Workers’ Compensation: CA High Court Hands Employers Big Victory
The California Supreme Court has handed down a ruling that could save employers and their insurers hundreds of millions of dollars in workers’ compensation benefits.
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Retirement and Pension Plans: IRS Issues Final 409A Rules
The Treasury Department and the IRS have issued final rules regarding section 409A nonqualified deferred compensation plans and arrangements. The new regulations provide extensive information on how employers can identify nonqualified deferred compensation plans and arrangements subject to section 409A, along with rules to help employers and employees comply. Plans and arrangements affected by the […]
Discrimination: FedEx Enters Massive Race Bias Settlement
FedEx Corp. has agreed to pay out $53.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit charging that the company’s express delivery unit, FedEx Express, discriminated against African-American and Latino workers. The settlement, which is believed to be among the 10 most expensive discrimination settlements in U.S. history, affects about 20,000 employees in the company’s Western […]
Employment Law Tip: Firm Up and Slim Down Your Workforce
In light of new evidence that overweight workers are costing U.S. businesses more, many employers may find new motivation to help their workers stay healthy and fit. If you’re not sure where to start or how to get a workplace wellness program up and running, consider the California 5 a Day—Be Active! Worksite Program, developed […]
Discrimination: Federal Bill Would Ban Sexual Orientation Bias
New legislation has been introduced at the federal level to prohibit employers from discriminating against individuals because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Health and Wellness: Obese Workers Pose Higher Workers’ Comp Costs
A new study from Duke University has found that obese workers file more workers’ compensation claims, have higher costs from those claims, and lose more days of work than non-obese workers.
Short Takes: Records Inspection
I understand that under California law, I have to allow current and former employees access to their personnel files and records that relate to the employee’s performance or to any grievance concerning the employee “at reasonable times and intervals.” But some of our employees are making a lot of requests. So what does “at reasonable […]
Affirmative Action: Do We Have to Resurvey Our Employees’ Race and Ethnicity for 2007?
We are trying to get ready for our EEO-1 reporting for September 2007, when the new form with the new breakdown of race and ethnicity comes into play. I have two questions: 1. Do we have to resurvey our employee population for this? How would we go about getting them to self-identify? And if they […]
Youth Workers: Stricter Child Labor Rules May Be on the Way
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced that it intends to make big changes to child labor provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. The DOL has released a proposal that would strengthen existing youth employment regulations to protect against workplace hazards and expand certain youth workplace opportunities that have been judged safe and […]
Employment Law Tip: Practical Tips to Avoid Race Claims
Last year, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received over 27,000 race discrimination complaints, a good indication that employers should be paying closer attention to how they can avoid race bias disputes in their own workplaces. Here are some practical tips you can use: