An Employee Failed a Drug Test. Now What?
Employers conduct drug tests to screen out potential new hires who use illicit drugs and to deter current staff from abusing drugs and creating safety risks in the workplace. So…
EEOC Religious Accommodation Lawsuit Holds Lessons for Employers
A federal judge in Colorado recently imposed sanctions on an employer that failed to preserve evidence in a religious accommodation lawsuit. The case serves as a reminder for employers to…
Emeryville, Calif., Adopts Rules Implementing Employment Ordinance
A little over two years after Emeryville’s Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Leave, and Other Employment Standards Ordinance took effect, the city manager adopted implementing regulations. In many respects, the regulations…
Chicago and Cook County Paid-Sick-Leave Ordinances May Apply to Your Organization
Paid-sick-leave ordinances became effective in the city of Chicago and Cook County on July 1. Although many employers have made the necessary changes, many have not because of persistent myths…
Delaware Joins List of States to Strengthen Data Breach Laws
With the passage of the first significant amendments to its data breach law since 2005, Delaware has joined the growing list of states that have recently amended their data breach…
How to Keep HSAs Exempt from ERISA
Employers should not, through good intentions, become overinvolved in employees' decisions to invest in health savings accounts (HSAs)
Midyear Changes Required for California Employers
New legal requirements are not limited to changes in law that take effect on the first of the year. Companies in California must take note of new employment rules that…
Germany: Employee Monitoring Ruled Unlawful
The German Federal Labor Court decided that a company's use of surveillance software to monitor computer use of its employees was in violation of the German Federal Data Protection Act
Brazil: Overview of Recent Labor Reform
Labor reform in Brazil was approved on July 13, 2017, amending several articles of the Labor Code
Despite Gains, Average Intern Wage Still Below Pre-Recession Level
Undergraduate interns earned less in 2017 than they did in 2010 when their salaries are adjusted for inflation. However, their pay has grown over the past three years which, when…