On August 8, the Minneapolis City Council passed an ordinance requiring employers to provide new notices to employees effective January 1, 2020. The ordinance will apply not only to employers with brick and mortar locations within the City’s limits, but also employers outside the City with employees who work at least 80 hours each year
Court Delivers Blow to EEOC’s Background Check Guidance
Employers use numerous tools to screen applicants and determine which one may be the best for the job including job applications, interviews, reference checks and criminal background checks. Criminal background checks can be highly useful for employers, and can legitimately weed out applicants who are not suitable for the position. Nevertheless, the Equal Employment Opportunity
Minnesota Employers Must Comply With New Wage Theft and Employee Notice Laws by July 1, 2019
Earlier this month, we issued an article entitled, “Minnesota Enacts New Wage Theft Laws and Employee Notice Requirements.” Please click here to read the article. This article detailed sweeping new laws regarding wage theft, and requirements that employers provide employees detailed information regarding their employment at the commencement of their employment, as well as at
Minnesota Enacts New Wage Theft Laws and Employee Notice Requirements
The Minnesota legislature, at the end of its most recent session, passed sweeping new amendments to statutes which create criminal penalties for the failure to pay wages and impose requirements for employers to document the terms of employment with their employees. The new amendments have not yet been signed into law by the Governor, but
The Department of Labor Takes Another Swing at Increasing the Mandatory Minimum Salary for Exempt Employees
In the latest move in the proverbial tug of war over possible changes to the overtime laws, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced a potential new rule on March 8 that would increase the salary required for the so-called “white collar exemptions” under the Fair Labor Standards Act from $23,660 to $35,308, with automatic cost
The Battle Over LGBT Rights Rages On
Most of you will recall the fight in numerous political elections just a few years ago over the issue of whether same-sex couples have the right to marry. The Supreme Court put the issue to rest through a decision in 2015, holding that the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides the fundamental right and
When Employees Need a Medical Leave, Complying With The FMLA Alone may be Insufficient
As many know, the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) requires employers with 50 or more employees to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to employees with serious health conditions. That leave is only available to eligible employees, generally those who have been employed for at least a year and worked at least 1,250