"How much money did you make at your last job?"
It's a question employers love, but did you know it could be against the law to ask about an applicant's pay history?
View ArticleNon-Competes at Risk
A non-compete provision can prevent a talented employee from leaving to work for the competition. This protection is good for the employer that has invested significant training time and resources in...
View ArticleIMPORTANT LEGAL UPDATE: NEW BACKGROUND CHECK NOTICE REQUIRED, EFFECTIVE...
As you may recall from our previous post, employers that run background checks are subject to a myriad of hyper-technical requirements under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Amazon is about to pay...
View ArticleIllinois Becomes the 9th State to Require Employers to Reimburse Employees...
On August 26, 2018, Illinois amended the Wage Payment and Collection Act (IWPCA) to become the 9th jurisdiction to require employers to reimburse employees for all expenses within the scope of their...
View ArticleMichigan Becomes 11th State to Enact Mandatory Paid Sick Leave
Michigan (and multi-state) employers need to evaluate their vacation, sick, and paid time off (PTO) policies to ensure compliance with Michigan's new "Earned Sick Time Act," passed on September 5,...
View ArticleAttention California Employers: New Laws Are Bringing Changes to Your...
One year later, the #MeToo movement still has steam. It's been a year since the first headlines broke, but the #MeToo movement is still inspiring changes in workplaces throughout the country - most...
View ArticleReady, Set, VOTE! State-Specific Requirements for Employers
With elections around the corner, this blog provides a refresher regarding state-specific employment law requirements relating to voting.
View ArticleClass Action Lawsuits Continue To Target Employers For Hyper-Technical...
On the heels of Amazon's $5 million settlement for background check violations, which we covered in this blog post, FCRA class action lawsuits continue to be on the rise.
View ArticleEmployment Law Gotcha: Biometric Privacy Laws You Need to Know About
It was a normal day at the Six Flags amusement park in Gurnee, IL. After buying a season pass, a teenage boy went to the park's security checkpoint, and Six Flags scanned his thumb so that he could use...
View ArticleHello? Is it Me You're Looking For? FCC Unanimously Approves Rules to Create...
Yesterday, the FCC unanimously voted to take additional steps to create a database of reassigned numbers to help companies verify the current subscriber of a phone number before calling it. Use of the...
View ArticleTis the Season... Employment Laws Effective in the New Year!
As 2018 comes to a close, many states are ramping up employment law requirements on a wide array of topics, including background checks, harassment training, equal pay, and employee-reimbursement...
View ArticleLiveVox HCI is Still Not an Autodialer, So Stop Asking (Collins v. National...
On December 20, 2018, the District of New Jersey re-confirmed prior opinions saying LiveVox HCI is not an ATDS under the TCPA. "Although LiveVox HCI's level of human intervention may seem minimal,...
View ArticleAttention Clients Using E-Verify
E-Verify expired during the Government shutdown. During the shutdown, employers will not be able to enroll in E-Verify; access E-Verify accounts; create a case; view or take action on any case,...
View ArticleTis the Season...MORE Employment News for the New Year!
As discussed in our previous "Tis the Season" blog post here, many states are ramping up employment law requirements on a wide array of topics. Employers should plan ahead now and review their...
View ArticleAnother Snowmaker Hits U.S. Employers...Are you required to pay employees for...
With another January snowstorm hitting the U.S., employers from the Rockies to the Midwest to the Northeast are experiencing record low temperatures and inches and inches of snow. Storms like these...
View ArticleNAMED FIRM MEMBER: MAX NATHAN, JR. IS RETIRING
With the most mixed of emotions, our Firm announces that effective December 31, 2018, our senior partner, Max Nathan, Jr. retired from the practice of law.
View ArticleDelta Agrees to Pay $2.3 Million To Settle
Delta Air Lines has agreed to pay $2.3 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging it failed to provide approximately 44,000 applicants with a stand-alone background check disclosure, in...
View Article"The Government Do Take a Bite, Don't She?" IRS Updates Rules on Gifts and...
In production-based work environments, it's common for employers to use contests, raffles, gifts, prizes and "spiffs" to motivate performance, attendance, and other positive performance standards.
View ArticleConsensual Romantic Relationships Between Co-Workers Can Result in Big...
When workplace romances go south, the employer can be held liable if not handled appropriately.
View ArticleNYC Bans Hair Discrimination: What Employers Everywhere Need to Know
Last week, New York City became the first jurisdiction to pass legislation making black hairstyles a protected racial characteristic. This legislation is part of a national legal trend that affects...
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