Entries by ManagEase

NLRB Issues Guidance on Severance Agreement Restrictions

APPLIES TO All Employers with Employees Subject to the NLRA EFFECTIVE March 22, 2023    QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look Severance agreements are permitted to restrict defamation, but cannot include broad nondisparagement provisions. Severance agreements may keep the financial terms confidential. Employers may continue to protect proprietary, trade secret information. The McLaren […]

NLRB Issues Guidance on Protections for Discussing Racism in the Workplace

APPLIES TO All Employers with Employees Subject to the NRLA EFFECTIVE February 27, 2023    QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look The NLRA protects workers who discuss racism in the workplace with their co-workers and may also protect social media activity that is a call to action or involves “inherently concerted” discussions about […]

Religious Exemptions for Federal Contractors Returned to Long-Standing Rule

APPLIES TO Federal Contractors Subject to OFCCP Rules EFFECTIVE March 31, 2023    QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look OFCCP returns to longstanding rules for determining who qualifies for a religious exemption to anti-discrimination obligations. Religious exemption still does not permit discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, […]

Fifth Circuit: Disabled Employees Not Entitled to Mandatory Reassignment as Reasonable Accommodation

APPLIES TO Employers with 15+ Employees in TX, LA, and MS EFFECTIVE March 17, 2023    QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look Disabled employees are not automatically entitled to permanent job reassignment as a reasonable accommodation under the ADA. Discussion In Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Methodist Hospitals of Dallas, the Fifth Circuit […]

California: PAGA Claims Possible for Paid Sick Leave Violations

APPLIES TO All Employers with CA Employees EFFECTIVE February 24, 2023    QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look Employees may bring PAGA claims for paid sick leave violations. Discussion In Wood v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, the California Court of Appeal stated that employees can bring Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims for violations […]

California: No Sexual Harassment Liability Where Personal Relationship is External to Employment

APPLIES TO All Employers with CA Employees EFFECTIVE February 24, 2023    QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look Employers are not strictly liable for sexual harassment committed by a supervisor resulting from a private relationship unconnected with the employment and not occurring at the workplace or during normal working hours. Discussion In Atalla […]