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Welcome to Legal Briefs for HR (LB4HR), a monthly update written by labor and employment partner Audrey Mross on employment issues and shared with over 6,000 individual HR professionals, in-house counsel and business owners, plus HR and legal professional organizations (who have been given permission to republish content via their newsletters and websites).  LB4HR helps you stay in the know about employment issues.  Recent issues are listed below.  If you would like to receive LB4HR, visit our newsletter sign up page.

Apr 09, 2019
LB4HR – April 2019
Dear Legal Briefs for HR subscribers – I’m baaack! The demands on my time, both professional and personal, made it impossible to continue to crank out this newsletter on a monthly basis and I have been silent since last summer. I make no promises, but I’m going to try to send one of these out on roughly a quarterly basis. Many thanks to dear… [Read This Post]
Jul 22, 2018
LB4HR July 2018
Welcome to Legal Briefs for HR, an update on employment issues sent to over 6000 individual HR professionals, in-house counsel and business owners plus HR and legal professional organizations (who have been given permission to republish content via their newsletters and websites). My mission is to help you stay in the know about employment issues. [Read This Post]
Apr 02, 2018
LB4HR – April 2018
On March 19, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the largest Dodd-Frank whistleblower awards ever, clocking in $83 million. The awards to individual whistleblowers who voluntarily provide the SEC with original and credible information can run from 10 to 30% of the amount the SEC collects for violations. This award stems from a $415 million settlement in 2016, between the SEC and Merrill Lynch. A $17… [Read This Post]
Nov 20, 2017
LB4HR – November 2017
Workflex in the 21st Century Act introduced into Congress, if passed will offer more flexible work arguments for employees; JP Morgan Chase pays 16.7 million due to classifications of exempt employees; EEOC and employers disagree on ADA's reasonable accommodations beyond what is required by FMLA and employer policy. [Read This Post]
Aug 15, 2017
LB4HR – August 2017
DOL seeks to raise the minimum salary for white collar exemptions after a proposed salary was rejected, share your informed opinion by September 25th; New I-9 form and updated employer guidance is available on the USCIS site; New Standard Form 100 has been revised and the due date has been updated; NLRB Chairman Philip Miscimarra steps down and will not seek reappointment... [Read This Post]
Jun 30, 2017
LB4HR – June 2017
On June 7, Secretary of Labor rescinded two Obama-era guidance docs regarding independent contractors but the underlying federal law has not changed as of yet; DOL has filed an NPRM to rescind the rule entirely for now and look at the “indirect” persuasion evolution since 1962; On June 15, Dept. of Homeland Security rescinded the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans program entirely, keeping the Deferred Action… [Read This Post]
May 16, 2017
LB4HR – May 2017
On May 2, House passed Working Families Flexibility Act to amend FLSA and give private employees 1.5x their reg. rate in comp time or overtime; Use of 3rd party services to vet job applicants will be subject to the FCRA rules and regulations regarding background and credit checks; Board has decided that "Weingarten rights" no longer apply to nonunion employees at this time; 7th Circuit reversed prior… [Read This Post]
Mar 01, 2017
LB4HR – March 2017
DOL issued a final rule expanding the types of persons who would be seen as fiduciaries with regard to employee benefit plans, including certain investment advisors, causing some to fear noncompliance if a retroactive effective date came into play - DOL to issue a temporary enforcement policy saying there would be no enforcement for non-compliance with the final rule during the gap period (i.e., time between April… [Read This Post]
Feb 01, 2017
LB4HR – February 2017
See what’s happening in the new administration and how it will affect employers regarding the DOL, EEOC, NLRB, Supreme Court nominee, and immigration; IRA reports new scam involving employee W-2s and how to keep your company from falling victim; Updated Invitation to Self-Identify form available from the OFCCP and must be used by Feb. 10; U.S. House blocks what remains of the E.C 13673 blacklisting rule and… [Read This Post]
Dec 01, 2016
