Entries by ManagEase

NLRB General Counsel Issues Memo on the Supreme Court’s Pending Class Action Waiver Decision

APPLIES TO All Employers EFFECTIVE January 26, 2017 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 The U.S. Supreme Court recently announced its intention to review the split of authority among circuit courts regarding class action waivers in arbitration agreements.  In the meantime, employers have wondered whether similar cases currently in progress with the National Labor Relations […]

Third Circuit: Employer’s Good Faith Belief that FMLA Leave was Misused May Defeat Retaliation Claim

APPLIES TO All Employers with DE, NJ and PA Employees EFFECTIVE January 30, 2017 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 On January 30, 2017, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals stated that an employer’s good-faith belief that an employee has abused FMLA leave could potentially defeat an FMLA retaliation claim, even if the employer’s belief […]

California: DFEH Affirms “100% Healed” Policies Violate Employer’s Duty to Accommodate

APPLIES TO All Employers with CA Employees EFFECTIVE February 14, 2017 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (“DFEH”) recently obtained a $290,000 settlement and reinstatement with reasonable accommodation on behalf of a high school custodian who was fired after sustaining an injury.  This settlement reinforces DFEH’s position that […]

California: Commissioned Employees Must be Specifically Paid for Rest Breaks

APPLIES TO All Employers with CA Employees EFFECTIVE February 28, 2017 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Current California wage order regulations provide non-exempt employees a minimum 10-minute rest break for every four hours worked, or major fraction thereof.  These breaks must be counted as hours worked, must be paid at the employee’s hourly rate […]

D.C.: Credit Info Banned in Employment Decisions; Upcoming, Expansive Amendment to Paid Family and Medical Leave Law

APPLIES TO All Employers with Washington D.C. Employees EFFECTIVE Spring 2017 and July 1, 2020 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser approved two new bills that will significantly impact employers.  These bills (1) restrict employers from inquiring into or using credit history when making employment decisions and (2) expand the […]

Ohio: New Bill Limits Employer Control of Guns at Work

APPLIES TO All Employers with OH Employees EFFECTIVE March 19, 2017 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Effective March 19, 2017, Senate Bill 199 will now limit an employer’s ability to control the presence of guns at the worksite.  Specifically, the Bill allows licensed gun owners to keep firearms in their own vehicles while parked […]

Oregon: New State OSHA Drug Testing Regulations

APPLIES TO All Employers with OR Employees EFFECTIVE May 1, 2017 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 Federal OSHA’s regulations limiting automatic drug testing have been in effect for some time.  Oregon’s state OSHA plan’s Administrative Order 6-2016, originally filed in November of 2016, is modeled on the federal OSHA regulation and is set to […]