Take Control of the Way You Spend Your Time
It seems as if we get busier every day. How often do you get to the end of the day and feel like you have more left to do than when the day began?
Author: Dan Oswald
Take Control of the Way You Spend Your Time
It seems as if we get busier every day. How often do you get to the end of the day and feel like you have more left to do than when the day began?
The Slippery Slope into Unethical Activity
Have you ever wondered how some companies can end up in the news for shockingly poor decisions—ones that are often illegal and/or unethical? It always makes one wonder: how did that even start? Does it mean there was just a “bad apple” that ended up taking down the organization with their choices? Or is it […]
New York Has New Paid Family Leave Law
The 2016 budget bill (S.B. 6406C) signed into law on April 4 by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo includes a paid family leave program that will provide partially-paid leave to nearly every employee in the state. New York is the fourth state, following California, New Jersey and Rhode Island, to enact a paid family leave program administered as part […]
Experts Say Paid Sick Leave Rule Will Create Burdens for Contractors
In recent series of articles, Senior Legal Editor Susan Schoenfeld outlines the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program’s (OFCCP) proposed paid sick leave rule, its requirements, and the time frame for compliance. But what will the paid sick leave requirements really mean for government contractors? What should contractors be doing now to ensure compliance when […]
Determining FMLA Eligibility for Leave to Care for an Adult Child
An eligible employee’s daughter has been diagnosed with cancer at age 19. The daughter’s cancer would meet the Americans with Disabilities Act’s definition of disability. Even if the daughter’s cancer goes into remission, it will continue to meet the ADA’s definition of disability because the active condition substantially limits a major life activity—normal cell growth.
Employee’s FMLA Retaliation Claim Will Go to Trial
By William D. Pandolph, JD, Sulloway & Hollis P.L.L.C. A New Hampshire employee’s Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) retaliation claim recently survived the employer’s attempt to get it thrown out before trial. The court rejected the employer’s argument that there was a lack of evidence of retaliation on its part.
How to Use a Talent Pool
Once talent pools are filled with a diversity of high-potential employees (HiPos) at various stages in their careers, it is tempting to think that the work is done. Where this model of succession planning demonstrates its real value, however, is in what you do with the talent pools.
Appealing a Notification from the FFM
Yesterday we learned how the Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) can notify employers about any employees that enrolled in Marketplace coverage with advanced premium tax credits (APTCs) and cost-sharing reductions (CSRs). Today, we’ll look at how to appeal those notifications.
New EEOC Wellness Program Rules: GINA
In yesterday’s Advisor, BLR® Senior Legal Editor Joan Farrell, JD, explained new rules for wellness programs under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Today Farrell discusses additional rules for wellness programs under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA).