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OFCCP Signals Emphasis on “Religious Liberty” in Federal Contractor Compliance
Posted By Scott T. Allen on 20 August 2018 Posted in Department of Labor; Discrimination; Human Resources/ Employer Matters; Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs; Policies & Practices
On August 10, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a new policy directive aimed at protecting the religious freedom of employees and ensuring a “level playing field” for religious organizations to compete for federal contracts. While the 2014 Obama administration rule prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender … Continue reading this entry
Tags: Discrimination, DOL, Federal Contractors, gender, LGBTQ, OFCCP, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Religious Discrimination, Sexual Orientation, U.S. Department of Labor
Online Forum Activity = Protected Concerted Activity
Posted By Kevin E. Hyde on 30 July 2018 Posted in Human Resources/ Employer Matters; National Labor Relations Board; Policies & Practices
Much can be (and has been) made about the newly constituted National Labor Relations Board overturning many precedents of the prior Board, which was largely appointed by President Obama. Nonetheless, even with a more “conservative” (i.e., pro-employer) Board, some employers still cross the line. In one recent case, it all came down to what an … Continue reading this entry
Tags: employee personal conduct, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, protected concerted activity, Social Media
No Summer Break for New York State’s and New York City’s Anti-Sexual Harassment Protections
Posted By Anne B. Sekel on 16 July 2018 Posted in Department of Labor; Discrimination, Retaliation and Harassment; Human Resources/ Employer Matters; New and Recent Legislation; Policies & Practices
With the summer (and many vacations) now in full swing, it would be easy for employers to miss the anti-sexual harassment protections that were added to the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules (NY CPLR) and New York’s General Obligation Law, effective July 11, 2018, as well as the additional training, policy and other … Continue reading this entry
Tags: anti-sexual harassment protections, CPLR, Department of Labor, Division of Human Rights, DOL, New York City, New York Civil Practice Law and Rules, sexual haraassment, Stop Sexual Harassment in New York City Act, summer
It’s a Topsy-Turvy Workplace – Right Now, Common Sense is on Top
Posted By Dabney D. Ware on 18 June 2018 Posted in Human Resources/ Employer Matters; Labor Relations; National Labor Relations Board; NLRB; Policies & Practices
Breaking news – sometimes agency guidance, or even enforcement positions, change! A recent example comes from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) with its June 6, 2018, memorandum regarding “Guidance on Handbook Rules Post-Boeing.” While the lack of consistency can be frustrating for employers, there is good news this time: Common sense seems to have … Continue reading this entry
Tags: civility rules, employee rights, employer handbook, National Labor Relations Act, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, Unfair Labor Practices
Comments on Austin's Proposed Sick Leave Ordinance
Posted By Carrie B. Hoffman on 5 February 2018 Posted in Paid Sick Leave; Policies & Practices
With the vote on the proposed sick leave ordinance in Austin coming Feb. 15, we asked Fred Sultan, a member Gardere’s labor and employment group in Austin, on what local employers need to know. Here are Fred’s main takeaways: The City of Austin’s proposed sick-leave ordinance clearly has implications for private employers that do not … Continue reading this entry
Senate Confirms Acosta as Next Secretary of Labor
Posted By Taylor E. White on 28 April 2017 Posted in Policies & Practices; Wage & Hour
On April 27, 2017, the U.S. Senate confirmed Alexander Acosta as the next U.S. Secretary of Labor by vote of 60-38. Acosta is a former U.S. Department of Justice and National Labor Relations Board member. Secretary Acosta will now face the monumental task of coordinating Trump’s policy shifts within the department. A key issue demanding his … Continue reading this entry
Tags: #Gardere, Alexander Acosta, minimum salary threshold, overtime rule, Secretary of Labor, Taylor White, United States Department of Labor, work knowledge
Proposed Texas Legislation Would Limit Employers’ Ability to Use Employees’ and Job Applicants’ Credit Information
Posted By Taylor E. White on 24 March 2017 Posted in Discrimination; FCRA; Policies & Practices
Texas State Representatives Terry Canales (District 40, serving part of Hidalgo County) and Nicole Collier (District 95, serving part of Tarrant County) have proposed legislation related to employers’ consideration of credit information for employees and job applicants. HB 317 amends Chapter 52 of the Texas Labor Code by generally prohibiting a covered employer’s use of … Continue reading this entry
