Picture this: One of your long-term employees has called out, on average, twice a week for the last 6 weeks. When he calls out, he tells his manager it is to care for his wife, who is ill. His work starts to fall behind. The manager is getting frustrated and writes him up for excessive […]
While most employers are aware of the importance of affirmative action in the employment context, many are unaware that they are required to have an Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) as well, pursuant to federal law. How do you know if you are required to have one? The answer depends on, among other things, whether you […]
As we have been advising for the last few years, the Department of Labor (DOL) has been working on updating the salary threshold for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Today, it issued its final rule, which will go into effect on January 1, 2020. The salary threshold below which employees will […]
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that, due to high burden on employers and unproven usefulness of the program, it will not collect pay data during future EEO-1 reporting cycles. That is likely welcome news for employers who have been following the EEO-1 reporting saga. Nothing about today’s announcement changes the obligations for […]
In a few days, the Form I-9, which is used for verifying new hires’ employment eligibility, will be expiring. What should you do? The current Form I-9 was released on July 17, 2017, with a stated expiration date of August 31, 2019. On March 1, 2019, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) published a […]
A recent study revealed why companies are failing to deal with workplace harassment — managers and supervisors are not adequately equipped to handle the complaints. An estimated 70% of all complaints of harassment, bias, discrimination, and bullying are made to managers rather than HR. For that reason, supervisor training is important to curtailing discrimination and […]
Updating the overtime threshold under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for the white collar exemptions from overtime has taken many twists and turns. It appears we are nearing the end of the journey as the Department of Labor (DOL) plans to send its proposed update to the overtime rule to the White House Office […]
The Labor Commissioner is seeking public comment on several of the laws that came out of the 2019 Nevada Legislative Session. Public comment will assist the Labor Commissioner in crafting regulations that will clarify the new laws and how they impact employers. The purpose of the public comment is to assist the Labor Commissioner in […]
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides eligible employees with up to 12 workweeks of unpaid leave in a 12 month period for certain family and medical reasons. Specifically, for the birth and care of a child within one year of birth; placement of a child for adopted or foster care within one year […]
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that covered employers must submit Component 2 data (hours worked and pay data by race, ethnicity, and sex) for 2017 and 2018 by September 30, 2019. The deadline for submitting Component 1 data (the number of employees by job category, race, sex, and ethnicity) remains unchanged. Covered […]
