Entries by ManagEase

FLSA Overtime Exemption Increase Blocked!

APPLIES TO All Employers Subject to the FLSA EFFECTIVE November 15, 2024 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look The 2024 Final Rule increasing the overtime exempt salary requirements is invalidated. Salary increases are not required for overtime exempt employees above the levels previously set by the 2019 Final Rule. The DOL is prohibited […]

NLRB Cracks Down on Non-Compete Agreements and “Stay-or-Pay” Provisions … For Now

APPLIES TO All Employers EFFECTIVE October 7, 2024 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look NLRB will continue to target non-compete agreements and “stay-or-pay” provisions that have negative impacts on workers, including preventing career advancement, relocation, and further training. Discussion: On October 7, 2024, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memorandum addressing non-compete […]

CFPB Emphasizes Employer Obligations to Follow Background Check Rules in Consumer Reports

APPLIES TO All Employers EFFECTIVE October 24, 2024 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look Employers must adhere to the FCRA, even when making employment-related decisions using background dossiers, algorithmic scores, and other third-party consumer reports about workers. Discussion: On October 24, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued new guidance aimed at […]

HIPAA Privacy Rule Protects Reproductive Rights

APPLIES TO All Employers subject to HIPAA or HIPAA-Covered Transactions EFFECTIVE June 25, 2024 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look Reproductive health care is covered by the Privacy Rule under HIPAA and the HITECH Act. Discussion: Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule adding […]

OSHA Guidelines for Animal Slaughtering and Processing Industry

APPLIES TO Employers with employees who work in animal slaughtering and processing EFFECTIVE October 15, 2024 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look OSHA will focus inspection efforts on employers in the animal slaughtering and processing business, specifically with respect to sanitation and cleanup operations, ergonomics, personal protective equipment, lockout/tagout, machine guarding, and other […]

Ninth Circuit: Montana Vaccination Discrimination Law Not Preempted by Federal Law

APPLIES TO All Employers with Employees in MT EFFECTIVE October 9, 2024 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look Montana’s statute prohibiting discrimination based on vaccination status is not preempted by federal law. Discussion: In Montana Medical Association v. Knudsen, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal stated that Montana’s law prohibiting discrimination based on […]

Alaska: Voters Approve Captive Audience Ban

APPLIES TO All Employers with Employees in AK EFFECTIVE July 1, 2025 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look Effective July 1, 2025, employers cannot take or threaten to take adverse employment action against an employee for their refusal to: attend an employer-sponsored meeting, the primary purpose of which is to communicate the employer’s […]

Missouri: Voters Approve Paid Sick Leave

APPLIES TO All Employers with Employees in MO EFFECTIVE May 1, 2025 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look Effective May 1, 2025, Missouri employers must provide their employees paid sick leave at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked. Discussion: Voters approved Proposition A which mandates employers to provide paid […]

Nebraska: Voters Approve Paid Sick Leave

APPLIES TO All Employers with Employees in NE EFFECTIVE October 1, 2025 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look Effective October 1, 2025, Nebraska employers must provide their employees with paid sick leave at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked. Discussion: Nebraska voters approved Initiative 436 which requires employers to […]

Nebraska: Voters Approve Medicinal Cannabis Use

APPLIES TO All Employers with NE Employees EFFECTIVE Expected on or about December 12, 2024 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look Nebraska voters approved Initiative 437 allowing the use, possession, and acquisition of limited quantities of cannabis for medical purposes by a qualified patient with a written recommendation from a health care practitioner, […]