The EEOC is inviting us to ask for opinion letters!
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced this week that it will begin issuing opinion letters in response to requests from the public.
Eligible topics...more
12/11/2020
/ ADEA ,
Age Discrimination ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Opinion Letter ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
Should the employer force the issue?
You Human Resources professionals are familiar with this scenario.
You are present while a supervisor is disciplining an employee. The supervisor has a write-up, pre-approved by you, and...more
I have written many, many, many, many times about the transgender funeral director who was terminated from her job after she told the owner that she would begin presenting as a female.
The Equal Employment Opportunity...more
Here are 10 quick takes.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued on Tuesday a proposed update to the Religious Discrimination section of its Compliance Manual. The current section of the Compliance Manual has not...more
11/20/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Compliance Manuals ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Holidays ,
Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd v Colorado Civil Rights Commission ,
Ministerial Exception ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Undue Hardship ,
Workplace Harassment Guidance
My best guess is yes.
Two new COVID-19 vaccines are hurtling toward approval by the Food and Drug Administration and release to the public.
As a result, employers are asking whether they can require their employees to get...more
11/20/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Public Health ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Remote Working ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
The times, they are a-changin'.
My colleague Frank Shuster pointed out earlier this week that a Biden Administration is likely to be very pro-employee and aggressive in enforcing federal labor and employment laws --...more
In honor of Veterans Day, here's a summary of employment laws that protect you.
Before employment. For federal contractors, the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (affectionately known as "VEVRAA"),...more
11/11/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Job Promotions ,
Military Service Members ,
Paid Leave ,
Protected Class ,
USERRA ,
Veterans ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
Not a word about this week's goings on. I promise!
I was having a hard time coming up with a blog topic this week that didn't involve the never-ending election of 2020. (I propose that voting in 2024 be done via...more
Sworn in by Justice Clarence Thomas.
The U.S. Supreme Court is back to full strength now. Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed by the Senate last night and sworn in by Justice Thomas at a White House ceremony held shortly...more
Sure seems that way to me.
I wonder if the COVID shutdowns have brought out the worst in some employees. I am getting some really strange real-life "situations" lately. (For confidentiality reasons, I can't say more about...more
Looks like she'll make it!
The U.S. Senate will hold its confirmation vote on Judge Amy Coney Barrett next Thursday, October 22.
Judge Barrett, currently serving on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, was...more
Imitate the legal system.
Maybe the Commission on Presidential Debates has already thought about this and ruled it out, but I've never heard that they've done so.
Apparently, there will not be any more Presidential debates...more
Do you make the grade?
How much do you know about the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, work, and school? Take our quiz and find out! As always, the answers are provided at the end of each question, so you can cheat...more
Pee-yew.
A major media company, like a lot of media employers these days, has been facing difficult economic times and has had furloughs, pay cuts, and buyouts.
So the surviving employees were tickled pink when they...more
And a Republican majority.
This week, the U.S. Senate confirmed the nominations of three individuals to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The five-member Commission has had only three members since January...more
Where do the SCOTUS front-runners stand?
We'll know for sure tomorrow evening when President Trump announces his pick, but word on the street is that the two front-runners for the Supreme Court seat held by the late Justice...more
March 15, 1933 - September 18, 2020.
It is impossible to deny the impact that Ruth Bader Ginsburg has had on equality for women and on the Supreme Court.
Whether one agrees with all of her positions, they were brilliantly...more
This information could come in handy for employers.
The National Labor Relations Board has made public three Advice letters dealing with the two hottest topics of our times: Political activism, and COVID-19. In each case, a...more
9/18/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Duty to Bargain ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Political Expression ,
Right to Peaceful Assembly ,
State Labor Laws ,
Title VII ,
UFCW ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
Health care employers especially, take note!
In August, a federal judge in New York vacated portions of the regulations interpreting the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. It was not clear at first what the response of...more
In August, a federal judge in New York vacated portions of the regulations interpreting the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. It was not clear at first what the response of the U.S. Department of Labor would be. Among...more
The EEOC updated its guidance this week.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission this week updated its Q&A guidance on coronavirus and the federal anti-discrimination laws -- primarily, the Americans with Disabilities...more
9/11/2020
/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Personal Data ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Remote Working ,
Screening Procedures ,
Workplace Safety
The draft is at the White House as we speak.
Bloomberg Law reported this morning that revised regulations interpreting the Families First Coronavirus Response Act have been sent to the White House, "typically the last stop...more
Three new FAQs, all related to school closings.
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued three new FAQs on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. All three relate to absences from work because of school...more
I'll keep this short.
(In case you're planning to start your holiday weekend a little early.)
How much do you really know about Labor Day? Take our quiz and find out! As always, the answers appear at the end of each...more
Strange news from these crazy times.
At least one industry is booming during the pandemic. According to the Daily Mail (so it must be true!), the market for prefabricated "tiny offices" you can put in your back yard has...more