It’s Not About You
Fifteen years ago, country singer Toby Keith had a number one hit with his song “I Wanna Talk About Me.” The chorus of the song goes like this:
Fifteen years ago, country singer Toby Keith had a number one hit with his song “I Wanna Talk About Me.” The chorus of the song goes like this:
Fifteen years ago, country singer Toby Keith had a number one hit with his song “I Wanna Talk About Me.” The chorus of the song goes like this:
We have an employee who has been out on Short Term Disability since the end of June. She does not currently qualify for FMLA since she has not been an employee for 12 months. However, her 1-year (12-month) anniversary is coming up in October. If she is still out on STD at that time, will […]
By Jennifer Asbrock, JD, Frost Brown Todd LLC It’s no secret that employment lawyers avoid suing Kentucky employers in federal court because of the “employee-friendly” dismissal standard in state court. Employees assert discrimination claims under the (KCRA) rather than federal law in an attempt to avoid federal court. However, that strategy comes with a price […]
By Kate McGovern Tornone, Editor The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) permits an employer to require a firm expected return-to-work date when granting leave as an accommodation.
As covered in the last installment of this article series on FMLA notice requirements, every employer covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is required to post an FMLA general notice explaining the FMLA’s provisions and providing information regarding the procedures for filing complaints of FMLA violations to U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) […]
By Peter Susser and George Wood, Littler Mendelson, P.C. You have spent weeks agonizing over the Department of Labor’s (DOL) new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime rule, ultimately determining that you will need to move a number of employees from exempt to nonexempt status to remain complaint. Feeling good about your work, you kick […]
Yesterday we looked at the recent National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling concerning graduate students being entitled to unionize at colleges and universities. Today we’ll see what impact that has on other businesses.
By John Balitis In yesterday’s Advisor, John Balitis, chair of the Employment and Labor Relations Practice Group at Fennemore Craig, began a discussion of how employers should approach political speech in the workplace. Today Balitis discusses more considerations under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and how to minimize friction between employees in a volatile […]
Personalization, providing rewards, and understanding what employees want are key to maximizing value in employer-sponsored health and wellness programs according to results from a new national survey released by Welltok, Inc., developer of the CaféWell Health Optimization Platform ™ and the National Business Group on Health (NBGH), a nonprofit organization that leads initiatives to address […]