On April 10, 2019, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released detailed breakdowns for the 76,418 charges of workplace discrimination the agency received in fiscal […]
April 16th, 2019 Question: What should employers do to prepare for the anticipated January 1, 2020, effective date of new DOL’s white collar exemptions? Answer: On […]
April 11th, 2019 Question: What determines if an employee falls within one of the FLSA white collar exemptions? Answer: Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), […]
EEOC Proposes September 2019 for Submission of EEO-1 Component Two data On March 3, 2019, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a submission (in […]
April 8th, 2019 Employees and Forced Human Microchips On March 19, 2019, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed legislation (H.B. 1177) to protect employees from forced human […]
April 8th, 2019 Updated DFEH Form and Poster In March 2019, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) released the following updated form and […]
April 8th, 2019 Workers’ Compensation Poster In February 2019, the Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation updated its all-in-one “Broken Arm” (or “Workers’ Comp Works for You”) […]
April 8th, 2019 Wage Claims On March 18, 2019, Idaho Governor Brad Little signed legislation (H.B. 113) extending the time in which a claim for unpaid […]
April 8th, 2019 Employment Agreements On March 25, 2019, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin signed legislation (S.B. 7) allowing all of the following: Arbitration, mediation, or alternative […]
April 8th, 2019 Guide to Paid Family Leave In March 2019, the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave released an employer’s guide to aid with […]
April 8th, 2019 Minimum Wage Increase On March 28, 2019, the Maryland General Assembly overrode Governor Larry Hogan’s veto of legislation that would have increased the […]
April 8th, 2019 Tip Pooling Clarification On March 25, 2019, Maine Governor Janet Mills signed legislation (H.P. 67) clarifying that an employer may establish a valid […]
PROVIDENCE, RI – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) participated in a multi-agency investigation related to pension fund theft that has resulted […]
February 5th, 2018 Question: We are a staffing firm with employees in multiple locations. Do we need to submit an EEO-1 report for each location? Answer: It […]
Do you offer health coverage to your employees? Does your group health plan cover outpatient prescription drugs? If so, federal law requires you to complete an […]
HARTFORD, CT – After an investigation by the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and Office of Inspector General (OIG), Yolanda Silverio, a former […]