--- title: "March 2019" description: "" url: "https://wimlaw.com/publications/newsletters/march-2019" date: "2026-06-06T17:24:39+00:00" language: "en-US" --- # March 2019 ## [DOES CAMPUS RECRUITING OR LIMITS ON EXPERIENCE FOR APPLICANTS VIOLATE THE AGE DISCRIMINATION LAWS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=563:does-campus-recruiting-or-limits-on-experience-for-applicants-violate-the-age-discrimination-laws&catid=181) April 01, 2020 | [March 2019](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=181) Do employers violate the Age Discrimination In Employment Act (ADEA) in only recruiting at college campuses or turning away applicants for having too much experience? The Seventh Circuit has a simple answer to that question, in a ruling on January 23, 2019, that the federal age discrimination law does not protect older applicants from the unintended d… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=563:does-campus-recruiting-or-limits-on-experience-for-applicants-violate-the-age-discrimination-laws&catid=181) ## [WATCH OUT FOR FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=562:watch-out-for-fair-credit-reporting-act-disclosure-documents&catid=181) April 01, 2020 | [March 2019](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=181) The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) prohibits the use of consumer reports for employment purposes unless "a clear and conspicuous disclosure has been made in writing to the consumer at any time before the report is procured or caused to be procured in a document that consists solely of the disclosure that a consumer report may be obtained for employment pu… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=562:watch-out-for-fair-credit-reporting-act-disclosure-documents&catid=181) ## [EMPLOYERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REQUIRE MANDATORY ARBITRATION OF LEGAL CLAIMS BY TRANSPORTATION WORKERS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=561:employers-may-not-be-able-to-require-mandatory-arbitration-of-legal-claims-by-transportation-workers&catid=181) April 01, 2020 | [March 2019](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=181) The Federal Arbitration Act is a federal law that encourages the arbitration of legal claims. Fifty-five percent of American workers are covered by mandatory arbitration provisions in their employment contracts with their employers, according to published reports. Many of these mandatory arbitration provisions preclude an employee from bringing… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=561:employers-may-not-be-able-to-require-mandatory-arbitration-of-legal-claims-by-transportation-workers&catid=181) ## [NLRB REVERSES OBAMA-ERA INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR TEST](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=560:nlrb-reverses-obama-era-independent-contractor-test&catid=181) April 01, 2020 | [March 2019](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=181) During the Obama administration, the NLRB overturned 92 traditional NLRB doctrines. The current Trump administration's NLRB is in the process of attempting to reverse the Obama-era rulings, thus going back to the prior doctrines. The latest example occurred in the January 25 ruling of the NLRB in Super Shuttle DFW, 16-RC-010963 (1/25/19). … [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=560:nlrb-reverses-obama-era-independent-contractor-test&catid=181) ## [DANCERS SUE EMPLOYER CLAIMING RECLASSIFICATION AS EMPLOYEES WAS RETALIATION](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=559:dancers-sue-employer-claiming-reclassification-as-employees-was-retaliation&catid=181) April 01, 2020 | [March 2019](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=181) Employers are well aware of classification issues as to whether workers are employees or independent contractors. Use of independent contractors offers great advantages to employers, including saving of payroll taxes and the avoidance of union and employment claims. On the other hand, there is widespread litigation over misclassification issues… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=559:dancers-sue-employer-claiming-reclassification-as-employees-was-retaliation&catid=181) ## [CAUTION NECESSARY FOR WELLNESS PROGRAMS DUE TO RECENT DEVELOPMENTS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=558:caution-necessary-for-wellness-programs-due-to-recent-developments&catid=181) April 01, 2020 | [March 2019](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=181) Many employers are successfully using wellness programs and finding that good programs can be a"win-win." That is, employee wellness improves attendance and reduces healthcare plan costs, while showing the employer's desire to help workers. Unfortunately, there are many legal issues in setting up and operating a wellness plan. 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