This month, in the final part of our Adams and Reese Paid Family and Medical Leave series, we examine highlights of the mandatory PFML laws in Colorado and the District of Columbia, two other jurisdictions within the Adams...more
In 2023, legislatures in five “Southeastern Conference” states passed statutes creating options for employers to voluntarily provide paid family and medical leave (PFML) through insurance benefits purchased from the private...more
Paid family medical leave (PFML) is a hot button issue in workplaces for both employers and employees, and momentum for this benefit is growing.
In 1993, Congress passed the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA),...more
Imagine you are the newly assigned manager of one of your employer’s grocery stores. After evaluating all your department managers during the first two weeks on the job, you meet with the bakery manager three times over the...more
Under a Final Rule announced April 23, 2024, the salary threshold for “white collar” exemptions (executive, administrative, and professional) will increase effective July 1, 2024, to the equivalent of an annual salary of...more
Imagine you are a busy HR manager or business owner approached in the hall by employee Beth while you are between meetings. Beth briefly mentions a need for “possibly getting FMLA for my dad.” You nod at Beth and go on to...more
On September 8, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor formally proposed an almost 65% increase in the minimum salary requirements under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act for certain overtime pay exemptions used by employers...more
In “Alabama Song,” Jim Morrison and The Doors asked to be shown the way to the next whiskey bar. Now, if he found it, the bar’s insurance premiums and possible liability are likely to be reduced thanks to recent changes to...more
In Restaurant Law Center et al. vs. US Department of Labor, Case 1:21-cv-01106-RP (W.D. Tex. July 6, 2023), the Texas Federal District Court granted summary judgment in favor of the DOL, upholding the DOL’s December 2021...more
7/26/2023
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Food Service Workers ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Minimum Wage ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Tipped Employees ,
Tips ,
Wage and Hour
Please join us for a one hour CLE on challenging issues that can confront employers when the desire to discipline employee absences or other work conduct intersects with legal requirements to provide job protected leave or...more
6/14/2023
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Disabilities ,
Discipline ,
Documentation ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Leave of Absence ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Webinars
On December 29, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Spending Bill into law. The omnibus bill contains two expansions of employment rights for pregnant and nursing employees of which covered employers...more
Employers now have OSHA’s long-awaited Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) mandating COVID-19 vaccinations or testing for some workers, but much uncertainty remains about how and whether employers should take action at this...more
1. Introduction.
Under the “risk management” approach to human resources management, an employer should set the standards for its policies and practices at a level that it is certain it will enforce uniformly...more