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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Ethics Chief to Agency Heads: Promote Safe Culture for Reporting Misconduct
Janet L. Heins|Compensation Compliance, Ethical Practice Compliance, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
David Apol, the federal government’s ethics chief, is “deeply concerned” that some government leaders have engaged in impermissible conduct,...
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Wages Get a Healthy Boost as Employers Add 200,000 Jobs in January
Janet L. Heins|Compensation, Critical Evaluation, Labor Market Data, News, Talent Acquisition Metrics and Analytics, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Hiring among U.S. employers is off to a strong start in 2018, supported by the unemployment rate at its...
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OregonSaves Serves as a Test for State-Sponsored Auto-IRAs
Janet L. Heins|Leadership and Navigation, News, Oregon, Retirement Benefits, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
As the first state-sponsored retirement savings program rolls out in Oregon, here’s what employers in Oregon and other states...
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FMLA: A Primer for HR
Janet L. Heins|Family and Medical Leave, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The Family and Medical Leave Act is complex, but it is manageable when HR develops robust policies, trains managers...
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Termination for Dishonesty Did Not Violate FMLA
Janet L. Heins|Communication, Family and Medical Leave, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
An employer that terminated a worker for dishonesty did not violate the Family and Medical Leave Act’s (FMLA’s) prohibitions...
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What Would a New FLSA Overtime Rule Look Like?
Janet L. Heins|Critical Evaluation, News, Overtime Eligibility and Exemptions, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta has said on several occasions that the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA’s) exempt...
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Employers Should Ensure Workers Promptly Report Job-Related Injuries
Janet L. Heins|Accidents and Injuries, News, Workers' Compensation, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
If an employee trips and falls at the workplace or is otherwise injured on the job, some supervisors are...
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Voluntary Benefits Now Essential, Not Fringe
Janet L. Heins|News, Open Enrollment, Relationship Management, Voluntary Benefits, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Offering an array of voluntary benefits that help workers to safeguard their financial security, based on personal and family...
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