Courts generally support an employer’s right to conduct surveillance if there is a clear concern that an employee is abusing leave-taking under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Here, however, a district court found that surveillance was not justified.
Viewpoint: FMLA Surveillance of Employees Requires a Good Reason
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Walmart Attributes Higher Starting Wage, Expanded Benefits to Tax Reform
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Walmart, the largest private employer in the U.S., announced it will raise the minimum wage it pays its employees...
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Voluntary Benefits Now Essential, Not Fringe
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Offering an array of voluntary benefits that help workers to safeguard their financial security, based on personal and family...
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New York City Council Expands Earned Sick Time Law to Include Safe Time
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New York City’s paid-sick-leave law would require businesses to allow employees to use paid time off for “safe time”...
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Agencies Release Advance Copies of Form 5500 for Filing in 2018
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Recently released advance copies of 2017 plan year Form 5500 and instructions reflect an increase in the maximum civil...
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New Guidance Eases—but Won’t Delay—the CEO Pay Ratio Reporting
Janet L. Heins|Executive Compensation, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
New Securities and Exchange Commission guidance allows public companies to calculate the ratio of CEO pay to median-employee pay...
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Conflicting Evidence over Absenteeism Leads to Ongoing FMLA Litigation
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Communication, Communication, Family and Medical Leave, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
An employer that claimed it fired an employee for absenteeism was not entitled to summary judgment on the claims...
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What Will Happen with Wage and Hour Laws Under Trump?
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President Donald Trump has promised to undo Obama-era regulations that business groups say are overly burdensome. Here’s what that...
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Trump's Executive Orders Seek to Roll Back Health Plan Requirements
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President Donald Trump’s executive orders, which direct federal agencies to issue new rules allowing businesses to buy health insurance...
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