The EEOC recently issued a new fact sheet designed to help younger workers understand the laws prohibiting religious discrimination. https://lnkd.in/dipfh-4. This fact sheet provides a good summary of the basics that each employer should know and provides several examples of how to address certain situations that may arise in relation…
All employers who are subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (“FLSA”) minimum wage provisions and the Employee Polygraph Protection Act (“EPPA”) must post, and keep posted, notices explaining these laws. The notices must be posted in a prominent and conspicuous place in every establishment where they can readily be…
In a recent case involving both T-Mobile and Metro PCS the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) continued to act as a super-personnel department, picking apart policies in employee handbooks. The NLRB found that a policy requiring employees to communicate in a positive and professional manner was overbroad. It…
On July 14, 2016, several house democrats, including Representative Gwen Graham from Florida, sponsored the Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act. The OREA (H.B. 5813) proposes to change the Department of Labor’s new overtime rules in two significant ways. First, the OREA would provide a gradual schedule to increase the minimum…
On August 1, 2016, the Department of Labor increased civil money penalties for more than 60 kinds of violations of labor and employment laws, ranging across the board from wage-and-hour rules and occupational health standards to benefits requirements and immigration regulations. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has seen the…