Hey Compliance Warriors! With telework arrangements expanding in response to the coronavirus pandemic, today the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) 2020-5 to clarify an employer’s obligation to track the number of hours of compensable work by employees who are teleworking or otherwise working away from premises […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today announced another extension of the flexibilities in rules related to Form I-9 compliance that was granted earlier this year. Read on…
Hey Compliance Warriors! Over the weekend, President Trump announced he was postponing payroll taxes through the end of the year, extending the unemployment supplement at the rate of $400 a week, helping people stave off eviction, and waiving student loan payments through the end of 2020. The details are not as simple as they might […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! On August 7th, 2020, the CDC issued updated guidance on wearing masks, masks with the exhalation valve or vent, and face shields. Read on…
Hey Compliance Warriors! Are Your Employees Using Good Judgment? Sometimes you have to shake your head and walk away. The employee who decides it would be fun to drive the company’s forklift to pick up his lunch, a mile away. The employee who gives free food to all her friends because no one else was […]
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NLRB Changes Stance: Abusive Speech No Longer Tolerated
Hey Compliance Warriors! I know what you’re thinking. When was abusive speech ever tolerated in the workplace? Well, it isn’t tolerated in just ANY situation. However, in certain circumstances, it was up until about a week ago when the NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) modified its standards on several subjects. Specifically, Section 7 of the […]
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BREAKING NEWS: New York District Court Vacates Parts of FFCRA Regulations Including Healthcare Provider Definition
Hey Compliance Warriors! Not long after the Department of Labor (DOL) issued the FFCRA regulations, the state of New York filed a lawsuit challenging some of the provisions. Yesterday, August 3rd, 2020, the federal district court in New York struck down four provisions in the regulations. Read on…
Hey Compliance Warriors! Today, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced guidance for employers with certain federal contracts regarding paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave under the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA). The guidance provides compliance assistance to employers with service contracts with the federal government covered […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! In a decision issued today in General Motors LLC, 14-CA-197985 369 NLRB No. 127 (2020), the National Labor Relations Board modified the standard for determining whether employees have been lawfully disciplined or discharged after making abusive or offensive statements—including profane, racist, and sexually unacceptable remarks—in the course of activity otherwise protected under […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! In this update, USCIS is providing examples of how DHS recommends you notate Form I-9 when remotely inspecting employment authorization and identity documents and then subsequently performing the required physical inspection once normal operations resume. Employers and workplaces that are operating remotely may follow the DHS news release that announced flexibility in […]