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Utz chips in $2.5 million to settle with drivers

10/12/2017
Snack food giant Utz Quality Foods has agreed to pay $2.5 million to almost 1,900 delivery drivers to resolve claims it failed to pay them overtime.

October spotlights disability employment

10/12/2017
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and newly confirmed Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia is urging employers to step up recruiting and hiring disabled workers.

Weinstein harassment case could advance arbitration bill

10/12/2017
Allegations of rampant sexual harassment and abuse by movie producer Harvey Weinstein might create momentum to pass legislation limiting the use of mandatory arbitration agreements in the workplace.

DOL jobs vacant as nominations lag

10/11/2017
Of 14 Department of Labor appointments requiring Senate approval, only Labor Secretary Alex Acosta has been confirmed, and the White House has submitted just five more nominations.

Trump administration initiatives to affect HR

10/11/2017
Three Trump administration policy reversals issued over the course of two days in early October could quickly begin affecting the HR practices of employers nationwide.

Federal court finally nixes Obama OT rules

10/10/2017
After much litigation and confusion, employers finally have an answer to whether they will have to comply with the overtime regulations the Obama administration intended to go into effect in December 2016. They don’t.

What if we want to discuss good news during FMLA leave?

10/06/2017
Q. Can we ask an employee who is on FMLA leave to come in to discuss the possibility of applying for a promotion? Might it be better to discuss this by phone?

Are we allowed to contact an employee who is out on FMLA leave?

10/06/2017
Q. Is it OK to contact an employee during FMLA leave or ask him or her to come in to the office?

What can I do about an employee who files a workers’ compensation claim?

10/06/2017
Q. May I terminate an employee for filing a workers’ compensation claim?

EEOC challenges docs’ pay practices in Denton County, Texas

10/06/2017
The EEOC has sued Denton County, Texas, alleging its health department violated the Equal Pay Act when it paid a female doctor less than a male colleague who performed substantially the same work.