Sure, I know you probably want to read about the NLRB’s decision this week questioning the legality of confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses in severance agreements for employees who aren’t supervisors. We’ll have more on that soon. (For now, Jon Hyman’s summary is a worthy substitute.)
But in the meantime, I wanted to highlight something
Yesterday, Governor Lamont announced a sweeping change to the way that vaccinations will be distributed in Connecticut. Previously, it was anticipated that workers in essential businesses would receive the vaccines next. Many businesses started plans for the eventuality.
That plan was thrown out.
Instead, the governor announced a new age-based plan. It’s simple and straightforward
Late yesterday, various press reports signaled what could be the beginning of the end for 2011 Department of Labor guidance that had greatly expanded legal claims against restaurants.
The 2011 rule barred businesses (mainly restaurants) from including nontipped workers in their tip pools. That practice – if done involuntarily – then entitles the servers or
So, a couple of months back, I talked about how separation agreements for small employers might not be covered by the federal law that covers such agreements.
After all, since the Age Discrimination in Employment Act only applied to employers that have 20 or more employees, the requirements for a “knowing and voluntary waiver”
Continuing his posts on wellness programs, my colleague Marc Herman fills us in on what’s the latest.
I return today with the second part of a two-part post on wellness programs.
Reference to my prior post is not to be braggadocious, but to remind you that both posts ought be read in tandem.
Late last week, the EEOC released the proposed rules on wellness programs for employers. These long-awaited proposed rules will likely be adopted in full by this summer, after the public has 60 days to submit comments.
I talked about this in a post last fall and even in a post back in 2011. But now,
Let’s state the obvious first: We’re in favor of anything that raises awareness to the issue of ALS and #icebucketchallenge has done that and more. And for the record, I did the challenge last weekend, after being suitably doused by my kids. (My friend, Robert Becker, posted a clip from mine here.)
The situation is a common one.
But here’s where things get
We had another great turnout last week for my firm’s seminar on labor & employment law. Many of the topics would be familiar to avid blog readers, but there were three interesting points that I haven’t talked much about that I thought were also notable.
1. In September, the IRS announced a Voluntary Classification Settlement
One of the latest fads in employment law has become a peculiar side effect of this recession — the increase in the us
e of mandatory furloughs.
What are they? Well, in simple terms, they are orders from an employer to an employee that they take a day (or multiple days) off without pay. In