Entries by ManagEase

EEO-1 Reporting Opens April 30, 2024!

APPLIES TO All Private Employers with 100+ Employees or Federal Contractors with 50+ Employees EFFECTIVE April 30, 2024 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look 2023 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection window opens on April 30, 2024 and ends June 4, 2024. Employers must file their information through the EEO-1 Component 1 Online Filing […]

NLRB Joint-Employer Rule Vacated by Court

APPLIES TO Employers subject to the NLRA EFFECTIVE March 8, 2024 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look The NLRB’s recent joint-employer rule is no longer enforceable. Employers should continue to follow the 2020 Joint-Employer rule. Discussion The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) final rule on joint employment was set to go into effect […]

BLM on Uniforms May Be Protected Under NLRA

APPLIES TO Employers subject to the NLRA EFFECTIVE February 21, 2024 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look Displaying “BLM” in support of the Black Lives Matter movement was considered protected concerted activity under the NLRA, when done in connection with employee complaints of workplace discrimination. Discussion On February 21, 2024, the National Labor […]

Public Entity DEI Programs Under Scrutiny

APPLIES TO Public Entities with DEI Programs EFFECTIVE March 5, 2024 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs by public entities must be narrowly tailored to achieve the agency’s legitimate, compelling interest. Discussion On March 5, 2024, a judge in the Northern District of Texas issued a decision finding […]

Corporate Transparency Act Declared Unconstitutional

APPLIES TO All Entities Formed or Registered to Do Business in the U.S. (Unless Specifically Exempt) EFFECTIVE March 1, 2024 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look The CTA requires certain corporations, limited liability companies, and other similar entities registered to conduct business in the United States to report personal identifying information about owners […]

Eleventh Circuit: Volunteering “Perks” Under FLSA

APPLIES TO Employers with Employees in AL, FL, and GA EFFECTIVE March 12, 2024 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look Discounted golf rate “perks” offered to volunteers does not constitute “wages in another form” sufficient enough to undermine volunteer status. Discussion In Adams v. Palm Beach County, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals […]

California: Time Required to be on Work Premises May be Working Time

APPLIES TO All Employers with Employees in CA EFFECTIVE March 25, 2024 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look Employer-mandated periods waiting and passing through security areas is compensable work time. Time spent traveling between an entry point and a destination point on work premises must be paid as of the first location where […]

Colorado: New Public Workers Concerted Activity Protections

APPLIES TO Covered Public Entities in CO EFFECTIVE July 1, 2024 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look PROPWA clarifies application, coverage, and protections for public employees. PROPWA establishes anti-retaliation provisions against protected activity. PROPWA implements unfair labor practice fillings and proceedings. Discussion The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Division of Labor Standards […]

Connecticut: Updated Guidance for Employers on Marijuana

APPLIES TO All Employers with Employees in CT EFFECTIVE March 19, 2024 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look An employer has the right to terminate an employee who is impaired on the job by medical marijuana. To have reasonable suspicion for drug testing, the employer must have specific, articulable facts that would lead […]