OSHA is turning up the heat on inpatient and residential healthcare facilities. The healthcare industry has long been a favored target for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) due to the large number of… Read more
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THE NEW FLSA REGULATIONS: Ready to DOUBLE YOUR FUN (and the exempt salary)?
Today the Labor Department announced a proposal to increase the minimum weekly wage for exempt employees from $455.00 per week to $970.00 per week, or $50,440.00 per year. If adopted, this dramatic increase will significantly… Read more
First GINA Employment Jury Award – $2.23 Million!
In what is believed to be the first jury verdict in a Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) employment case, an Atlanta federal jury recently awarded $2.23 million in damages to two employees ordered to provide… Read more
Supreme Court Rules on Affordable Care Act: Individuals Get Subsidies; Employers Get Penalties
As reported around the U.S.—and the world—the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) survived the closely watched Supreme Court challenge. Employers nationwide, and particularly those in states where the Federal Government operates the exchange, were holding their… Read more
I-9s and a Permanent Resident Card with No Signature
Here’s the scenario: A potential employee presents documents as verification of the ability to work in the United States. I-9 paperwork is being completed and the individual supplies a Permanent Resident Card (a/k/a Green Card)… Read more
The Department of Labor Issues New Model FMLA Forms
As you have heard us say many times before, the FMLA forms provided by the Department of Labor (“DOL”) are your “go to” forms. Don’t alter a “good” thing and, these forms are “good.” The… Read more
U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of EEOC in Abercrombie & Fitch Refusal to Hire Religion Case
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits employers from firing or refusing to hire people because of their religious beliefs and further requires employers to accommodate religious beliefs and practices. On June 1, 2015,… Read more
Supreme Court Says EEOC Conciliation Efforts Subject to (Narrow) Judicial Review (With Limited Remedies)
On April 29, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Mach Mining, LLC v. EEOC, unanimously holding that courts may review whether the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) fulfilled its statutory duty to attempt to conciliate discrimination… Read more
Supreme Court Upholds DOL’s 2010 Mortgage Loan Officer Interpretation
In the recent case of Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Association, the United States Supreme Court unanimously rejected a challenge to the validity of a controversial 2010 administrative interpretation by the U.S. Department of Labor (… Read more
Supreme Court Sets New Rules For Pregnancy Discrimination Claims
On March 25, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an opinion which set new rules governing the relationship between an employer and its pregnant employees. The justices rejected arguments made by employers… Read more