Reversing a decision celebrated by employers in the home care industry, the U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that home health care agencies must comply with the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) 2013 domestic service...more
9/3/2015
/ Appeals ,
Companionship Exemptions ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Home Health Agencies ,
Home Healthcare Workers ,
Minimum Wage ,
Over-Time ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Wage and Hour
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) on August 27, 2015, issued a sweeping decision that overturned decades of precedent and created a new standard for determining when two (or more) entities are “joint employers” for...more
9/1/2015
/ Collective Bargaining ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Franchise Agreements ,
Franchises ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
Master Service Agreement ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Subcontractors ,
Supervision ,
Terms and Conditions ,
Wages
New Jersey has enacted a law prohibiting employers with 15 or more employees from asking about a job applicant’s criminal history until after a first interview, unless the employee voluntarily discloses criminal history...more
Connecticut’s Public Act 13-176, An Act Concerning Employee Access to Personnel Files, goes into effect on October 1. The new law amends Connecticut’s employee personnel file law and changes employers’ obligations and the...more
As the October 1, 2013, deadline for compliance with certain notification requirements mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) approaches, employers are grappling with questions about their...more