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Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues

Our Monthly Report on Labor Law Issues, also known as the Employment Law Bulletin, is a monthly newsletter that covers a wide range of labor law issues, including affirmative action plans, strikes, OSHA regulations, minimum wage requirements, and more. Other topics covered have included issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as workplace walk-outs and strikes, vaccinations, and employee rights related to positive test results and quarantine. The newsletter also covers issues related to discrimination, such as artificial intelligence and racial bias, and issues related to unions, such as organizing efforts and union successes at companies like Amazon and Starbucks. The newsletter also covers issues related to taxes, immigration, and court cases related to labor law. Stay informed and avoid legal missteps, by subscribing to email updates here.

READY OR NOT: EMPLOYERS NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR FINAL HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD DEADLINE

| June 2016
Although passed more than two years ago, the final deadline for implementing the revised OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) and new Globally Harmonized System (GHS) is coming up on June 1, 2016.  By that date, employers will need to ensure that their hazard communication program has been fully updated along with providing training to all employee…
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CAN AN EMPLOYER LAWFULLY DISCHARGE UNDER AN NLRB-DETERMINED UNLAWFULLY OVERBROAD WORK RULE?

| June 2016
Employers are continually reading headlines about the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rulings declaring common employer work rules to be overbroad and unlawful, because some employees might misinterpret such rules as applying to protected concerted or union activities.  In a recent ruling, the NLRB again finds work rules prohibiting employees fro…
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NEW REPORTING AND RECORD KEEPING RULES REQUIRE PUBLIC REPORTS OF INJURIES AND ILLNESS

| June 2016
On May 11, 2016, OSHA issued a final rule to revise its Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses regulations to be effective January 1, 2017, though portions become effective as soon as August 2016.  The final rule requires employers in certain industries to electronically submit to OSHA injury and illness data that employers already…
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A MAJORITY OF STATES NOW RIGHT-TO-WORK

| May 2016
West Virginia is due to become the 26th right-to-work state as of July 1, 2016.  Right-to-work laws prohibit employers from requiring workers to pay union dues as a condition of employment.  While Democratic state legislators argued that right-to-work laws hurt unions and working families, others say that right-to-work laws promote economic develo…
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EEOC PROVIDES CHARGING PARTIES WITH EMPLOYER POSITION STATEMENTS

| April 2016
Employers routinely provide position statements to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) investigators in defense of discrimination charges.  These position statements cover the employer's (respondent’s) version of the facts and why the employer believes the charge should be dismissed.  The EEOC recently announced that it will…
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USDOL PROPOSES REGULATIONS FOR MANDATORY PAID SICK LEAVE

| April 2016
Having declared a minimum wage hike to $10.10 per hour for Federal contractor employees by Executive Order in 2014, President Barack Obama followed up in September 2015 with another Executive Order requiring those same Federal contractors to establish paid sick leave programs for their employees.  On February 25, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor publ…
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ISSUE OF EMPLOYER LIABILITY FOR EMPLOYEE CAR POOLS IS COMPLEX

| April 2016
Many employers depend on employees being able to get to work from remote locations.  To improve the process, some employers encourage employees to set up car pools or van pools, sometimes paying the driver for his services.  Complex issues arise if there is a traffic accident and injury going to and from work, raising the question of employer liab…
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WORKER'S COMPENSATION SETTLEMENT USED TO BAR DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS

| April 2016
In a recent case, an employee who had worked for J.C. Penney was terminated and brought a workers' compensation claim as well as a claim for violations of the discrimination laws.  Soltis v. J.C. Penney Corp., 128 FEP Cases 804 (C.A. 6, 2015).  After the workers' compensation claim was settled, J.C. Penney moved for summary judgment arguing they w…
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UNIONS GET MORE AGGRESSIVE IN EMPLOYER RELATIONSHIPS, PERHAPS BASED ON ELECTION RESULTS AND IMPROVING ECONOMY

| January 2013
Due to bad economic conditions over the last few years, many unions have accepted cuts in pay and benefits. Historically, when the economy is bad, many employees, union and non-union alike, have had a “don’t rock the boat” mentality that having any type of job is better than being the highest paid worker in the unemployment line. Some deve…
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EEOC OFFERS ADVICE TO EMPLOYERS ON CRITICAL ADA ISSUES

| January 2013
EEOC Commissioner Chai Feldblum offered advice to employers at an American Bar Association meeting held in November. Feldblum indicated that the requirement of reasonable accommodation may still apply to an employee with a disability who has exhausted FMLA or employer-provided leave. While leave policies may work best with “clear, defined lines,&rdquo…
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WAGE-HOUR CASE ADDRESSES AUTOMATIC MEAL DEDUCTION PAYROLL SYSTEM

| January 2013
A recent federal appeals case addresses company policies that provide for employees receiving an unpaid meal break that is automatically deducted from their paychecks.  Dwight v. Baptist Memorial Healthcare Corp., 19 WH Cas. 2d 1441 (CA 6 2012). The employee handbook contained these policies as well as policies providing that if an employee’s mea…
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