Entries by ManagEase

New NLRB Joint Employer Rule Finalized!

APPLIES TO All Employers EFFECTIVE December 26, 2023 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look Joint employer relationships occur if there is direct, indirect, or mere authority (even if not exercised) to control employees’ essential terms and conditions of employment. Discussion On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its final […]

Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence

APPLIES TO All Employers EFFECTIVE October 30, 2023    QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look President Biden issued an “Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence” to address growing concerns surrounding the use of artificial intelligence in various areas, including labor and employment. Federal agencies are […]

DOL Guidance on “Hot Goods” and Child Labor Violations

APPLIES TO All Employers EFFECTIVE August 31, 2023    QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2023-3 (Guidance) to instruct its field agents on the prohibition of “hot goods” as defined by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA prohibits […]

Seventh Circuit: Conditions on Non-Compensable Work Allowed

APPLIES TO All Employers with IL, IN, and WI Employees EFFECTIVE October 5, 2023    QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look Employers that provide pay for non-compensable pre- or post-shift activities can impose conditions on such pay. Discussion In Meadows v. NCR Corp., the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled employers that pay […]

Eleventh Circuit: Clarification on “Qualified Individual” Under the ADA

APPLIES TO All Employers with Employees in AL, FL, and GA EFFECTIVE October 11, 2023    QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look Former employees cannot sue under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for post-employment disability discrimination, as they do not meet the definition of a “qualified individual.” Under the ADA, a “qualified […]

Eleventh Circuit: FLSA Exemption Tests Clarified

APPLIES TO All Employers with AL, FL, and GA Employees EFFECTIVE September 11, 2023    QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look Overtime exemption may apply where an employee receives a salary meeting the minimum requirements plus additional compensation paid on any basis, or where an employee is paid on a quantified basis with […]

Eleventh Circuit: EEO Form Data Does Not Evidence Discrimination

APPLIES TO All Employers with AL, FL, and GA Employees EFFECTIVE September 8, 2023    QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look Use of EEO data as part of a termination decision is not enough to show evidence of racial discrimination on its own. Discussion In Ossmann v. Meredith Corp., the Eleventh Circuit Court […]

California: Demographic Reporting by Venture Capital Companies

APPLIES TO Applies to Venture Capital Companies with Invested Companies in CA EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024    QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look Venture capital companies must start collecting demographic data of founding members of invested companies in 2024, and reporting begins in 2025. Data can only be collected when the venture capital […]

California: Newly Permitted Electronic Notices

APPLIES TO All Employers with Employees in CA EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024    QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Quick Look Mandatory EITC and UI notices may be provided electronically to employees if they opt into electronic receipt in wiring or by electronic acknowledgment. Discussion Employers must provide employees with notice regarding the availability of […]