We address issues, cases and matters of statutory and regulatory compliance of employment law that can impact a business' growth and profitability.
Last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued new proposed enforcement guidance on workplace harassment.
In late February, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a groundbreaking decision in a case titled McLaren Macomb that calls into question the use of confidentiality and non-disparagement terms in, among other things, severance agreements and employment handbooks.
Be advised that the Department of Labor has released a proposed overtime rule for any salary exempt employees with a $35,308 salary threshold. Under the current rule, employees with a salary below $455 per week ($23,660 annually) must be paid overtime if they work more than 40 hours per week. The proposed rule does not address the duties test for white-collar exemptions or the salary basis requirement.
The Republican controlled General Assembly is getting a head start on the labor and employment front by pre-filing several pro-business labor and employment bills. Right to work- In general, the various bills in one form or another make contract clauses that require union membership as a condition of employment or continued employment null and void. Most of the bills do NOT apply retroactive. Accordingly, all present union security clauses in current collective bargaining agreements would remain in full force and effect. The “right to work” bills include Missouri House Bills 91, 42, and 131; and Missouri Senate Bills 19 and 21.
Tune into KMOX's Total Information AM on September 2nd for a discussion with Sandberg Phoenix's Timm Schowalter on transgender bathroom use.