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U.K.’s New Gender Pay Gap Regulations Require Employers To Publish Men and Women’s Pay Comparisons; California Moves To Enact Similar Measure

The United Kingdom has issued new regulations that require employers with 250 or more employees, including covered U.S.-based employers doing

By |2017-06-09T17:07:14-05:006/9/2017|Categories: Compensation, Discrimination and Harassment, State Standards|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on U.K.’s New Gender Pay Gap Regulations Require Employers To Publish Men and Women’s Pay Comparisons; California Moves To Enact Similar Measure

FMLA Ruling by Fifth Circuit in Acker v. General Motors Reaffirms That Employers Can Enforce Reasonable “Call-In” Procedures

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled recently, consistent with the Department of Labor’s 2009 revisions to

By |2017-05-05T15:31:49-05:005/5/2017|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves|Tags: , |Comments Off on FMLA Ruling by Fifth Circuit in Acker v. General Motors Reaffirms That Employers Can Enforce Reasonable “Call-In” Procedures

New OSHA Rule Extends the Statute of Limitations for Certain Recordkeeping Violations

The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) and implementing regulations issued by the Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health

By |2017-01-20T08:07:01-05:001/20/2017|Categories: Agency Enforcement|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on New OSHA Rule Extends the Statute of Limitations for Certain Recordkeeping Violations

Federal Court Declines To Block Expanded Whistleblower Anti-Retaliation Provisions in OSHA’s New Electronic Reporting Rule

A federal court in Texas has denied a request by a group of industry trade associations and employers to enjoin

By |2016-12-11T22:36:05-05:0012/11/2016|Categories: Whistleblowing and Retaliation|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Federal Court Declines To Block Expanded Whistleblower Anti-Retaliation Provisions in OSHA’s New Electronic Reporting Rule

Settlement Between EEOC and BNV Home Care Serves as Reminder of GINA’s Restrictions on Obtaining Employees’ Genetic Information

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a settlement recently in a class-based discrimination lawsuit brought by the agency against

By |2016-11-23T15:03:02-05:0011/23/2016|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Settlement Between EEOC and BNV Home Care Serves as Reminder of GINA’s Restrictions on Obtaining Employees’ Genetic Information

Fifth Circuit Rules That Claim for Temporary Total Disability Benefits Did Not Preclude ADA Failure To Accommodate Lawsuit

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has revived a lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

By |2016-11-18T16:07:30-05:0011/18/2016|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Fifth Circuit Rules That Claim for Temporary Total Disability Benefits Did Not Preclude ADA Failure To Accommodate Lawsuit