News Bulletin: New Employment Bills Await Governor’s Decision
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has until Sept. 30 to sign or veto a number of measures approved recently by the legislature, including several relating to employment. Some of the contenders:
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Health Insurance: Employee to Collect More Than $300,000 After Not Getting Proper COBRA Notice
A new case underscores just how costly a mistake it can be to not provide departing employees with timely notice of their rights under COBRA to continue their group health coverage.
H1N1 Vaccinations: May Not Be Available to Employees Until Spring 2010
H1N1 (“Swine”) flu vaccination trials are underway in the United States, and so far, it appears that there are no major side effects, according to the Centers for Disease Control. That’s the good news. The bad news for employers is that the vaccinations likely won’t be available for distribution to most adults through employee health […]
Workers’ Compensation: Employer’s Vocational Rehab Obligation Not Satisfied by Offering Alternative Work After Discharging Employee; Practical Impact
You terminate an injured employee for reasons unrelated to their injury. But if you assume the discharge ends your obligation to provide the employee with vocational rehabilitation services, you could be in for a costly surprise.
Memorandum Extends Benefits to Same-Sex Partners of Executive Branch Employees
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama signed a federal memorandum requiring executive agencies to extend to same-sex partners the employment benefits equivalent to those granted to opposite-sex partners. The memorandum expands benefits previously provided to same-sex partners in an executive memorandum signed last October and is the latest in a handful of government moves to preserve […]
Judge halts EEOC lawsuit, citing ‘obstinate’ refusal to cooperate
by Amanda Jones Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 mandates that after the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has investigated a charge of discrimination and determined there’s reasonable cause to believe the claim is true, it must try to negotiate a settlement with the employer through a conciliation process before filing a […]
Appealing Employment Tribunal Decisions May Be Easier
McCarthy Tetrault A recent decision by the Supreme Court of Canada may make it easier for employees and employers to appeal decisions of administrative agencies to the courts. In Canada, and from an HR perspective, such agencies include labor boards, labor arbitrators, human rights tribunals, pay equity tribunals, and employment standards adjudicators. Imagine an employee […]
Reminder: Sexual Harassment Training is Mandatory in California
California is one of only three states in the country that require mandatory sexual harassment prevention training for supervisors. Of those three—Connecticut and Maine are the other two—the rules for California employers are the most detailed. Failure to adequately train supervisors can become evidence in a lawsuit that an employer hasn’t taken “all reasonable and […]
Curbing Intermittent Leave Abuse in California
For employers, one of the most frustrating aspects of family and medical leaves is guarding against employee abuse of intermittent and reduced-schedule leaves.
What to Do if You find Attorney-Client E-mail—Simple Rule
In yesterday’s Advisor, attorney Stephen R. Woods summarized two key cases relating to technology policies; today his tips, and some good news—your job descriptions are updated and waiting on a CD. Woods is a shareholder in the Greenville, South Carolina office of law firm Ogletree Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC. His remarks came at […]