Tags: #Gardere, Adverse Employment Action, Background Checks, bona fide, Credit Checks, credit history, credit information, credit report, District 40, District 95, Fair Credit Reporting Act, FCRA, financial institution, HB 317, proposed legislation, Representative Nicole Collier, Representative Terry Canales, substantially related, Taylor White, Tex. Lab. Code § 21.002, Tex. Lab. Code § 52.081, Tex. Lab. Code § 52.082, Tex. Lab. Code § 52.083, Tex. Lab. Code § 52.084, Tex. Lab. Code § 52.085, Texas Labor Code, Title VII, work knowledge
Texas Legislator Proposes Bill to Protect Workers' "Political Beliefs"
Posted By Taylor E. White on 6 March 2017 Posted in Discrimination; Policies & Practices; Social Networking
Last week, Representative James White, a Republican representing District 19 (Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Polk, and Tyler Counties), proposed a new state law that would protect Texas workers from adverse actions for expressing their political opinions and views away from the job. The key provision of the proposed legislation defines “political beliefs” to include “only” those beliefs … Continue reading this entry
Tags: #Gardere, adverse action, Discrimination, First Amendment, free speech, Harassment, off-duty, on-duty, political beliefs, proposed legislation, Protected Class, Representative James White, Retaliation, Social Media, Taylor White, Tex. Lab. Code § 21.051, work knowledge
Preparing for H-1B Season: Tips for Filing
Posted By Foley & Lardner LLP on 31 January 2017 Posted in Policies & Practices
With the coming of the New Year also comes the beginning of a new H-1B filing season. The H‑1B visa program is the primary method United States companies use to hire foreign nationals in IT, engineering, and business professions. H-1B visas are subject to a strict quota which does not meet the current demand. The … Continue reading this entry
Pro-Tips for the Coming H-1B Season
Posted By Foley & Lardner LLP on 12 January 2017 Posted in Policies & Practices
The New Year is upon us. For companies seeking to hire high-skilled international workers, it means the start of the FY2018 H-1B filing season. The filing period for H-1B cap subject petitions opens on April 1 of each year for work beginning on Oct. 1, the start of the government’s fiscal year. In 2016, the … Continue reading this entry
Top 5 Mistakes Employers Make with Their Employee Handbooks
Posted By Taylor E. White on 28 December 2016 Posted in Compliance; Discrimination; Policies & Practices; Retaliation/Whistleblower; Wage & Hour
As 2016 winds down and a new year approaches, now is a great time for employers to think about their employee handbooks and employment policies in general. As employers go about that thought-process, here are a few common mistakes employers should try to avoid: (1) Self-Regulation: Employers often include items in handbooks that are not … Continue reading this entry
Tags: #Gardere, 29 U.S.C. § 157, 442 S.W.3d 725, 876 S.W.2d 312, agreement, California, consistency, disclaimer, Discrimination, Employee Handbook, enforcement actions, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, government agency, illusory, Litigation, mistakes, policies, practices, procedures, Protected Class, Taylor White, Tex. Lab. Code § 21.051, Tex. Lab. Code § 61.018, Texas, unenforceable, uniform enforcement, Wis. Stat. § 111.365, Wisconsin, work knowledge
OSHA Update—Texas Judge Denies Injunction Against Enforcement of Anti-Retaliation Provisions of Final Rule
Posted By Taylor E. White on 29 November 2016 Posted in OSHA; Policies & Practices; Retaliation/Whistleblower
On November 28, 2016, Judge Sam Lindsay in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas denied an employer group’s request for a nationwide injunction against the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s enforcement of certain anti-retaliation provisions in the new final rule. As we reported previously on the Work Knowledge Blog, the … Continue reading this entry
Tags: #Gardere, accidents, Anti-Retaliation, Compliance, disciplinary procedures, drug testing, enforcement, final rule, injunctive relief, injuries, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, policies, procedures, Reporting, safety incentive programs, Taylor White, work knowledge
Legal Considerations for Employers during Election Years—Reminder
Posted By Taylor E. White on 3 November 2016 Posted in Compliance; Policies & Practices; Uncategorized
With Election Day rapidly approaching next week, employers should be prepared for a host of issues associated with election year politics in the workplace. We recently wrote about some of the key issues facing employers in election years on the Work Knowledge Blog. As a reminder about those issues, here are links to the related posts: … Continue reading this entry
