On May 16, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued final regulations governing the treatment of wellness programs under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA).
Although on May 18, 2016, the DOL issued its final rule revising the "white collar" overtime exemptions, it remains to be seen if and when the rule will apply to employees in Puerto Rico.
The spring edition of the semi-annual list of federal agency rulemaking activity indicates that a few remaining controversial rules will be issued in the coming months.
The California legislature has reached the midpoint of its 2016 legislative session. The Governor has signed four bills of significance to California private sector employers.
With publication of the DOL's final overtime rule imminent, Littler Principal Tammy McCutchen testified before a Senate Subcommittee about how the proposed changes will disproportionately and negatively impact small businesses and nonprofit entities.
In keeping with Assistant Secretary of Labor Dr. David Michaels’ promise to “shame” employers into compliance, on May 12, 2016, OSHA published its final rule on electronic reporting of workplace injuries and illnesses.
On May 9, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued a resource document addressing the rights of employees with disabilities who seek leave as a reasonable accommodation under the ADA.
On May 3, 2016, Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin signed a bill into law that prohibits most employers from requesting criminal history information on an employment application.
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf recently signed legislation authorizing the use of medical marijuana (the Medical Marijuana Act or MMA) in Pennsylvania.
The May edition of the Insider Report discusses recent agency rulemaking, legislative maneuvers to block new and pending rules, and state efforts to enact labor and employment laws that have stalled at the federal level.
