You may not know it, but today is a highly anticipated day. Today, October 8, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments on a trio of cases that will determine whether the nation’s most prominent workplace discrimination statute prohibits employment discrimination against LGBT workers. The issue: whether Title VII’s ban against “sex” discrimination […]
Hey Compliance Warriors, Breaking news from the DOL today regarding tip credit provisions. Here’s the press release. Read on..
Employers in the Sixth Circuit (which has jurisdiction over Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee) may want to review their employment contracts following a recent decision in which the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that employers cannot contractually shorten the statutory limitations period for Title VII claims—except in the arbitration context. […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! The deadline for sexual harassment training has been extended from January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2021! Read on for the details…
Hey Compliance Warriors! IRS has released their “Fiscal Year Return Projections for the United States, Fall 2019 Edition.” Here’s one of the big projections. Read on…
The U.S. Department of Labor announced a final ruling to make more American workers eligible for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). A copy of the Department of Labor’s announcement may be found here [https://www.dol.gov/whd/overtime2019/]. Currently, the FLSA says that certain workers who earn less than $23,700 can earn overtime pay under […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! When it comes to sexual harassment cases the main focus should not be all about the settlement. It should be to help the victim and also to take steps for the harasser not to continue the action. Here’s some great information regarding injunctive relief. Read on…
Hey Compliance Warriors! The long awaited final overtime rule has been announced! The effective date is January 1, 2020. Read on for all the details…
The United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) has issued an opinion letter advising that eligible employees may take intermittent Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) leave to attend Individualized Education Program (“IEP”) meetings addressing the educational and special medical needs of their children. The opinion letter, which constitutes formal guidance on the interpretation of the […]
Hey Compliance Warriors, The EEOC announced on September 11th that the Form EEO-1 will not be collecting detailed compensation data. Read on for more on this announcement…