The news reports that more and more companies are moving to offer unlimited vacation time. On its face, this policy change appears to be a generous offer by employers to boost employee morale and attract top talent, but there may be other factors at play. Here is an...
You have no doubt heard that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission proposes to require employers with 100 or more employees to start submitting compensation data with their annual EEO-1 reports.The proposal was announced by President Obama in a White House...
Every once in awhile, I find myself counseling an employer with either no FMLA policy or one completely lacking any meaningful details. Often, these policies fail to include key provisions to protect against liability.Take, for instance, the FMLA 12-month...
What’s a “materially adverse employment action”? This is the second part in what should be a three-part series (it’s possible that we’ll need four) on the proposed Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation and Related Issues recently published by the Equal...
On January 20, 2016, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division released an Administrator’s Interpretation addressing what it considers to be a growing concern: joint employment. As a result, you may be liable for wage violations for employees...
