Recent Changes to NLRB Guidance Regarding Employers’ Policies Involving Employee Communication -
Two recent decisions by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have significantly overturned earlier rulings regarding...more
1/9/2020
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Confidentiality Policies ,
Electronic Communications ,
Email ,
Email Policies ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employer Rights ,
Employment Policies ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Information Technology ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labor Relations ,
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NLRB ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Protected Activity ,
Purple Communications ,
Section 7 ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions ,
Workplace Investigations
Under the wage orders issued by California’s Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC), “[a]ll working employees shall be provided with suitable seats when the nature of the work reasonably permits the use of seats.” Although...more
11/20/2019
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CVS ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
IWC ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Regulations ,
Safeway Inc ,
Seating ,
Settlement ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Orders ,
Working Conditions
For the first time in a number of years, overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) have been updated. This modest development increases the earning threshold necessary to exempt executive, administrative...more
11/1/2019
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Final Rules ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Job Duties ,
Labor Regulations ,
Minimum Salary ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Over-Time ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
States Impose Sexual Harassment Policy & Training Requirements -
In the wake of the #MeToo Movement, several states have attempted to curb ever-increasing sexual harassment claims through new legislation requiring...more
7/15/2019
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Corporate Culture ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Harassment ,
Hostile Environment ,
Labor Regulations ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws