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| Alert |
Date |
| Ins & Outs of FFCRA Tax Credits |
April 2, 2020 |
| Today is April 1: FFCRA Eligibility Begins; Posted Notice is Required |
April 1, 2020 |
| Today is April 1: Know What Documentation to Collect From Employees Requesting FFCRA |
April 1, 2020 |
| Coronavirus-Related Financial Assistance Update for Employers |
March 31, 2020 |
| Expanded DOL Guidance on New Paid Leave Laws |
March 28, 2020 |
| Alternatives to Layoffs for Employers Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic |
March 26, 2020 |
| New Start Date: Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL) & Expanded FMLA (EFMLA) Leave Now Required April 1 (Not April 2) |
March 25, 2020 |
| Oregon Executive Order Shuts Down Specific Businesses & Tightens Social Distancing Measures for Others |
March 23, 2020 |
| Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Issues Updated Guidance Permitting Employee Body Temperature Checks |
March 20, 2020 |
| New Federal Emergency Family Leave & Emergency Paid Sick Leave as Part of Coronavirus Aid Package |
March 19, 2020 |
| Layoffs & Mandatory Closures: What Employers Need to Know & Consider |
March 18, 2020 |
| Retirement Plan Fiduciary Action During Events Like COVID-19 |
March 17, 2020 |
| Oregon Sick Time, School Closures, & Quarantined Employees |
March 13, 2020 |
| Coronavirus in the Community: How Employers Should Respond to the Outbreak |
March 2, 2020 |
| National Labor Relations Board Sues to Invalidate Oregon Law on Employee Meetings |
February 25, 2020 |
| Employers Take Note: New Form I-9 Rollout |
February 24, 2020 |
| U.S. Department of Labor Issues New “Joint Employer” Rules under FLSA |
January 14, 2020 |
| NLRB Issues Flurry of Decisions Impacting Private Sector Employers |
January 2, 2020 |
| Washington Radically Expands Eligibility for Overtime |
December 12, 2019 |
| Oregon Court of Appeals: Employers are Strictly Liable for Employees Who Do Not Take Full Meal Breaks |
December 3, 2019 |
| Learn a Lesson from Scrooge – Be Sure Not to Overwork Young Employees |
December 2, 2019 |
| OSHA Distracted Driving: Best Practices for Employer Policies |
October 29, 2019 |
| OregonSaves’ New Enforcement Mechanisms & Compliance Options |
September 30, 2019 |
| U.S. Department of Labor Raises Salary Threshold for Exempt Employees |
September 24, 2019 |
| Big News for Union Employers: NLRB Abandons “Clear and Unmistakable Waiver” Contract Standard |
September 11, 2019 |
| Ninth Circuit: "But For" Causation Standard Applies to ADA Claims |
August 21, 2019 |
| The New School Year Brings New Opportunity to Use FMLA Leave for a Child’s IEP Meetings |
August 12, 2019 |
| Oregon Legislature Passes Pay Equity "Fix" Bill |
July 24, 2019 |
| Guidance for Preparing EEO-1 Component 2 Compensation Reporting |
July 18, 2019 |
| Oregon Legislative Update |
July 16, 2019 |
| Washington Recognizes Obesity as a Protected Class |
July 15, 2019 |
| It's Here: Oregon Paid Family and Medical Leave |
July 3, 2019 |
| It's Termination O'Clock: Do You Know Where Your Noncompetition Agreements Are? |
June 28, 2019 |
| NLRB Allows Employers to Limit Union Activity in Public Spaces |
June 18, 2019 |
| Big Changes for Oregon Discrimination Claims |
June 6, 2019 |
| It’s Twins!: Two Oregon Laws Provide New Protections for Pregnant & Nursing Mothers |
June 5, 2019 |
| Ninth Circuit: The NLRB’s “One Employee Doctrine” Does Not Apply to Contracts With Interest Arbitration Provision |
May 30, 2019 |
| Oregon Court Provides a Roadmap for Protecting Proprietary Information |
May 23, 2019 |
| Washington Pay Equity Updates: Employers Are Prohibited from Asking Prior Salary & Must Disclose Wage Information |
May 20, 2019 |
| Washington Rewrites the Law on Enforcement of Non-Competition Agreements |
May 10, 2019 |
| U.S. Supreme Court Narrows Avenues for Resolving Employment Disputes Through Class Arbitration |
April 26, 2019 |
| Judge Sets September 30, 2019 Deadline for Employers to Submit EEO-1 Compensation Reports |
April 4, 2019 |
| Washington Paid Family & Medical Leave Employer Premiums Delayed! |
March 25, 2019 |
| Not So Fast: One More Thing For Your Updated FMLA Policy |
March 18, 2019 |
| DOL Issues a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on New Minimum Salary Threshold for Overtime |
March 11, 2019 |
| EEO-1 Surveys & the Back-and-Forth of Compensation Reporting: Now You Have to Do It |
March 6, 2019 |
Electronic Alerts are written by Barran Liebman attorneys for their clients and friends. Alerts are not intended as legal advice, but as employment law, labor law, and employee benefits announcements. If this has been forwarded to you, and you would like to begin receiving Electronic Alerts directly, please email or call Traci Ray at 503-276-2115. Copyright © 2020 by Barran Liebman LLP.
