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

by Tammy Binford

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Appellate Division upholds employer requests, not commands, to keep probes confidential

An investigator’s request for confidentiality in a discrimination or harassment probe is valid and doesn’t violate an employee’s right to free speech or the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD), the Appellate...

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Federal #MeToo bill signals end of forced arbitration of harassment, assault claims

On March 3, 2022, President Joe Biden signed into law the “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021,” commonly referred to as the “MeToo” law. The act, which amends the Federal...

IA public employers must restrict certain lodging reimbursements

Effective January 1, 2022, Iowa public entities, including public hospitals and schools, must ensure that any lodging provider they pay or reimburse with public funds for lodging, conferences, meetings, or banquet space...

Federal contractors: It’s time to register for contractor portal

While change over the last couple of years has been focused on COVID issues, agencies continue to assess new ways to manage their core responsibilities. As one such change, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance...

Risk of employees’ losing exempt status rises during times of short-staffing

In times of short staffing, it’s important to remember exempt employees may lose their exempt status if they spend too much time performing nonexempt work. A recent ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of...

Back to basics: No retaliation claim if no protected activity

Retaliation claims are among the most numerous types of employee claims processed through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and state EEO agencies. Central to the claims is whether an employee engaged in...

You can no longer force employees to arbitrate sexual harassment claims

Inspired by the #MeToo movement, the U.S. Senate recently passed H.R. 4445, an amendment to the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), also known as the “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of...

Countdown underway for contractors to comply with OFCCP verification initiative

March 30, 2022, is the deadline for federal contractors and subcontractors to register in the contractor portal recently launched by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). Then they will have until...

Back in office or not? That question looms as pandemic subsides

As COVID-19 levels continue dropping across the country, employers are trying to plan out what the office environment will look like for the rest of the year. While many people have returned to school, restaurants, and...

Are employer vaccine mandates legal? 5th Circuit weighs in, sort of

As employers have continued to grapple with workplace challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, a significant number have implemented mandatory vaccination policies. United Airlines instituted a policy, and employees...

Summer hiring season is almost here! Time to plan for employing minors

With summer approaching, many employers will be turning their attention to staffing up for the season. The summer workforce includes a substantial number of minors. So, this is a good time to consider the issues involved...

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Getting a handle on conflict and annoyance in the workplace

In a perfect world, coworkers would work in harmony and creativity and productivity would soar. No one would have to deal with outright hostility or even petty annoyances. But as every HR professional knows, it’s not a...

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Tips for getting women back in the workforce after COVID-triggered disruption

To call what COVID-19 has done to the workforce a disruption is certainly an understatement. But now in the third year of the pandemic, employers and employees are going ahead with efforts to return to the workplace—at...

Jury to decide if fired truck driver was victim of disability, age bias

A former employee filed a lawsuit arguing he was discriminated against based on his disability and age when his former employer denied his request to be reassigned to a different position. The case reminds employers of...

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DOJ urges state court to use antitrust principles to invalidate noncompetes

Noncompete agreements between employers and their employees traditionally are governed by state law. But that didn’t stop the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) from recently filing a statement of...