Is Your HCM as Good as it Can Be?
06/14/2024
Human Capital Management (HCM) systems are supposed to streamline human resource (HR) processes, increase efficiency and reduce costs....more
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A New 'Epic' Measure in Congress Aims to End Arbitration of Employment Claims
06/13/2024
On June 11, 2024, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and U.S. Representatives Robert C. Scott (D-VA-03) and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12) reintroduced the Restoring Justice for Worke...more
Does Shooting Victim Get Workers' Compensation Benefits?
06/12/2024
If an injury happens at work, does the injured employee always get workers' compensation benefits?...more
More Changes to Minnesota's Employment Laws are Imminent
06/07/2024
In recent years, Minnesota has enacted sweeping legislation impacting Minnesota employers at a break-neck pace....more
Harassment Investigations: How Good Is Good Enough?
06/06/2024
When an employee reports an allegation of sexual harassment, they trigger a duty on the part of their employer to conduct a prompt and thorough investigation....more
Minnesota Amends Paid Leave Laws
06/05/2024
The Minnesota legislature continues to be busy, amending and clarifying the sweeping paid sick and family leave laws it passed last year....more
ADA Still Requires the Accommodated to Do Her Job
06/04/2024
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for a qualified individual with a disability unless doing so will impose an undu...more
Fifth Circuit Vacates Part of NLRB Order on Appeal
06/03/2024
A new appellate ruling is a victory for an employer and a sharp blow to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)....more
The World's Largest HR Organization Does Not Support The FTC's Non-Compete
05/29/2024
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), with nearly 340,000 members in 180 countries, filed an amicus brief last week in a lawsuit pending in Texas in which it suppo...more
Minnesota Employers Face Significant Changes for Independent Contractors
05/29/2024
Effective July 1, all employers, as well as their owners, risk significantly increased penalties for misclassifying employees as independent contractors....more
Court: This Was Not a Valid FMLA Leave Request
05/29/2024
With respect to Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave, sometimes a question comes up as to whether leave was properly requested....more
FMLA Recordkeeping Requirements HR Needs to Know
05/24/2024
When an employee goes on leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), it can pay for human resources (HR) to double-check that recordkeeping processes are up to snuff,...more
Various Employer Associations Working to Block the DOL's New Overtime Rule
05/23/2024
On May 22, 2024 employer groups and associations filed in the same court that, in 2017, stymied the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) efforts to change the overtime rules by ra...more
DOL Issues Artificial Intelligence Principles
05/21/2024
On May 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a document entitled, "Department of Labor's Artificial Intelligence and Worker Well-being: Principles for Develope...more
States Working to Block New Harassment Guidance
05/20/2024
Newly released guidance from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on workplace harassment is facing a challenge that says some parts of the guidance are not...more
Why the Chamber of Commerce Believes the FTC's Non-Compete Rule is Unlawful
05/16/2024
Earlier this week, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce told a Texas federal judge to block the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) final non-compete rule, which would impose a comprehen...more
Shooting Leads to Workers' Compensation Dispute
05/16/2024
An employee who was denied workers' compensation benefits after being shot by a co-worker can proceed with a tort claim against his employer, according to a Florida appeals co...more
Congress Takes a Step Closer to Ending Forced Arbitration of Age Bias Claims
05/10/2024
On May 09, 2024, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee announced that it had advanced the Protecting Older Americans Act....more
Employee Found to Have Ulterior Motive for Accommodation Request
05/08/2024
Rather than requesting a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), an employee caught sleeping on the job requested that his employer modify th...more
Illinois Finalizes Paid Leave Act Four Months Later
05/03/2024
The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) has published the final regulations interpreting the Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act (the "Act") which took effect four months ...more
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (16)
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