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Arbitration Agreements Must Exempt NLRA Claims According to the NLRB

APPLIES TO All Employers Subject to the NLRA EFFECTIVE June 18, 2019 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 In Prime Healthcare, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) stated that an arbitration agreement that did not expressly exclude claims filed with the NLRB was invalid. There, the arbitration agreement simply required that all claims between the […]

NLRB Clarifies Restrictions on Social Media Use, Confidentiality, and Employee Conduct

APPLIES TO All Employers subject to the NLRA EFFECTIVE August 30, 2018 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 On June 14, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released an Advice Memorandum in Coastal Industries, Inc. dba Coastal Shower Doors issued on August 30, 2018. The Board applied the 3-tiered Boeing standard to several employer […]

Union Organizers Can No Longer Use the Public Spaces of an Employer’s Premises

APPLIES TO All Employers subject to the NLRA EFFECTIVE June 14, 2019 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 In UPMC, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) eliminated the “public space” rule that allowed nonemployee union representatives to use the public areas of the property for organizing activities. However, public spaces may be used if the […]

DOL Issues Opinion Letters on Nondiscretionary Bonuses, Overtime Exemption Standards, and Rounding Time Under the FLSA

APPLIES TO All Employers Subject to the FLSA EFFECTIVE July 1, 2019 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced new opinion letters from the Department’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) on calculating overtime pay for nondiscretionary bonuses and permissible rounding practices under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).  […]

OSHA Issues Final Rule on Regulatory Safety Updates

APPLIES TO All Employers EFFECTIVE July 15, 2019 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued a final rule to clarify and streamline certain safety standards. For example, it is a set rule that employers must report hearing loss injuries to OSHA if they are work-related. However, determining […]

Alabama: New Pay Equity Law Prohibits Retaliation Related to Wage History Inquiries; Adds Equal Pay Provisions

APPLIES TO All Employers with AL Employees EFFECTIVE September 1, 2019 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 The newly enacted Clarke-Figures Equal Pay Act (CFEPA) is Alabama’s first statewide pay equity law, and goes into effect on September 1, 2019.  The CFEPA takes its cues from the federal Equal Pay Act, but also includes provisions […]

California: Paid Family Leave Extended in 2020

APPLIES TO All Employers with CA Employees EFFECTIVE June 27, 2019, July 1, 2020, and January 1, 2021 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 SB 83 was recently enacted to extend Paid Family Leave (PFL) benefits from a maximum of six to eight weeks beginning on July 1, 2020. PFL benefits are used by employees […]