Tags: #Gardere, Compliance, election year, free speech, policies, procedures, Taylor White, voting leave, work knowledge, workplace
OSHA Update—OSHA Issues Enforcement Guidance on New Reporting and Anti-Retaliation Provisions
Posted By Taylor E. White on 26 October 2016 Posted in OSHA; Policies & Practices; Retaliation/Whistleblower
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) has issued a memorandum to its Regional Administrators and published a new webpage outlining its planned enforcement of the new reporting and anti-retaliation provisions. The agency’s guidance does little more than restate and expound upon what it has already provided in previous documents, such as in the 2012 … Continue reading this entry
Tags: #Gardere, 29 C.F.R. § 1904.35(b)(1)(i), 29 C.F.R. § 1904.35(b)(1)(iv), 29 U.S.C. § 658(c), adverse action, Adverse Employment Action, Anti-Retaliation, discipline, Discrimination, drug testing, Fairfax Memorandum, illness, Injury, legitimate business reason, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, policies, procedures, programs, Reporting, Retaliation, safety incentives, Section 11(c), Taylor White, Whistleblower
OSHA Update—Proposed Revisions Intended to Modernize Various OSHA Standards
Posted By Taylor E. White on 11 October 2016 Posted in Compliance; OSHA; Policies & Practices
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) recently announced that it is proposing eighteen revisions to its recordkeeping, general industry, maritime, and construction regulations. With the changes proposed, OSHA intends to modernize certain standards that may be “confusing, outdated or unnecessary.” These proposed revisions are the fourth part of the Standards Improvements Project, which started … Continue reading this entry
Tags: #Gardere, Benefits, comment period, Compliance, construction, control of hazardous energy, costs, excavation, general industry, lockout, LOTO, maritime, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, PELs, permissible exposure limits, Personal Protective Equipment, policies, PPE, procedures, recordkeeping, revisions, tagout, Taylor White, unexpected energization, x-rays
New OSHA Rule May Require Changes to Employer Drug Testing Policies
Posted By Taylor E. White and Michael Ryan on 10 October 2016 Posted in OSHA; Policies & Practices
Does your company have a blanket, post-accident drug testing policy? Employers with this type of drug testing policy are concerned that they may run afoul of a new Occupational Safety and Health Administration Final Rule, which OSHA is set to begin enforcing on November 1, 2016. The final rule, which went into effect on August 10, 2016, … Continue reading this entry
Tags: #Gardere, final rule, Gardere labor law, Labor and Employment, Michael Ryan, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, OSHA final rule, Taylor White
Legal Considerations for Employers during Election Years—Part III
Posted By Taylor E. White on 31 August 2016 Posted in Compliance; Discrimination; NLRB; Policies & Practices; Retaliation/Whistleblower; Social Networking
With the Presidential election heating up, employers may see an increasing interest in politics among their employees. As we have covered recently in the Work Knowledge Blog, private employers are not bound by the First Amendment’s right to free speech. But employees do have certain limited rights in the workplace relevant in election years, including … Continue reading this entry
Tags: #Gardere, Bullying, code of conduct, Discrimination, election year, Facebook, gender, Harassment, Internet, LinkedIn, Megan Batchelor, National Labor Relations Act, NLRA, policies, political affiliation, Presidential election, procedures, Protected Class, Race, Retaliation, Social Media, Stored Communications Act, Taylor White, Tex. Lab. Code § 21.051, Texas Labor Code, Texas Workforce Commission, TWC, Twitter, violence, Wis. Stat. § 111.365
OSHA Update—Delayed Enforcement of Anti-Retaliation Provisions for New Reporting Rule
Posted By Taylor E. White on 25 July 2016 Posted in Compliance; OSHA; Policies & Practices
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) has announced that it will delay enforcement of the anti-retaliation provisions in its new workplace injury and illness reporting rule. Originally, it was scheduled to go into effect on August 10, 2016, but enforcement of the anti-retaliation provisions will now begin on November 1, 2016. OSHA stated that … Continue reading this entry
Tags: #Gardere, 29 C.F.R. § 1904.35, accident-free, alcohol testing, Anti-Retaliation, Compliance, declaratory relief, drug testing, effective date, enforcement, final rule, injunctive relief, Northern District of Texas, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, policies, post-accident, procedures, Reporting, Retaliation, Safety, safety incentive, Taylor White, work knowledge, workplace illness, workplace injury
Legal Considerations for Employers during Election Years—Part II
