Workers’ Compensation: CA High Court Hands Employers Big Victory
The California Supreme Court has handed down a ruling that could save employers and their insurers hundreds of millions of dollars in workers’ compensation benefits.
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Labor Department Loosens LMRDA Reporting Deadline
Under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA), private-sector employers that do business with a labor organization (or a trust in which a labor organization has a business) must make an annual disclosure of payments or loans to union officials, which includes a union or its officer, agent, shop steward, employee, or other representative. […]
Public Employers Don’t Have to Pay for Employee Uniforms
Private employers in California are required by law to pay for their workers’ uniforms. But a new ruling from a California appeals court says state and local government employers are generally off the hook for uniform reimbursement.
Supreme Court Upholds ACA Individual Mandate
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act (ACA) individual mandate provision. The individual mandate provision requires most Americans to obtain health insurance by 2014 or pay a penalty.
EEOC to Update, Simplify Leave Guidance
To alleviate confusion among employers, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said it plans to clarify and update its guidance on leave as a workplace accommodation. In a June 8 meeting, commissioners offered their insight and took suggestions from stakeholders. “I’ve been told that many employers have difficulty with leave as an accommodation,” said Stuart […]
News Flash: Court Upholds Municipality’s Limitations On Disability Retirement Benefits
A California Court of Appeal has upheld a decision to deny disability retirement benefits to a San Diego city utility worker. Before he started working for the city, Charles Alesi injured his knee several times while jet-skiing and in a beach football game. He then reinjured the knee twice at work and once more while […]
News Notes: EEOC Settles Lawsuit For $875,000
The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has announced an $875,000 settlement of a sex bias and retaliation class action lawsuit against Technicolor Videocassette Inc.’s Camarillo plant. The suit alleged that women at the plant, who worked in various departments duplicating videotapes, were subjected to repeated harassment by male co-workers and supervisors-including derogatory comments regarding […]
News Notes: Workers’ Comp Rates Headed Up Again
The California Department of Insurance has approved a 10.1% hike in the average workers’ compensation pure premium rates. The increase takes effect July 1, 2002, and follows on the heels of a 10.2% increase that took effect in January 2002. Although the pure premium rate is only advisory and insurers aren’t required to follow the […]
New FMLA: Tricky Questions Answered
Surveys consistently show that managing Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) issues is one of the most time-consuming—and annoying—areas HR professionals tackle. BLR’s experts at Compensation.BLR.comshare answers to some of the trickier questions they get. Q. The law defines a health condition as serious if the employee is treated by a healthcare provider for more […]
Mandatory Arbitration: Ninth Circuit Tosses Out One-Sided Agreement
Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court approved the use of mandatory arbitration agreements for employment disputes in a lawsuit brought by a Circuit City employee. But now the Ninth Circuit, after taking a second look at the arbitration provisions in that case, has tossed out the agreement, ruling that it was unduly lopsided and didn’t […]