In a recent Opinion Letter (below), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) concluded that a parent could use intermittent Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave to attend meetings at... Continue Reading...
Continue ReadingReasonable Accommodation Required to Enable Drug Test
The EEOC recently filed a lawsuit in an Indiana federal court claiming that an employer unlawfully failed to reasonably accommodate an applicant so that she could complete a required drug... Continue Reading...
Continue ReadingIndiana Wage Deductions
Indiana recently updated its wage deduction statute (Indiana Code 22-2-6-2). Our partner Crystal Wildeman referenced this update in her recent post. In Indiana, as in several States, voluntary wage deductions... Continue Reading...
Continue ReadingLegislature’s Amendment to Wage Deduction Statute Unwinds Judgment
Applying Indiana’s recently-amended Wage Deduction statute, Ind. Code § 22-2-6-2, the Seventh Circuit vacated the judgment awarded to an employee class on wage withholding for rental cost of uniforms. Weil... Continue Reading...
Continue ReadingFailure to Offer Leave as Accommodation Costs Employer $950K
In a May 16, 2019 press release, the EEOC describes its $950,000 settlement with an employer. The EEOC claimed the employer did not allow employees with disabilities to return to... Continue Reading...
Continue ReadingUpdate on Requirement to Submit EEO-1 Pay Data
In a recent post, I explained that a federal Judge reinstated an EEOC rule that requires EEO-1 filers to report wage and hour information by gender, race, and ethnicity. This... Continue Reading...
Continue ReadingFocus on Pay Equity, Changes to Overtime
This has been a big week for employee compensation, specifically, pay equity and overtime. A federal Judge issued an injunction that, at least for now, reinstates an EEOC rule that... Continue Reading...
Continue ReadingHere Comes Cupid: Thoughts on Dealing with Workplace Romance
Valentine’s Day is a good day to address workplace romance. When I train management teams on sexual harassment, I often am asked about this issue. In many workplaces, co-workers spend... Continue Reading...
Continue ReadingIndependent Contractor or Employee? Guidance from Indiana Supreme Court
This post is for any business that uses independent contractors in Indiana. The Indiana Supreme Court recently agreed that a business properly classified a worker as an independent contractor not... Continue Reading...
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