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Recent Posts
- Michigan Legislature Adopts Minimum Wage Increases and Paid Sick Leave: Political Poker Is Alive and Well in Michigan
- San Antonio Passes Ordinance Requiring Paid Sick Leave
- Wake up and Smell the Coffee: California Supreme Court Limits Use of the De Minimus Doctrine as a Defense to Claims for Small Amounts of Unpaid Wages
- Clarity on Legality of Work Rules Under NLRA has Arrived!
- Supreme Court Strikes “Knock-Down Blow” to Public Sector Unions
- 5th Circuit Reminds Employers to Follow Requirements of Arbitration Agreement
- Supreme Court Approves Waiver of Class/Collective Actions In Arbitration Agreements. What Does it Mean for Employers?
- Easy as ABC: California High Court Mandates New Test for Independent Contractors–Most Workers Should Now be Classified as Employees
- Higher Learning: Employees of Educational Institutions Likely Protected From Sexual Orientation Discrimination under Title IX
- The Supreme Court Gives Employers the Green Light, Will No Longer Narrowly Construe FLSA Exemptions
Showing 3 posts by Daniel R. Stern.
Listen Closely, Managers Need Training on Family and Medical Leave Act Procedures
It is well known that the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) is a nuanced law with many technical steps and requirements within the governing regulations. One of the most complex issues is knowing when an absence may be or is FMLA-qualifying, and how to respond. This is a difficult determination for one who has worked with the FMLA and received training on the issue. It is an even more perplexing determination for many managers who have no idea that an employee may be eligible for FMLA leave based on a phone call notifying the company of an absence—whether that absence is for a few or several days.
The case of Boadi v. Center of Human Development, Inc. and Candy Pennington illustrates the consequences of a manager’s failure to properly respond to a potentially FMLA-qualifying event, and demonstrates the importance of training a company’s front-line managers on how to handle these situations. Read More ›
Wake Up Federal Contractors; Key Affirmative Action Issues for 2016
Although the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) has not been as active as the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) in updating regulations and issuing harsh decisions, unprepared federal contractors or subcontractors may face significant problems with the OFCCP during 2016. Read More ›
Diversity Guidance for Banks: A Light Hand!
The long awaited interagency policy statement of diversity policies and practices for banks (and other entities regulated by the federal banking regulators) has been issued. There were more than 200 comments on the October 25, 2013, proposal that assisted the agencies in achieving clarity in the final statement.
Here are some of the big picture take-aways from the statement: Read More ›