In This Issue:
- ADA Reasonable Accommodation Requests: Avoid Rigid Policies and Consider Technology
- IRS Issues Guidance on Qualified Plan Amendments Regarding Same Sex Spouses
- OSHA to Refer Untimely...more
6/13/2014
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Disability ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
IRS ,
Marriage ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Qualified Health Plans ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Same-Sex Marriage
Now that the U.S. Senate has confirmed Richard Griffin, Jr. as general counsel to the National Labor Relations Board, employers can expect the NLRB to continue its aggressive enforcement of the National Labor Relations...more
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit granted the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) petition to enforce its controversial ruling in Specialty Healthcare, 357 NLRB No. 174 (2011). ...more
As the United States Supreme Court wraps up its term, employers should take note of three decisions issued this past Monday, June 24....more
6/27/2013
/ But For Causation ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Race Discrimination ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Retaliation ,
SCOTUS ,
Supervisors ,
UT Southwestern Medical v Nassar ,
Vance v. Ball State University ,
Vicarious Liability
On March 28, 2013, Michigan's "right-to-work" law, the Workplace Fairness and Equity Act, went into effect. The law prohibits any requirement that an employee pay union dues or join a union as a condition of employment. The...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued new Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) regulations that go into effect on March 8, 2013. These regulations include revisions to the required postings and optional use forms,...more
Until recently, the National Labor Relations Board's decision in Anheuser-Busch, 237 NLRB 982 (1978), was clear: employers were not obligated to provide witness statements collected during workplace investigations to the...more