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The last thing you need—an ex-employee suing over a bad reference. Fortunately, most states offer a qualified privilege to employers that provides immunity for employers who give employment references; however, the privilege is easily lost if employers aren’t careful. For detailed information about the states and their laws, we turned to “The 50×50,” BLR/HRhero’s 50 […]
The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design are in effect officially as of March 15. These standards were adopted as part of the revised regulations for Title II and Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and will make buildings and facilities accessible to more than 54 million Americans with disabilities. […]
A federal appellate court may reconsider its views on “reassignment” as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans With Disabilities Act, at the request of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC takes the position that the ADA requires employers to reassign employees, whose disability prevents them from performing their current job, to a vacant position […]
Many workers now perform their tasks at worksites other than those owned or operated by their employers. In these situations, the employer remains primarily responsible for ensuring that employees have safe and healthy workplaces.
By Stephen D. Bruce, PHR Editor, HR Daily Advisor Taxmageddon is coming says Michael Aitken, SHRM’s Vice President, Government Affairs. If no action is taken by Congress, things could get especially tough for government contractors and military suppliers. What’s Taxmageddon? Taxmageddon comes at the end of 2012, when the payroll tax and unemployment benefits extension […]
The U.S. Labor Department is seeking an additional $6.4 million in fiscal year 2013 for increased enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Family Medical Leave Act, according to testimony by Labor Sec. Hilda Solis. “As we continue to recover from one of the worst economic crises in three generations, it is especially […]
A health insurer agreed to pay $1.5 million and adopt a detailed corrective action plan to resolve HIPAA security allegations stemming from a 2009 data breach. This is the first HIPAA enforcement action to result from the breach reports now required by the HITECH Act. Like many data breaches that have been making the news […]
Yesterday, we looked at some of the common questions that arise relating to employee handbooks. Today, a few more—plus an introduction to a must-have handbooks resource, specifically for California employers and fully updated for 2012.
Yesterday’s Advisor offered guidance for several tricky FMLA situations; today, again turning to the “FMLA Bible” for help, we cover FMLA and home work, FMLA and overtime, and state FMLA laws. Work at Home During FMLA Leave Frequently, an employee who is physically unable to come to work will perform some work for the employer […]
By Arthur Silbergeld, Esq. Anyone who works on a computer knows the sinking feeling that comes with hitting that nasty combination of keystrokes causing your machine to freeze. The fact that many companies now keep IT staff available around the clock just to help frantic employees get their misbehaving computers working, retrieve lost documents and […]