Here are some of the most recent actions DOL has taken toward smallish businesses. Don’t let your company fall into these same situations. Click here to read all of these cases and more! The high cost of wage theft: Southern California car wash operator pays $202K in back wages, damages to 13 workers after […]
Funeral Home and Crematory Owner Sexually Harassed Four Female Employees and Punished Them for Reporting, Federal Agency Charged Sachse, Texas-based Charles W. Smith & Sons Funeral Home and Metro Mortuary and Crematory will pay $135,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity […]
Attorney Harrison Oldham On October 1, 2022, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas held that Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) guidance addressing sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination in the workplace is unlawful. The case is State of Texas v. EEOC. Background On June 15, 2020, the […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! The Internal Revenue Service today announced the tax year 2023 annual inflation adjustments for more than 60 tax provisions, including the tax rate schedules and other tax changes. Revenue Procedure 2022-38PDF provides details about these annual adjustments. New for 2023 The Inflation Reduction Act extended certain energy related tax breaks […]
Covered Employers Required by Law to Display Poster at Work Site Today, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released the ‘Know Your Rights’ poster, which updates and replaces the previous “EEO is the Law” poster. Covered employers are required by federal law to prominently display the poster at their work sites. The EEOC’s […]
Attorney Harrison Oldham Recent New York legislation will allow a class of sexual abuse victims to sue their abusers, where they previously would have been time-barred. Specifically, according to New York’s Adult Survivors Act (the “Act”), on November 24, 2022, New York will open a one-year “lookback” window that permits victims who suffered […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced an extension of the flexibility in complying with requirements related to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, due to COVID-19. Due to the continued safety precautions related to COVID-19, DHS will extend the updated flexibilities until July 31, 2023. Employers must monitor the DHS and ICE’s […]
Employers should continue using the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, after its expiration date of Oct. 31, 2022 until further notice. DHS will publish a Federal Register notice to announce the new version of the Form I-9 once it becomes available. Be Audit-Secure! Lisa Smith, SPHR, SCP Become a HelpDeskforHR.com Member and get a $110 […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! I get this question a lot and even more this year as remote/work from home positions have started to become more of the norm in many industries. So, I thought I’d let the attorneys from Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart do the heavy lifting and break it all down […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! On October 11, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the publication of a proposed rule to revise the Department’s guidance on how to determine who is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) would rescind an earlier rule on this topic […]