The EEOC issued new guidance on religious accommodation obligations imposed by Title VII. The guidance is not regulatory, it was not issued through the formal rulemaking process, and therefore does not enjoy deference in courts, although it is a statement of the EEOC’s opinion of the law for so long as it is in effect. […]
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Earlier this year, the EEOC issued a final rule on conciliation. Conciliation is like a settlement conference in that it is a process in which the EEOC meets with the employer, and usually involved charging parties, and a settlement is possible; however, it is different in that, at a conciliation, unlike at a settlement conference, […]
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The Supreme Court struck down California’s expansive union access law, which had required commercial agricultural property owners to allow unions to come onto their land for up to 3 hours per day 120 days per year in furtherance of organizing campaigns. The statute went so far as to phrase this as a union’s “right to […]
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As noted previously, litigation over vacation payouts has been on-going at the trial court level then the appellate courts, and now finally the Colorado Supreme Court. The issue has been whether, despite various statutory changes to Colorado’s wage laws, vacation is a “wage” that must be paid out in the employee’s final paycheck. More specifically […]
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SHRM has released a couple of interesting memos that HR professionals might consider as a starting point when thinking about the CDC’s new guidance for fully vaccinated people and what it means for masks and social distancing in the workplace. SHRM has released one template memo it suggests for employers looking to allow fully vaccinated […]
https://l2slegal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/logo-orig.png00Bill C. Bergerhttps://l2slegal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/logo-orig.pngBill C. Berger2021-05-21 14:49:542021-05-21 14:49:54Confused about CDC’s new position for fully vaccinated people and what it means for masks and social distancing in the workplace? Looking for a template memo to your employees?