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Utah Legislature Contemplating Sick Leave For Immediate Family
The Utah Legislature is in session again, and it’s likely that there will be changes in the Utah employment landscape by the time the Session concludes in a couple months. Among the bills being offered this year is House Bill … Continue reading
EEOC Changes Policy on Mandatory Arbitration
This past week, the EEOC withdrew its 1997 policy statement regarding mandatory binding arbitration agreements. In that policy statement, the EEOC took the position that the use of mandatory binding arbitration agreements as a condition of employment were contrary to … Continue reading
Posted in Arbitration, Discrimination, EEOC
| Tagged Circuit City Stores, Concepcion, EEOC charge, Employment Arbitration Agreements, Epic Systems, Lamps Plus, Policy, Public Policy, SCOTUS
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Looking to 2020: Marijuana and More Changes at the State and Local Level
Over the last decade, the proliferation of state and local laws regulating employers has exploded. Whether it is minimum wage increases or salary history bans, the number of issues being addressed on a state and local level is unprecedented. But … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Handbook
| Tagged Drug Testing, Medical Marijuana, Policy, Recreational Marijuana
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“Times They Are [Still] a-Changin'”: The Developing Landscape of Marijuana Legalization in Nevada and What This Means for Nevada Employers
As we reported last year, “Times They Are a-Changin’” . However, given the monumental shift in public perceptions of cannabis, the Nevada legislature has followed suit and has now taken a giant step further into the marijuana morass. As a … Continue reading
Posted in Handbook, Hiring, Nevada, Snell & Wilmer
| Tagged Drug Testing, Employees, Job Applicants, Nevada, Policy
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Paid Parental Leave for Employees? Make Sure This Benefit is Truly Gender Neutral
A recent settlement between the American Civil Liberties Union (“ACLU”) and a national employer highlights the importance of ensuring that paid parental leave benefits provided by employers are not just written in a gender neutral policy, but also administered on … Continue reading
Employment Handbooks and Confidentiality
Employers frequently ask if they can maintain rules requiring employees to keep the contents of their employment handbooks confidential. In a recent memorandum, the General Counsel (GC) (Division of Advice) of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) concludes that such rules … Continue reading
Posted in Confidentiality, Handbook, NLRA, NLRB
| Tagged Division of Advice, GC, Handbook, Manual, Memorandum, Policy, Restrictions
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100 Percent Healed Policies – One of the EEOC’s Enforcement Priorities
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) is cracking down on employers for maintaining leave policies that the EEOC deems a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). These so-called “100 percent healed” policies require an employee returning from medical … Continue reading
Posted in ADA, EEOC, Reasonable Accommodation
| Tagged Disability, Employees, Policy, Reasonable Accommodation
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NLRB’s Email Rule May Be Coming to an End
In its 2014 decision Purple Communications Inc. and Communication Workers of America, the NLRB ruled that employees could generally use employers’ email systems to organize or engage in other concerted activities protected by Section 7 of the National Labor Relations … Continue reading
Posted in Handbook, Labor, NLRA, NLRB, Unions
| Tagged Company Email, Labor, NLRA, NLRB, Policy, Protected Communications, Protected Concerted Activity, Purple Communications, Section 7
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New Jersey Joins The Paid Sick Time Movement
On May 2, 2018, Governor Phil Murphy signed bill making New Jersey the 10th state to require employers to provide paid sick leave for employees. The law, which takes effect on October 29, 2018, requires employers to give workers one hour … Continue reading
Posted in Handbook, Sick Leave
| Tagged Local Ordinances, Local Regulation, New Jersey, Paid Sick Leave, Paid Sick Time, Paid Time Off, Phil Murphy, Policy
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