Boo! February 29, 2020 is leap day. Don’t be scared - it occurs every four years. And we are here to help!
Let’s light the jack-o-lantern and explain: Leap years have 366 days, as opposed to a common year, which has 365 days. This may seem like a bunch of hocus pocus, but this day is added to the calendar in leap years as a corrective measure because ...
Julie R. Pugh & Lee P. Geiger
In many settlement and severance agreements, we often ask our clients if they want to include a “no rehire clause.” The provision does not mean that the employee can’t apply, it just says that the company has no obligation to reemploy the person once the two parties have a contractual parting of the ways (hence, we ...
Last week, the United States Supreme Court denied Domino’s petition to review a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision that held a blind man could sue the pizza chain under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) if its website and mobile app did not work with common screen-reading software. Domino’s appeal was one of the more than 98 ...
By Brian Thomas and Kitso Matlhape
We should update that old adage about death and taxes. While both are still certain, we can add one more certainty to the list. U.S. politics is predictable in its unpredictability. We’ve heard calls for investigations and impeachment. Legislators debate our collective response to the latest mass ...
By Nick Ziepfel and Dan Burke
Today, the Department of Labor released its final version of the much anticipated overtime exemption rule, setting the minimum salary threshold for the FLSA’s white collar exemptions at $35,568 per year - up from the current $23,660 minimum salary threshold that was last updated in 2004. Unless you’ve ...
Since March we have taken on the self-imposed duty to keep you updated on the ever changing status of the EEO-1 data collection. So much so that by now, you’re probably reading this post thinking “what now?”. You may even be feeling hopeless. Because the EEOC requiring something else from employers just weeks before the deadline has to amount ...
Fall is in the air! As we all watch leaves turn colors and fall to the ground – employers should also keep watch for changes to Form I-9. All employers are required by the Immigration Reform and Control Act (“IRCA”) to complete a Form I-9 to verify the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired for employment in the United States.
Julie R. Pugh & Lee P. Geiger
Are Wage and Hour issues a complete mystery to you? Solve the mystery with clues from Lee Geiger and Julie Pugh at the 2019 Ohio SHRM Conference: September 18-20!
Lee and Julie will present on Friday, September 20 at 10:00am & 11:15am. Join them to "Get a Clue about Wage and Hour Issues..." because it's not a game anymore.
Julie Pugh, David Stewart, & Lee P. Geiger
The value of diversity in leadership continues to energize HR leaders’ broad initiatives and day-to-day decision making. Forward-thinking companies routinely implement diversity initiatives, employ diversity and inclusion managers, and host diversity programming. However, HR leaders ...