FMLA Requires Adjusted Expectations Not Just Schedules

 An employer’s HR representative testified that a supervisor used only about ten days of FMLA leave in a five-month period. The supervisor testified she used approximately six weeks of FMLA leave in the same period. What difference does it make? A "material" difference said the court.

Judge Blocks NLRB's Joint Employer Rule

On March 8th a judge vacated the National Labor Relations Board’s recent rule on determining the standard for joint-employer status and the Board’s rescission of the 2020 joint-employer rule.

If you use a vendor, contractor, have an affiliate, parent company, or other related entities, these rules apply to you.

EEO-1 Portal to Open April 30th

If you are a private sector employer with 100 or more employees, or a federal contractor with 50 or more employees meeting certain criteria, you must submit workforce demographic data, including data by job category, sex and race or ethnicity, to the EEOC. The EEO-1 Instruction Booklet is now available.  

FLSA Fun Fact - How Many Hours in a Workweek?

Today, most U.S. employers use a 40-hour work week as their standard. Some use a lower number such as 37.5 or 35, accounting for an unpaid meal period of 30 or 60 minutes in a five-day workweek.

You likely know that the Fair Labor Standards Act requires you to pay overtime to a non-exempt employee who works more than 40 hours in workweek. Did you know that was not always the case?