Skip to main content

What I've Been Reading This Week


Lots of good articles this week.  It was tough to narrow things down given everything I came across.  One of my favorite articles dealt with harassment claims; specifically what employers can do to be proactive about it. 

As always, below are a few articles that caught my eye this week.


What an Employer Can Do to Be Proactive About Sexual Harassment Complaints

Following a recent sexual harassment case out of California in which the jury returned a verdict for the employer, this article has a couple of good thoughts on what employers can do to be proactive about sexual harassment complaints in the workplace.  All too often, employers disregard sexual harassment complaints or fail to keep a record of any investigation that is done.  This article has three good suggestions on what employers can do to help ensure they are proactive about sexual harassment complaints, rather than being passive and dealing with a protracted legal battle.


(D) Congressman Bill Foster's Speech on Floor of U.S. House Opposing Right to Work Zones  

I came across a very interesting speech from an Illinois Congressman who gave a speech against Illinois Governor Rauner's proposed Right to Work zones.  For those keeping track, the proposed Right to Work zones have become somewhat contentious issues across the state as voters and communities discuss and debate the issue.  For those interested in the topic, this is a good counter argument to the proposed Right to Work zones.


6 Things to Keep in Mind When Dealing With Harassment Claims

Jeffrey Polsky always has some good articles that I come across.  This week was no exception.  Employers should pay close attention to this article as it provides 6 things that employers should consider when investigating harassment claims.  Well worth the read.


FLSA Kickback Rule: A Closer Look

This was one of the more thorough articles I have come across lately, specifically in regard to FLSA issues.  I think readers will enjoy the thoughts Doug Hass has on the FLSA Kickback Rule.  I do not come across too many articles on this issue, and when I do (especially with an article as well explained as this one), I want to make sure I highlight it for readers.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

NLRB: Discussion Among Employees About Tip Pooling is Protected Concerted Activity

  This Advice Memorandum from the National Labor Relations Board’s Associate General Counsel, Jayme Sophir, addressed whether employees which discussed and complained about tip pooling at work constituted protected concerted activity. In relevant part, an employer in New York operated a chain of steakhouses.  While tip pooling was in place at these steakhouses, some of the employees objected to it on the grounds that it was not transparent and improperly divided tips among the workers.  Employees were told not to complain or talk to each other about the tip pool and were told that doing so would endanger their jobs.  Despite the employer later attempting to provide some clarity as to how the tips were being divided, rancor still existed among some employees.  At one point, the employees were told by a general manager that some employees that had been talking about the tip pool were “cleared out” and the employer would continue to do so. In the Advice Memorandum, it was noted that emplo
Post a Comment
Read more

What I’ve Been Reading This Week

A few years ago, I remember when the “Fight for $15” movement was taking off around the country.  Lo and behold, it appears that a $15/hour minimum wage is not the stopping point, which should be no surprise.  As the below article notes, New York is aggressively moving to ramp up hourly wage rates even higher.  While all the  below articles are worth a read, I called particular attention to that one. As always, below are a couple article that caught my eye this week. Disney World Workers Reject Latest Contract Offer Late last week, it was announced that workers at Disney World had rejected the most recent contract offer from the company, calling on their employer to do better.  As Brooks Barnes at The New York Times writes, the unions that represent about 32,000 workers at Disney World reported their members resoundingly rejected the 5 year contract offer which would have seen workers receive a 10% raise and retroactive increased back pay.  While Disney’s offer would have increased pa
Post a Comment
Read more

Utah Non-Compete Bill Falters in House

Last month, a non-compete bill sponsored by Representative Brian Greene (Republican from Pleasant Grove) & up for vote in the Utah House failed to make it through the Legislature.  The bill sought to ban enforcement of non-competes if they came after a worker was already employed, given no compensation (such as a bonus or promotion) for signing the non-compete, and laid off within six months.  However, by a 22 - 49 vote, the bill was resoundingly defeated after some business groups lobbied to kill the non-compete bill.  One group in particular, The Free Enterprise Utah coalition, argued that the Utah State Legislature should hold off on any changes to non compete laws in the state until a survey about non competes was done among Utah businesses.  Representative Greene had countered this claim and argued that a survey was not needed to show that the current non compete laws in the states allowed many businesses, including some small high tech companies in the state, to per
Post a Comment
Read more