Monthly Archives: September 2022

Applies to:          All Employers with AL, AK, AZ, AR, GA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MS, MO, MT, NE, OH, OK, SC, SD, TN, and WV Employees Effective:             July 15, 2022 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) 2021 guidance regarding the treatment of LGBTQ applicants and employees in the workplace has been blocked from

Applies to:          All Employers with AL, AK, AZ, AR, GA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MS, MO, MT, NE, OH, OK, SC, SD, TN, and WV Employees Effective:             July 15, 2022 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) 2021 guidance regarding the treatment of LGBTQ applicants and employees in the workplace has been blocked from

Applies to:          All Employers Effective:             July 19, 2022 Employers in the gig economy or who otherwise have a primarily contractor-based workforce need to prepare for additional scrutiny from both the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The NLRB’s major area of focus is to protect workers’ rights to organize

Applies to:          All Employers with Employees in the District of Columbia Effective:             July 8, 2022 In United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Plan v. Energy West Mining Company, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals said exiting employers from a multiemployer defined benefit pension plan must use the actual and projected experience of the plan

Applies to:          All Employers with CA Employees Effective:             Pending Expected to be signed by the Governor this month, AB 152 will extend California’s supplemental paid sick leave through December 31, 2022, with some notable changes. Currently, the state’s supplemental paid sick leave is set to end September 30, 2022. The extension and new rules will

Applies to:          All Employers with CA Employees Effective:             Pending Expected to be signed by the Governor this month, AB 152 will extend California’s supplemental paid sick leave through December 31, 2022, with some notable changes. Currently, the state’s supplemental paid sick leave is set to end September 30, 2022. The extension and new rules will

Applies to:          All Employers with CA Employees Effective:             June 17, 2022 In Meza v. Pacific Bell, the California Court of Appeal stated that overtime true-up payments relating to a past pay period is not subject to Labor Code § 226(a)(9)’s requirement to list “hourly rates in effect during the pay period and the corresponding number

Applies to:          All Employers with CA Employees Effective:             June 17, 2022 In Meza v. Pacific Bell, the California Court of Appeal stated that overtime true-up payments relating to a past pay period is not subject to Labor Code § 226(a)(9)’s requirement to list “hourly rates in effect during the pay period and the corresponding number

Applies to:          All Employers with CA Employees Subject to FAA Effective:             July 15, 2022 In Evanskaas v. California Transit Inc., a California Court of Appeal stated that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) applies to businesses engaging in activities that have a substantial relation to interstate commerce. The question arose as to whether the employer’s business

Applies to:          All Employers with CA Employees Effective:             July 19, 2022 In California, an employer must provide an employee with a reasonable seat while working if the nature of the work reasonably permits the use of a seat. In Meda v. AutoZoners, Inc., a California Court of Appeal looked at what an employer must do