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Hurricane Dorian Churns Toward Florida
Hurricane Dorian is expected to hit Florida this weekend and could intensify to a Category 4 hurricane before hitting the
Company Could Retract Telework Accommodation After Merger
An American Airlines employee allowed to work from home in Chicago for more than 10 years to accommodate her multiple sclerosis could be required to work onsite in Dallas after…
Illinois Human Rights Law to Cover Businesses with One Employee
An amendment to the Illinois Human Rights Act expands the definition of “employer” from businesses with at least 15 employees to those with one or more
The New York SHIELD Act: What Employers Need to Know
As mega-breaches heighten concern about the security of personal information and a federal solution does not appear forthcoming, New York recently joined the growing list of states imposing their own…
New York Expands Workplace Protections for Domestic Violence Victims
Gov. Andrew Cuomo just signed into law an amendment to New York State Human Rights Law expanding the protections employers must provide to employees who are victims of domestic violence
IRS Extends Nondiscrimination Relief for Frozen Pensions to 2021
The IRS has again extended the temporary relief from select nondiscrimination requirements for defined benefit plans that are closed to new participants. Plan sponsors may continue to rely on this…
EEOC Explains How to Report Nonbinary Individuals on EEO-1 Form
As more employees have identified their gender as nonbinary rather than male or female, employers have struggled to determine how to report these workers’ gender on the EEO-1 form provided…
Update on the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Law
After a three-month delay in implementation to prepare for compliance, employer deductions under the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave will begin Oct. 1
NLRB Memo Clarifies Rules for Workplace Social Media Policies
Two of CVS Health's social media policies requiring employees to disclose certain personal information ran afoul of federal labor law, according to an advice memo from the National Labor Relations…
Worker Fired After FMLA Time Off Was Approved Loses His Claim
A technician at a power company who was fired for past conduct one day after the company told him he was eligible for leave under the Family and Medical Leave…