by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | Aug 17, 2015 | HR Legislative Updates, Human Resources
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released guidance for employers regarding the agency’s enforcement efforts on behalf of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals under federal employment discrimination laws. The EEOC has...
by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | May 11, 2015 | HR Legislative Updates, Human Resources
What right to work laws do is simply take away the ability of a union to force an employer to fire an employee if the employee does not want to pay the union the costs of union dues and/or initiation fees. In non-right to work states, Federal labor law permits unions...
by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | Feb 9, 2015 | HR Legislative Updates, Human Resources
The OSHA 300 log is known as the “Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses”. This log is used to classify work-related injuries and illnesses and to document the extent and severity of each case. The 300 log lists employee injuries, and any contract or temporary...
by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | Jan 12, 2015 | HR Compliance, HR Legislative Updates
December 12, 2014 the NLRB implemented “ambush election rules” which govern the procedures for union representation elections. The new rules go into effect April 14, 2015! What that means is that union elections will occur in just 10 to 21 days after the union...
by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | Oct 6, 2014 | HR Legislative Updates, Human Resources
In its first major update of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidance on pregnancy discrimination since 1983, the agency on July 14, 2014, added provisions explaining when the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)...
by Dr. Di Ann Sanchez | Sep 8, 2014 | HR Legislative Updates, Human Resources
Anti-bullying legislation continues to gain momentum in state legislatures, with Tennessee becoming the first state to pass anti-bullying legislation. June 17, 2014 Tennessee made law the Healthy Workplace Act. This law right now just covers state and local government...
