short-term spending bill that will re-open the government for three weeks, ...
- OFCCP Opinion Letters – The Agency Wants To Answer Contractors’ Questions January 25, 2019As part of OFCCP’s continuing efforts at transparency, the Agency in late-November 2018 issued a Directive stating it would develop “a dynamic and searchable publically available source of Help Desk ...
State Law Articles
- Maryland, Missouri Localities Enact Ban-the-Box Laws Limiting Private Employers’ Criminal Background Inquiries on Applicants December 23, 2014New ordinances in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties, Maryland, and Columbia, Missouri, limit an employer’s ability to inquire into an applicant’s criminal history. Employers should continue to be on the ...
- Tennessee is First State to Enact Workplace Anti-Bullying Legislation December 23, 2014While more than two dozen states have introduced workplace anti-bullying bills, Tennessee is the first state to enact workplace anti-bullying law. jQuery(document).ready(function($) { if ( $.fn.waypoint ) { $("#facebook-after-14478").waypoint( function() { $("#facebook-after-14478").sharrre({ share: ...
- Indiana Supreme Court Dismisses Second Case Challenging Constitutionality of Right to Work Law December 19, 2014Indiana’s Right to Work law again has withstood a constitutional challenge in the state’s highest court. The Indiana Supreme Court dismissed a second challenge to the state’s Right to Work ...
- Puerto Rico: Important Updates and Upcoming Deadlines Concerning Employee Benefits December 18, 2014In this blog post, we discuss important updates, including upcoming deadlines, with respect to employee benefits impacting plan sponsors. jQuery(document).ready(function($) { if ( $.fn.waypoint ) { $("#facebook-after-12794").waypoint( function() { $("#facebook-after-12794").sharrre({ share: { ...
- San Francisco’s OLSE Issues “FAQs” On Fair Chance Ordinance December 18, 2014Starting on August 13, 2014, employers doing business in the City of San Francisco, California have had to comply with sweeping amendments to San Francisco Police Code, Article 49, and ...
- District of Columbia Increases Protections for Pregnant Workers December 18, 2014A new District of Columbia law will require employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees affected by pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions and prohibit employers from requiring an ...
- Minnesota Court Overturns 20 Years of Precedent to Extend Whistleblower Statute of Limitations to Six Years December 18, 2014On December 15, 2014, the Minnesota Court of Appeals extended the statute of limitations for Minnesota Whistleblower Act (MWA) claims from two to six years. In Ford v. Minneapolis ...
- Arizona Supreme Court Holds the Arizona Uniform Trade Secrets Act Does Not Preempt Tort Claims Based on Misappropriation of Confidential Information December 17, 2014On November 19, 2014, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled in Orca Communications Unlimited, LLC v. Noder that the Arizona Uniform Trade Secrets Act (AUTSA) does not preempt common law tort ...
- Amended D.C. Wage Theft Prevention Act Adds Employer Obligations and Onerous Penalties for Violations December 17, 2014The new District of Columbia Wage Theft Prevention Amendment Act of 2014 makes sweeping changes to D.C.’s wage and hour laws, greatly increasing employer obligations, penalties, and liability and creating ...
- Illinois Issues Required Employer Posting and Fact Sheet under Pregnancy Accommodations Law December 17, 2014Beginning January 1, 2015, the Illinois Human Rights Act (“IHRA”) will offer additional protections for pregnant women in the workplace and additional responsibilities for employers with respect to their pregnant ...