LB4HR – December 2016
FLSA white collar exemptions still on hold, DOL grants expedited appeal briefing with oral arguments scheduled Jan. 31; NLRB judge reverses decision regarding Citigroup employee handbook policy regarding class-action waivers, relying on two prior 5th circuit decisions; [Read This Post]
Nov 01, 2016
LB4HR – November 2016
Lawsuit filed by 21 states’ AGs causes a nationwide injunction on DOL “white collar exemptions” set to take effect Dec.1; DOL’s persuader rule officially dead thanks to a permanent injunction issued on November 16; Judge issues prelim. injunction for federal contractor that would require them to report any labor law violations; DOD issued class deviation to FARs banning them from using contractors with confidentiality agreements; As of… [Read This Post]
Oct 26, 2016
LB4HR – October 2016
Many states are providing job-protected time off for employees who go vote on election day; Ruling in Hively v. Ivy Tech case regarding employment discrimination based on sexual orientation is reversed; New EEO-1 Report (Standard Form 100) are available and will take effect next year; FLSA set to increase the minimum salary pertaining certain exemptions on December 1, 2016; The ADEA does not protect prospective employees against… [Read This Post]
Sep 13, 2016
LB4HR – September 2016
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act provides incentives for whistleblowers, while the SEC monitors employer agreements and how they explain employee rights; The DOL signs MOU to help identify improper classification of employees as part of misclassification initiative; NLRB advises that misclassification of independent contractors violates section 8 of the NRLA by depriving section 7 rights; Final rules and guidance issued regarding the Fair Pay and Safe Workplace… [Read This Post]
Aug 11, 2016
LB4HR – August 2016
Deadline for filing the EEO-1 workplace report on gender and race demographics, as well as the VETS-4212 affirmative action reports employing veterans for qualifying EEO jobs groups, is September 30th; States consider what falls under the umbrella of employment discrimination as it relates to sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression; OSHA pushes deadline on new regulation compliance from August 10 to November 1; OSHA web… [Read This Post]
Jul 05, 2016
LB4HR – July 2016
District Court Judge issues injunction 3 days before DOL’s “persuader rule” takes effect; Appeal for Texas v. EEOC, case remanded back to district court; Supreme Court upholds injunction stopping enforcement of DAPA and parts of DACA; U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services to shut down idle E-verify accounts beginning August 1, 2016; EEOC Chair plans to minimize burden on employers by revising the EEO-1 Report; Special EEOC task… [Read This Post]
Jun 16, 2016
LB4HR – June 2016
FLSA’s “white collar” exemptions take effect December 1, employers trying to identify necessary changes, while Congress seeks to nullify new reg; EEOC issues new guidance on the “Employer-Provided Leave and the Americans with Disabilities Act” which addresses misconceptions on when employee’s should return to work, employer policies, and other reasonable accommodations; [Read This Post]
May 09, 2016
LB4HR – May 2016
Federal government steps in over bathroom debate after North Carolina's H.B. 2 mandates that individuals use gender-specific bathrooms matching gender as stated on birth certificate - with U.S. DOJ advising that H.B. 2 violates Title VII and Title IX; DTSA gives employers new tool to protect from trade secret misappropriation where the person is acting as a "whistleblower"; "White collar" exemptions set to be published May… [Read This Post]
Apr 08, 2016
LB4HR – April 2016
Privacy protections for employers to consider stemming from recent jury verdicts awarded to Erin Andrews and Hulk Hogan; IRS issues warning on phishing scam seeking employees' personal identity information; [Read This Post]
Jan 13, 2016
LB4HR – January 2016
DOL Secretary expecting final rule revising the FLSA "white collar" exemptions by the spring of 2016; Guidance for Employers Conducting Internal Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 Audits just released as helpful tool in keeping companies compliant; Event planning company tagged by administrative judge for $605,250 in reduced fines for I-9 violations; NLRB opined December 2015 that Whole Foods Market's policy prohibiting video and audio recording in the… [Read This Post]