Posted By Taylor E. White on 22 July 2016 Posted in Compliance; NLRB; Policies & Practices
With the Republican National Convention wrapping up this week, political conversation is assuredly becoming a more common occurrence in workplaces around the country. Importantly for employers, political action and speech in the workplace threatens disruption and damage to relationships among coworkers, as the political divisions in this country are exceedingly acute this campaign season. This … Continue reading this entry
Tags: Best Practices, campaigns, Compliance, election year, First Amendment, NLRA, politics
Legal Considerations for Employers during Election Years—Part I
Posted By Taylor E. White on 14 July 2016 Posted in Compliance; Policies & Practices
According to the Texas Secretary of State, 73.75% of the voting age population in Texas is registered to vote this year. Tex. Sec’y of State, Turnout and Voter Registration Figures (1970-current), available here. Frankly, an even higher percentage probably has an opinion about a candidate or issue, regardless of whether they will cast a vote. … Continue reading this entry
Tags: #Gardere, Benefits, Cal. Elec. Code. § 14000, California, Col. Rev. Stat. § 1-7-102, Colorado, Compliance, election year, elections, Employee Handbook, enforce, Megan Batchelor, Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.463, Nevada, paid leave, policies, procedures, state law, Taylor White, Tex. Att’y Gen. Op. No. M-53 (1967), Tex. Att’y Gen. Op. No. O-6242 (1944), Tex. Att’y Gen. Op. No. V-1475 (1952), Tex. Att’y Gen. Op. No. V-1532 (1952), Tex. Elec. Code § 276.004, Texas, Texas Attorney General, Texas Workforce Commission, time off, TWC, vote, voting leave, voting time, work knowledge, working hours
OSHA Update—Tips for Surviving OSHA Inspections—Part II
Posted By Taylor E. White on 21 June 2016 Posted in Compliance; OSHA; Policies & Practices
Last week, we outlined that OSHA’s proposed appropriations language revisions for FY 2017 may signal increased inspections, particularly PSM audits, for certain employers in Region 6, which includes Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, and New Mexico. Employers have an opportunity to get and stay prepared now for this possible inspection glut. To that end, over the … Continue reading this entry
Tags: #Gardere, 29 C.F.R. § 1910.119, appropriations, audit, Best Practices, Compliance, document retention, Documentation, inspection, investigation, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, policies, procedures, process safety management, PSM, region 6, safety information, Taylor White, Tips, training, work knowledge
OSHA Update—Tips for Surviving OSHA Inspections—Part I
Posted By Taylor E. White on 14 June 2016 Posted in Compliance; OSHA; Policies & Practices
With all the changes from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) over the last year or so, employers need to get prepared for increased inspections and safety audits in the near future. This is especially true with the appropriations language revisions OSHA has proposed for FY 2017. OSHA’s stated purpose for its proposal is, among … Continue reading this entry
Tags: #Gardere, 29 C.F.R. § 1910.119, appropriations, audit, Best Practices, Compliance, inspection, investigation, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, policies, procedures, process safety management, PSM, safety information, Taylor White, work knowledge
WARN Act Claims Fail Against Oilfield Drilling Company
Posted By Rachel Powitzky Steely on 31 May 2016 Posted in Lawsuits; Policies & Practices
Today a Dallas federal court found that the WARN Act did not apply to drilling land rigs aggregated within a particular region. A Dallas firm has sued several drilling companies claiming proper WARN notice was not provided to laid off oilfield workers. The court did not rule on whether the rigs could be aggregated with … Continue reading this entry
Tags: #laborlaw #laborandemployment, #WARN #WARNact #WorkerAdjustmentandRetrainingNotification
OSHA Update—RAGAGEP Standard Interpretation
Posted By Taylor E. White on 24 May 2016 Posted in Compliance; OSHA; Policies & Practices
On May 11, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a Standard Interpretation on the topic of Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices (“RAGAGEP”) in Process Safety Management (“PSM”) Enforcement. This new interpretation replaces an interpretation of the same title dated June 5, 2015. In replacing it though, OSHA does not make … Continue reading this entry
Tags: 29 C.F.R. § 1910.119, compliance health and safety officers, CSHO, Good Engineering Practices, occupational safety, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, OSHA RAGAGEP, OSHA Update, process safety management, PSM, PSM enforcement, RAGAGEP, ragagep internal procedures, RAGAGEP Interpreation, ragagep standard interpration, Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices
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