Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released three new Opinion Letters: FMLA2019-2-A, addressing whether time spent attending a Committee on Special Education meeting to discuss a child’s Individualized Education Program qualifies as FMLA leave; FLSA2019-11, addressing the application of the section 7(k) overtime exemption to public agency employees engaged in both fire protection... Read more »

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A recent survey and report from LRN Corporation makes it quite clear that employees are not comfortable reporting ethics violations, and organizational leaders are not seen as promoting ethical behavior. Since we know most employers strive to be ethical, where is the gap between employees and leaders? The LRN report concludes that there is too... Read more »

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Are you a private employer with 50 or more employees in the State of Nevada? If you are, then you should prepare to comply with Nevada’s “Paid Leave For Any Reason” Law, also known as Senate Bill 312. The bill was recently signed into law by Nevada’s governor and goes into effect on January 1,... Read more »

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On June 27, 2019, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 83, expanding paid family leave (PFL) benefits from a maximum of six weeks to eight weeks under California’s State Disability Insurance (SDI) program. The law will take effect on July 1, 2020, and includes a provision for Gov. Newsom to “develop a... Read more »

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“Concerning the Timing of an Inquiry into a Job Applicant’s Criminal History, and, in Connection Therewith, Making an Appropriation,” better known as Colorado’s “Ban the Box” law, officially took effect last Friday, August 2, 2019. Remember that even though the law is officially in effect, employers have no obligations until September 1, 2019. On that... Read more »

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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects qualified job applicants and employees against discrimination on the basis of disability and requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to enable disabled employees to perform the essential functions of their jobs. The 2002 EEOC Enforcement Guidance states that the “purpose of the ADA’s reasonable accommodation obligation is to... Read more »

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