FMLA coverage expanded: employers should update policies, forms and postings *

USA - February 25 2013
The US Department of Labor recently issued new regulations and guidance that expand coverage under the Family and Medical Leave Act for certain…

Co-authors: Arthur S. Meyers, Laura D. Sanborn, Alison F. Reif.

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Time to reassess your release of claims language in light of Wage Act ruling *

USA - February 8 2013
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently held that an employee may release Wage Act claims against an employer…

Co-authors: Arthur S. Meyers, Laura D. Sanborn, Alison F. Reif.

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Employers must update background check forms by January 1 to avoid liability *

USA - November 30 2012
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released new Fair Credit Reporting Act regulations requiring employers who conduct background checks on employees to update certain FCRA forms by January 1.

Co-authors: Arthur S. Meyers, Laura D. Sanborn, Alison F. Reif.

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Certain severance arrangements may require year-end amendments to correct release language *

USA - November 12 2012
If severance arrangements condition payments upon the execution of a release of claims, they may allow a terminating employee to exercise discretion over the date of commencement of the severance payments in a manner that violates Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.

Co-authors: Arthur S. Meyers, Laura D. Sanborn, Alison F. Reif.

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NLRB ruling limits employer’s ability to require employees to keep internal investigations confidential *

USA - September 19 2012
The National Labor Relations Board recently ruled that an employer’s blanket policy requiring employees to keep internal investigations confidential violates the National Labor Relations Act’s protections on concerted employee activity.

Co-authors: Arthur S. Meyers, Laura D. Sanborn, Alison F. Reif.

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