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The How Long Must Employers Retain Employee Records? ( October 2000 )
Last month's bulletin addressed the need to retain various employee records. Since we received a couple e-mails ask. -
Did You Know!? Employers Are Obligated To Actively Inform Their Employees Concerning Rights and Obligations Under The Family and Medical Leave Act ( September 2000 )
While most covered employers recognize and understand their obligation to provide leave under the Family and Medica. -
Seven Deadly Sins Often Undertaken by Employers and How to Avoid Them ( March 2000 )
This article outlines the "seven deadly sins" undertaken by employers and how to avoid these mistakes. -
Dismissal of Employees on Extended Sick Leave ( April 2000 )
This article reviews Sarno v. Douglas Elliman-Gibbons & Ives, Inc. whereby the Second Circuit held that an employer did not violate the Family and Medical Leave act by dismissing an employee after an extended sick leave. This article reviews the background and implications of this decision on the FMLA. -
Courts Disagree on Employer Substitution of Paid Leave for Unpaid FMLA Leave ( January 2000 )
This article discusses the issue of employer substitution of paid leave for unpaid FMLA leave and whether an employer's mistake or inaction can determine an employee's FMLA eligibility. -
Court Upholds Regulation That Could Require More Than Twelve Weeks of FMLA Leave ( July 2000 )
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently endorsed a Labor Department regulation that requires employers. -
FMLA Leave: Does An Employer Have To Designate? ( July 2000 )
Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (the "FMLA"), qualified employees may take up to twelve weeks of leave durin. -
California LegislaturePasses Overtime Bill ( July 1999 )
In this update, the following topics are discussed: United States Supreme Court deepens controversy over the definition of disability; Internal Revenue Service issues final and proposed COBRA regulations; Federal Trade Commission issues opinion letter applying Fair Credit Reporting Act requirements to sexual harassment investigations; and 100% healed policy is a per se violation of the ADA. -
Industrial Welfare Commission IssuesInterim Wage Order And EstablishesWage Boards ( January 2000 )
In this article, the following topics are discussed: appellate court rules that FEHA has a broader definition of mental disability than the ADA; employers do not violate the ADA by offering different fringe benefits for mental and physical disabilities; leave to relocate child not protected under Family and Medical Leave Act or California Family Rights Act; and California court recognizes new weapon against threatened misappropriation of trade secrets. -
Labor & Employment Update--January 2000 ( January 2000 )
This article reviews the new labor and employment laws that one into effect in 2000.