Sep 6, 2018 | Employee Benefits, Employment Law & HR Topics, Leaves of Absence, State & Federal Employment Law Updates, Washington
DEDUCTIONS EFFECTIVE 1-1-19 BENEFITS EFFECTIVE 1-1-20 All Washington employers must provide paid family and medical leave under a bill signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on July 5. The new law creates an insurance fund that employers and employees both pay into, with a 0.4...Dec 26, 2017 | Leaves of Absence, Nevada
Effective January 1, 2018 Nevada’s Senate Bill 361 requires all Nevada private employers to provide leave to eligible employees who are (or whose family or household members who are) victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Summary The new law covers...Mar 24, 2016 | Discrimination & Harassment, Employee Benefits, Employment Law & HR Topics, Federal Updates, Forms and Policies, Leaves of Absence, State & Federal Employment Law Updates
The United States Supreme Court has issued a landmark ruling in the case of United States v. Windsor, No. 12-307 (June 26, 2013), and an additional important decision in the matter of Hollingsworth, et al. v. Perry, No. 12-144 (June 26, 2013). THE DECISIONS In...Mar 1, 2016 | Employment Law & HR Topics, Leaves of Absence, Termination
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is one of the more difficult laws for employer compliance. The regulations are long and convoluted and filled with traps for employers. The record keeping is a headache. The breadth of coverage creates opportunities for abuse by...Feb 16, 2016 | Employment Law & HR Topics, Leaves of Absence, Termination
While this is a Tennessee case, it is highly advisable to check your local state requirements as they likely are very similar. Under Tennessee law, a former employee isn’t eligible for unemployment benefits if she left her most recent job voluntarily without...Jan 28, 2016 | Employment Law & HR Topics, Leaves of Absence
Thought this case was from the Sixth Appellate District Court (Ohio and surrounding areas), courts in most jurisdictions are likely to hold the same. The Six Appellate District Court recently reaffirmed this standard when it ruled that an employee is not denied a...