NLRB’s GC Says McDonald’s on the Hook for Franchisee Violations as Joint...
McDonald’s parent company would be liable as a joint employer in any proceedings by the National Labor Relations Board on labor and wage violations at McDonald’s franchises, the NLRB’s general counsel...
View ArticleOFCCP Proposes Pay Data Reporting Rules for Federal Contractors
Certain federal contractors and subcontractors would have to submit summary data annually to the federal government that would identify employee compensation based on sex, race, hours worked and other...
View ArticleLearn About the HR Risks of Social Media During Sept. 24 #hrintelchat
The rise of social media has opened employers up to a wide range of new employment law risks. Everything from privacy issues to leave and disability concerns can come up when employees use social...
View ArticleLearn About Pregnant Employees Workplace Rights During Nov. 11 #hrintelchat
Are you treating your pregnant employees properly? Do you have to offer them an accommodation? There’s been a flurry of action around treatment of pregnant employees under the Pregnancy Discrimination...
View ArticleDOL: New Overtime Rules Expected This Spring
The U.S. Department of Labor will likely propose changes to its overtime regulations this spring, Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez told lawmakers March 18. President Obama last March instructed DOL...
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Thompson’s Top HR Stories of 2015
The start of a new year offers the opportunity to take stock, and to plan ahead. It’s anyone’s guess what 2016 will hold for human resources professionals, but looking back at the stories that drew...
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Why Is It So Hard to Get Rid of the Worst Employees?
The HR Daily Advisor was recently at the 2016 SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition in Washington D.C.! Yesterday we heard about the problems that bad employees create from Greg Hare, an employment...
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House Approves 6-Month Delay of Overtime Rule
By Kate McGovern Tornone, Editor The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill September 28 that would delay new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime regulations by 6 months; a similar bill was...
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Supreme Court Won’t Review FLSA Whistleblower Protection for HR Director
By Kate McGovern Tornone, Editor The U.S. Supreme Court has announced that it will not review an appeals court ruling that a wage and hour complaint lodged by a Human Resources director can be...
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How Not to Handle an Equal Pay Claim: Sue the Complaining Employee
A recent judgment offers a lesson in responding to discrimination claims. According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), an employer has been ordered to pay $37,500 in damages...
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