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Hiring Temporary Workers: EEOC Says Both You And The Staffing Agency Are On The Hook For ADA Compliance

By Jennifer Carsen Mar 1, 2001 Uncategorized

Updated: Mar 1, 2001

Many employers don’t know they may have Americans with Disabilities Act obligations when they hire temps or other contingent workers through a staffing agency. New Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidelines hold employers and staffing agencies—including temporary employment agencies, contract firms and employee leasing companies—jointly responsible for ADA compliance. Employment Offers And Disability-Related Questions The staffing […]

How To Avoid Termination-Related Lawsuits

By Jennifer Carsen Oct 5, 2011 Uncategorized

Updated: Oct 5, 2011

Terminated employees will rarely bow out gracefully and say, “Yes—I completely understand why you’re making this decision.” Best-case scenario, they go quietly. Worst-case scenario, you wind up defending a nightmare lawsuit. Ill-considered and hasty terminations are particularly problematic. They spell lawsuit time and time again. Yet most of those lawsuits are avoidable — if you […]

OSHA Going for Record Fine Against BP

By HR Hero Oct 30, 2009 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Oct 30, 2009

Signals that the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is ramping up enforcement became clearer with the levying of a record $87,430,000 proposed penalty against BP Products North America Inc. on October 30. The previous largest penalty, $21 million, was issued in 2005, also against BP, according to OSHA. OSHA levied the proposed penalty […]

HHS Approves Almost 2,000 Early Retiree Reinsurance Program Applications

By HR Hero Alerts Sep 21, 2010 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Sep 21, 2010

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced that almost 2,000 employers were accepted into the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program created by the health care reform legislation. These employers will start receiving reimbursements for employee claims from the program this fall. The approved applicants represent the broad spectrum of the economy, including […]

Faithfully expecting: religious accommodations and employer-mandated vaccination policies

By New Hampshire Employment Law Letter Oct 14, 2012 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Oct 14, 2012

An “informal discussion letter” from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) indicates that employers should carefully weigh religious objections by pregnant employees, specifically in the context of employer-mandated vaccination policies. Background In February 2012, a healthcare provider wrote the EEOC requesting a formal interpretation of the application of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act […]

New Year’s Resolutions for HR

By Maine Employment Law Letter Dec 28, 2007 HR Hero Line

Updated: Dec 28, 2007

Around the New Year, many of us start to consider what we could do better in the coming year. We consider things like joining a gym and eating more vegetables. It’s also a good time to think about how we could improve our work performance. Audio Conference: New Year, New Laws, New Employee Handbook? What […]

Arizona Voters Pass Health Care Choice Measure

By HR Hero Alerts Nov 4, 2010 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Nov 4, 2010

by David I. Weissman, Ford & Harrison LLP Arizona voters resoundingly said “no thank you” to federal health care reform legislation on Election Day, voting in favor of Arizona Proposition 106 by a fairly significant margin. Proposition 106 amends the Arizona Constitution by: prohibiting any law or rule from compelling any individual, employer, or health […]

News Flash: $8 Million Settlement For Female CBS TV Technicians

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Nov 1, 2000 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

CBS has agreed to pay $8 million to settle a gender discrimination class action lawsuit brought by the EEOC. More than 200 women technicians working at CBS television stations across the country, including about 50 employees at KCBS in Los Angeles who will share in the settlement, claimed they were discriminated against and passed over […]