By Edwin S. Hopson
The U.S. Department of Labor on November 30, 2009, announced that it had posted on its website an updated version of its Employment Law Guide, a publication that describes the major employment laws administered by the agency including the Fair Labor Standards Act, Child Labor laws, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the ...
By Glen Krebs
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has issued an announcement that they will be auditing several employers to determine if they are using undocumented workers. ICE will also be reviewing I-9 forms and other employment documents. The attached News Release from ICE explains in more detail. Are your documents in order? If you ...
By Edwin S. Hopson
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has revised its Notice to Employees poster that all employers with 15 or more employees must post. The poster was revised to include information about the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 which is effective November 21, 2009, as well as the Americans ...
By Laurel Cornell
On October 30, 2009, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued the largest fine in OSHA history against BP for failing to rectify safety hazards after a 2005 explosion at a Texas refinery which killed 15 workers and injured 170 others. The $87 million record fine was implemented following a six month ...
By Mitzi Wyrick
Emergency temporary legislation has been introduced in the House of Representatives that would require employers to provide up to five days of paid time off to workers who are sent home because they are sick. Employers would not be required to pay employees who stay home voluntarily, but employers would be required to pay employees ...
By Glen Krebs
I recently participated in an American Bar Association Tele-Seminar titled, “We Are a Nation of Immigrants . . . Or Are We? The Obama Immigration Agenda So Far.” The seminar covered E-verify, I-9 completion, and No-Match letters. It also touched on perceived and stated enforcement priorities of the administration and 287(g).
By Debra Dawahare
On October 29, 2009, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed a jury verdict awarding two employees over six million dollars in sales commissions. In Anton v. SBC Global Services, Inc., plaintiffs Pamela Anton and Cheryl Snipes asserted that an implied contract entitled them to these commissions after ...