Hey Compliance Warriors! It’s been a minute since we updated the status of the federal contractor/subcontractor vaccination mandate. I came across this very well written update by the law firm Thompson Hine Check it out! https://www.thompsonhine.com/publications/update-on-federal-contractor-and-subcontractor-vaccine-mandate Key Notes: President Biden’s Executive Order 14042 directs federal agencies to require certain federal contractors […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! On February 10, 2022, the U.S. Senate passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (EFASASHA), barring the enforcement of most mandatory arbitration provisions in cases alleging sexual assault or sexual harassment. The bill has now gone to the desk of President Biden, who is expected to […]
Ottumwa Store Employee Denied Promotion Based on Having a Newborn at Home, Federal Agency Charges Walmart violated federal law when it gave a Black female employee an unsanitary lactation space based upon her race and failed to promote her based on sex stereotypes about mothers with small children, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged […]
Boss Calls Succeed. Be the Boss of HR. Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022 1 – 2:30 pm CST Training Your Managers and Supervisors: Why, How, and What They Need to Know PART TWO! Hey Bosses! Last week, we discussed how to lay out a training program for managers and supervisors. We talked about […]
Illinois Gas Station / Convenience Store Subjected a Female Employee to Unwanted Sexual Advances, Federal Agency Charges Kelley Williamson Company, which owns and operates gas stations and convenience stores, violated federal law when it subjected a female employee at its Byron, Illinois gas station and convenience store to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity […]
Attorney Harrison Oldham Colorado is one of the states where non-competes are difficult, but not impossible, to enforce. However, a new Colorado law, effective March 1, 2022, will make violations of the state’s non-competition statute a Class 2 misdemeanor punishable by 120 days in jail, a fine up to $750, or both. […]
Yesterday, February 9, 2022, California’s governor signed Senate Bill (SB) 114, which creates a new Labor Code section 248.6 addressing supplemental paid sick leave for COVID-19. The law takes effect immediately and is retroactive to January 1, 2022, but an employer’s obligation to provide 2022 COVID-19 supplemental California paid sick leave (CPSL) does not begin until 10 days after the […]
Defendants assessed more than $16K in penalties, interest for willful violations Hey Compliance Warriors! Do you know how I am always telling you to be careful because sometimes the DOL assesses fines to individual managers as well as the corporate structure? Well, it has happened again. Just another reason to become one of our Boss […]
Employer shorted workers’ pay by failing to combine hours worked at 2 related businesses Hey Compliance Warriors! Here is an example of a question I get quite often. One employee, two employers, common ownership – even with different tax ID #s – equals potential overtime violations if not handled properly. The fact that liquidated […]
EEOC Sues Pneuline Supply for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation February 02, 2022 American Freight Furniture and Mattress to Pay $5 Million to Settle Nationwide EEOC Sex Discrimination Suit February 02, 2022 Wellpath to Pay $75,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Case February 01, 2022 Tampa Bay Delivery Service to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC […]