By Tony Oncidi on September 12, 2018 Posted in California Labor & Employment Law, Employment Law Notes We invite you to review our newly-posted September 2018 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include: Employer Must Obtain Written Authorization To Conduct Background Check Some Of California’s “Sanctuary State” Employer Obligations Are […]
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New York State DOL Releases a Draft of a New Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy
Hey Compliance Warriors! The New York State DOL is trying to put out some great materials to help companies bring their sexual harassment policies up to speed. Read on for the details…
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California Legislation Trying to Sign Bills into Law Helping to Address #MeToo
Hey Compliance Warriors! We’ve all heard of the #MeToo movement by now. It’s a great movement that has really made some strides in the last year. California Legislation is looking to help even more with new proposing new bills. Read on…
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Does An Employee Have to Give Back Severance Pay Before Suing?
Hey Compliance Warriors! Here’s an interesting Question: If an employee signs a a severance agreement and gets the severance pay but, then turns around and decides to sue the company saying they were coercing into signing the agreement, do they have to give back the severance pay they received? Read on….
The Department seeks public input on questions such as: What is the appropriate salary level (or range of salary levels) above which the overtime exemptions for bona fide executive, administrative, or professional employees may apply? Why? What benefits and costs to employees and employers might accompany an increased salary level? How would an increased salary […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! The WHD is trying to gather information for what their final rule on salary level exemptions, that got put on hold, should be. We’ll be attending one of these seminars below in Denver this week. Read on…
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U.S. Department of Labor Announces New Office of Compliance Initiatives to Expand Compliance Outreach
Hey Compliance Warriors! U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta announced the U.S. Department of Labor’s new Office of Compliance Initiatives (OCI) during a speech today at the Voluntary Protection Programs Participants’ Association’s 2018 Safety+ National Symposium. Coordinated by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, this cross-agency effort complements the Department’s enforcement activities by […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! Cal/OSHA has published a fact sheet poster regarding their new requirement to create a Hotel Housekeeping Musculoskeletal Injury Program. Read on for the details!
Hey Compliance Warriors! Many states have already hopped aboard the inquiry about salary history ban. Hawaii will now be joining as well. Read on for all the details on this…
Hey Compliance Warriors! San Antonio has adopted Austins Paid sick and safe leave law. This makes them exactly identical. Austin is also going though legal challenges which would change the law in Austin as well was affect San Antonio. Read on for the details…