As previously reported in an earlier blog post, retailers are under attack in a wave of class actions alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The allegations are essentially the same in all of these suits: that the employer failed to […]
A prior blog post on this site addressed the issue of making sure your company's wellness program complied with EEOC and ADA restrictions on obtaining health and medical information regarding your employees. Since that post, the EEOC has now recently […]
In late March, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Young v UPS, determining that UPS may have failed to accommodate a pregnant employee's request for light duty work. Young worked for UPS as a driver, a position that required her to lift up […]
In the aftermath of the Enron scandal and the Great Recession, Congress passed broad legislation to purportedly address corporate malfeasance, including the Dodd-Frank Act in 2010. The Dodd-Frank Act, in conjunction with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, contains […]
One of those cases involving Whole Foods Market Group will continue past the motion to dismiss stage. On March 30, Senior Federal Judge Richard A. Lazzara in the Middle District of Florida (Tampa Division) refused to dismiss the case, based on the […]
The new DOL same-sex rule that took effect this week under the Family and Medical Leave Act has been temporarily halted from enforcement. On March 26, the United States District Court in Dallas issued a preliminary injunction against application of […]
The U.S. Department of Labor recently finalized a rule to extend the protections afforded by the Family Medical Leave Act to married same-sex couples. The new "place of celebration" rule allows all legally married couples, whether traditional same […]
The 2015 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament, affectionately referred to as “March Madness,” begins today. The NCAA Tournament garners millions of viewers and advertising dollars. This event brings two issues to the forefront for employers […]
Retailers are getting hit with a tsunami of class action litigation alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA"), Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") guidelines, and related state laws. In general, these lawsuits […]
First, the Act has expanded the list of work related injuries that all covered employers must report. Employers must continue to report all work-related fatalities within 8 hours. However, under the new rules, employers must also report all work- […]
As discussed in depth in a prior post, raising the minimum wage has received a considerable amount of attention over the past year. President Obama signed an Executive Order requiring employers with federal contracts to pay those employees at least […]
Fast food is very secretive. Colonel Sanders Kentucky Fried Chicken has eleven secret herbs and spices. Bakers have attempted to reverse engineer Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe, but it remains a closely held secret. Coca Cola has had […]