The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and parallel state laws require employers to pay workers for all the time they worked. That includes any time spent on required activities before clocking in or after clocking out. If the activity is required by the...
Employment Issues For Employers
Employment Issues For Employers
Should Employers Care if Their Remote Employees Move to Another State?
Over the course of the pandemic, many employees have been given the freedom to work from home, or even move around the country while working remotely. For many employers, remote work has not presented any problems in terms of employee productivity or supervision. ...
Discrimination Audit: People With Black Names Get Fewer Callbacks
Three researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Chicago recently released a major audit of discrimination in hiring among large corporations in the United States. After sending out pairs of identical resumes, half of which had...
EEOC Issues Guidance on Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
Back in 2020, the Supreme Court held in Bostock v. Clayton County that discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity is prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Recently, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued guidance on...
New Overtime Law Goes into Effect in Virginia
Earlier this month, the Virginia Overtime Wage Act (VOWA) went into effect. The new law resembles the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in that it requires employers to pay employees an overtime rate of 1.5 times their regular rate for all hours worked in...
Biden Asks FTC to Rein In Non-Compete Agreements
Recently, President Joe Biden issued a sweeping executive order aimed at promoting competition and removing barriers to economic growth. In the order, he encouraged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to limit non-compete agreements or ban them altogether, at least for...
Fourth Circuit Case Expands the Definition of Same-Sex Harassment
In Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, the Supreme Court recognized the viability of same-sex harassment cases under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and outlined three different forms of same-sex harassment: 1. An employee is subjected to unwanted sexual...
Larger Companies Must Step Up to Stop Age Discrimination
Over half of all U.S. adults are 45 or older, but age discrimination continues to be a problem. Ageism in the workplace is usually the result of negative stereotypes about aging, and employers should fight these stereotypes. Many studies have shown that diversity in...
What Do the CDC’s New Mask Guidelines Mean for Employers?
Last week, the CDC announced that people who have been fully vaccinated no longer need to wear masks or socially distance themselves. Although these guidelines are welcome news, they are nonetheless still only guidelines. They do not have the effect of law, and they...
What Employers and Employees Need to Know About Virginia’s New Marijuana Law
On July 1, 2021, marijuana will become fully legal to use and possess in Virginia. Here is what employers and employees need to know before the law takes effect this summer. What’s Not Allowed The new law is clear that employers can still take adverse action against...