By Kelline R. Linton, Associate. With Halloween just around the corner, employers should take note of the following potential liabilities associated with celebrations in the workplace: Workplace Safety The primary concern for workplace celebrations is employee safety. If an employer allows employees to celebrate Halloween at work, the […]
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By Kelline R. Linton, Associate. In recent months, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has expressed an interest in redefining the standards for determining joint employer liability. The Board is attempting to change the standards to hold more employers jointly liable (or responsible) for another employer’s employees. The […]
By Kelline R. Linton, Associate. On Monday, a Tennessee federal judge ruled that government attorneys can extrapolate from a small sample of billing statements to prove liability under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) in a closely watched whistleblower case—Life Care Centers of America Inc. In Life Care Centers, […]
By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate. Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Coming Soon to California This is a heads up to any employer with employees in California! Starting July 1, 2015, a new law will make California the second state to require all employers, with few exceptions, to provide employees […]
By Kelline R. Linton, Associate. In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the attorney-client privilege for companies conducting internal investigations. (Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc., No. 1:05-cv-1276 (D.C. Cir. June 27, 2014)). In Kellogg Brown, the company had asserted the attorney-client […]
By Kelline R. Linton, Junior Associate. On August 6, 2014, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would require federal contractors and subcontractors with 100 or more employees to submit an annual Equal Pay Report to the OFCCP. The OFCCP officially […]
By Kelline R. Linton, Junior Associate. On July 31, 2014, the President signed the Fair Pay and Safe Workplace Executive Order, which will require federal contractors to report violations of 14 federal laws and as yet unspecified state laws when bidding on service and supply contracts. This Order is […]
By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate. In a 2-1 decision, the appeals court in Washington, DC, called into question the subsidies that help low and middle income people pay their premiums, saying financial aid can be paid only in states that have set up their own insurance markets or […]
By Kelline R. Linton, Junior Associate. On July 10, 2014, at the direction of the President, the Office of Management and Budget issued a memorandum that directed all government agencies to continue QuickPay for federal small business subcontractors through December 31, 2016. QuickPay is an accelerated payments initiative, […]
By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate. Over the last few weeks, the Supreme Court has issued several opinions that have a direct impact on employers. Here are three of them: Employers and Health Benefits: In the Hobby Lobby case, the Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that some […]