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March 27, 2019
The Department of Labor (DOL) published its proposed rule to revise the overtime exemption for so called “White Collar” positions. These include executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer positions that will be required to earn $679 per week or $35,308 annualized and meet the duties and salary to be exempt from overtime. More than a million workers will be affected by this ruling. Public comment is invited at www.regulations.gov by May 21, 2019. The rule will take effect after publication of the Final Rule. Most companies lived through the recent history of the DOL’s Final Rule that was to […]
February 25, 2019
Employers must be aware that 41% of all lawsuits filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in FY 2018 were Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) suits. Failure to hire, failure to accommodate and attendance and leave policies resulted in settlements in the millions of dollars. The EEOC’s strategic enforcement plan is focused on eliminating barriers in recruitment and hiring that discriminate against protected classes as well as “inflexible” leave policies and systemic harassment. The EEOC is focusing on policies that exclude and screening tools that result in disparate impact on individuals of a protective class. These practices include online […]
January 26, 2019
It is time for business to take a wide look at anti-harassment training. There is evidence to support that training raises awareness of what harassment is and that it is prohibited. One problem is most employees will not be self-aware enough to acknowledge they may be the harasser. Helping employees become aware of the level of civility in their workplace and the harm of micro-aggressions may be time well spent. But getting employees to report an incident of harassment is the big job. Creating a safe and respectful workplace may open the path to reporting harassment. Research and popular culture […]