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DOL’s Proposed New Definition for Independent Contractors
Last week, the U.S. DOL published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which will change the classification of many independent contractors to employees. If the proposed rule is passed, fewer workers will be able to be independent contractors. Secretary of Labor Marty...
CHECK YOUR EMPLOYMENT RELATED CONTRACTS
Franchise Agreements – No Poaching Provisions As written previously, if your company has agreements with no poaching employees language, it is new jurisdiction for the HR Manager or in-house employment counsel under anti-trust law. Such provisions are typically...
Tracking Teleworking Employees’ Hours’ Worked
Yesterday, the U.S. DOL issued a Bulletin clarifying an employer’s duty to exercise reasonable diligence to accurately account for teleworking hours worked by hourly employees, whether due to COVID-19 or not. Quoting from the Bulletin: (1) “If the employer knows...
Are OSHA and Workers Compensation the Appropriate COVID Battlegrounds?
Are OSHA and Workers Compensation The Appropriate COVID Battlegrounds? Employers are seeing all types of claims and lawsuits being brought on behalf of employees regarding safe working conditions. I like the way Amazon.com is defending such a suit in NY - -...
COVID-19 Screening Questionnaires
Is your company’s Questionnaire within the permissible margins? Here’s a quick test - - can you identify the one question below that would NOT be permissible? Symptoms: Have you had a fever in the last 10 - 14 days? Shortness of breath? Cough? Felt...
Bostock v. Clayton County Georgia and Your Employee Handbook
NEWS: As we all know now, the law on protecting LGBTQ employees is now settled. The U.S. Supreme Court in a 6-3 split last week held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and other federal workplace laws prohibit employers from firing gay, lesbian and...
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