HR and the Law in the News
NLRB Rules on Workplace Respect; EEOC's 2023 Stats, DOJ Seeks to Reschedule Cannabis, Reasonable Accommodations; GovCon Portal Deadline, and more!
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U.S. EEOC Publishes 'FY 2023 Charges Statistics
On May 17th, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission its 'FY 2023 charge statistics. I find this year's trends as interesting as last year's. One protected status landed in the top five for the first time since data has been published beginning in 1997.
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DOJ Seeks to Reschedule Cannabis
On May 16th, the U.S. Department of Justice published notice that it submitted to the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking initiating a formal rulemaking process to consider moving marijuana from a schedule I to schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
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Does Your Professional Conduct, Respectful Communications, or Civility Policy Violate the NLRA?
An employer maintained two policies regarding workplace conduct. One was “How we communicate: Partners are expected to communicate with other partners and customers in a professional and respectful manner at all times.” The other was, “Commitment to a respectful workplace: We treat each other with dignity and respect and connect with transparency.” Sounds pretty straightforward, yes? Not so, said the NLRB.
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When Worlds Collide:
Accommodating Religion, Gender Identity & Other Competing Interests
The U.S. EEOC recently published Guidance that reads, in part, “Special considerations when balancing anti-harassment and accommodation obligations with respect to religious expression ...while an employer may need to provide a religious accommodation that disrupts [c]omplete harmony in the workplace, the employer should take corrective action to address religious expression that creates, or threatens to create, a hostile work environment, or otherwise would result in undue hardship.”
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To Tell or Not to Tell - Rule on Applicants' Duty to Request Reasonable Accommodation
From time to time, I hear employers', managers', and HR professionals’ frustration when they learn a new employee failed to disclose in an interview that the employee needs a reasonable accommodation. So, what's the rule? When does an applicant have an obligation to disclose the need for a reasonable accommodation...and for what?
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Got Government Contracts?
Covered federal contractors and subcontractors must use the OFCCP's Contractor Portal to certify, on an annual basis, whether they have developed and maintained an Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) for each establishment and/or functional/business unit, as applicable. The deadline is July 1, 2024.
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FTC Publishes Final Rule Banning Noncompetes
It seems like old news now. In case you missed it, on May 7th the Federal Trade Commission published its final, “Non-Compete Clause Rule.” The final rule differs in a variety of ways from the proposed rule and is scheduled to take effect September 4, 2024.
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