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Court challenge looms, but employers urged to prepare for new overtime rule

by Tammy Binford

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Managing discrimination claims in the remote workplace

Since March, when many employees began working from home, employers have had to rely on chat applications to help their employees communicate remotely. Whether it’s Slack, Microsoft Teams, or Skype, employees can use the...

Oct 31, 2020 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Can you force employees to enroll in Medicare?

Q Can we make it mandatory for employees to enroll in Medicare upon turning age 65 even if they don't plan on retiring and continue using the group medical plan? If so, how must this be communicated to employees...

Oct 31, 2020 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Hiring during COVID-19: Plan defensively to avoid litigation

As COVID-19 recedes in parts of the United States, businesses will be in a position to staff up. Be aware, however, that as you recall some employees from furlough or hire other applicants, workers not selected to return...

Oct 31, 2020 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

DOL issues guidance on tracking, compensating telework

The COVID-19 global pandemic has forced some employees to increase their hours spent teleworking and has required other workers to fulfill their job duties from home for the first time in their careers. This "remote...

Oct 25, 2020 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Hooked was not rooked by Apple

In an era of increasing high-tech mergers and acquisitions and burgeoning lawsuits claiming theft of technology and intellectual property, companies must walk a tightrope between disclosure and protection of their...

Oct 25, 2020 · Employment Law Letter · California

AB 2257's impact on public-sector employers

Assembly Bill (AB) 5 adopted the three-pronged ABC test from Dynamex Operations West Inc. v. Superior Court for determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor for purposes of the Labor Code, the...

Oct 25, 2020 · Employment Law Letter · California

California passes new COVID-19 notice requirements for employers

California has passed Assembly Bill (AB) 685 requiring employers to notify employees and contractors in the event of a “potential exposure” to COVID-19 and alert local health departments about coronavirus “outbreaks” in...

Oct 11, 2020 · Employment Law Letter · California

Tips for improving, maintaining inclusion in a remote workforce

During the global pandemic, organizational leaders and HR professionals have been challenged with managing a remote workforce. Along with increasing social justice issues and concerns raised by the Black Lives Matter...

Sep 30, 2020 · Federal Employment Law Insider

RIP: RBG

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was respected by all, even those who didn’t share all her views. She is recognized as one of the handful of U.S. Supreme Court justices who have had an indelible role in shaping the law of the land...

Sep 30, 2020 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Employees may have heavy burden in showing disparate treatment

While employers are understandably concerned about disparate treatment claims, the courts have become increasingly demanding in what they require from employees to establish the employer actually treated them differently...

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