Tuesday
December 03, 2024 |
Worker and FLSA Misclassification – Lesson 2.4 |
Wednesday
November 27, 2024 |
Keep Yourself Safe: HR Director Held Individually Liable for FLSA Violations |
Monday
December 02, 2024 |
OSHA Extends Deadline for Heat Stress Rule Notice & Comment |
Friday
November 08, 2024 |
FMLA Wiles – Clinical Trials? |
Monday
October 07, 2024 |
NLRB GC Issues Memo & Gives Employers 60 Days to Comply |
Thursday
November 21, 2024 |
RTO & COVID-19 – Yep, It’s Still a Thing |
Monday
October 28, 2024 |
No Rehire After You’re Fired? |
Friday
November 15, 2024 |
Don’t Let Your Bonus Bite Back |
Friday
November 08, 2024 |
DOL Issues 1st FLSA Opinion Letter of 2024 |
Wednesday
November 13, 2024 |
NLRB Catches Up to States Barring Captive Audience Speeches |
Tuesday
November 26, 2024 |
DOL Appeals Federal Judge’s Ruling That Blocked Overtime Rule |
Tuesday
October 22, 2024 |
Employee Status – Exempt or Non-Exempt |
Monday
September 09, 2024 |
FMLA Faux Pas Continue to Plague Employers |
Thursday
October 24, 2024 |
Is Mandatory Paid Vacation Leave on the Horizon? |
Monday
October 21, 2024 |
Update! FTC Appeals Decision to Block its Noncompete Rule |
Monday
October 21, 2024 |
The Colors of Race: EEOC Case Reminds Us of Title VII Protections |
Thursday
October 24, 2024 |
CFPB Warns Employers Using AI & More to Comply with FCRA |
Friday
October 11, 2024 |
EEOC’s Push For Pregnancy Protections Continues |
Tuesday
September 17, 2024 |
Understanding the WHY Behind the ADA |
Friday
September 13, 2024 |
Intersectionality & Overlap: The ADA and FMLA |
Tuesday
September 24, 2024 |
The Customer is NOT Always Right |
Thursday
September 26, 2024 |
U.S. DOL Announces New AI & Inclusive Hiring Tool |
Friday
September 27, 2024 |
What You See May be What You Get – Pregnancy and Perceived Disability |
Friday
September 27, 2024 |
Full Steam Ahead – EEOC Presses Enforcement of Pregnant Workers Fairness Act |
Thursday
August 29, 2024 |
EEOC Sues 3 Employers for ADA Violations |
Friday
August 16, 2024 |
Can You Be Liable for Harassment if the Victim is Unaware? |
Thursday
August 01, 2024 |
GovCon Employers Prepare to File VETS 4212 |
Tuesday
June 18, 2024 |
PWFA Regulations Take Effect in All But Three States |
Tuesday
August 20, 2024 |
Court Sets Aside FTC’s Non-Compete Rule |
Thursday
June 27, 2024 |
State Trends: Redefining Unlawful Harassment |
Friday
July 19, 2024 |
Title IX Final Rule Trek to Defeat Continues |
Friday
July 19, 2024 |
NLRB Withdraws Its Appeal to Joint Employer Ruling |
Thursday
June 20, 2024 |
FMLA for an Unmarried Expectant Parent Who is Not the Birth Mother or Spouse? |
Tuesday
July 23, 2024 |
Different Judge Gives FTC’s Noncompete Rule Hope |
Wednesday
July 03, 2024 |
FTC Left Out in the Cold as Judge Puts Noncompete Rule on Hold |
Tuesday
July 02, 2024 |
Employees Get a Break! OSHA Announces Proposed Rule for Heat Injury and Illness Prevention |
Monday
July 01, 2024 |
DOL’s Overtime Rule Takes Effect with One Exception |
Thursday
June 20, 2024 |
Beat the Heat: OSHA Updates Heat Illness Prevention Campaign |
Wednesday
June 26, 2024 |
Supporting our Military – It’s Not Just for GovCon |
Thursday
June 27, 2024 |
What You Pay & How You Pay – Comply with the FLSA |
Friday
June 14, 2024 |
Rare GINA Case Costs Employer $515K |
Friday
June 21, 2024 |
HR’s 3 R’s – Race, Religion & Retaliation |
Friday
June 28, 2024 |
What Does SCOTUS’ “Chevron” Ruling Mean for Employers? |
Saturday
June 01, 2024 |
Got Government Contracts? File Your Certification by July 1st! |
Tuesday
May 21, 2024 |
Does Your Professional Conduct, Respectful Communications, or Civility Policy Violate the NLRA? |
Friday
May 31, 2024 |
Disability Disclosure is NOT Required of Applicants |
Friday
May 24, 2024 |
When Worlds Collide: Accommodating Religion, Gender Identity and Other Competing Interests |
Thursday
May 16, 2024 |
U.S. Department of Justice Seeks to Reschedule Cannabis |
Friday
May 17, 2024 |
EEOC Publishes Its 2023 Charges Statistics |
Tuesday
May 07, 2024 |
FTC Publishes Final Rule Banning Nearly All Non-Competes |
Monday
April 29, 2024 |
OFCCP Issues Guidance on AI & EEO |
Wednesday
April 17, 2024 |
SCOTUS Defines the Level of Harm Needed to Establish Title VII Claim |
Tuesday
April 16, 2024 |
EEOC Publishes Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Regs |
Tuesday
April 23, 2024 |
U.S. DOL Publishes Final Overtime Rule |
Tuesday
April 23, 2024 |
FTC Effectively Bans Existing and New Non-Compete Agreements |
Monday
April 29, 2024 |
DOL WHD Issues Field Assistance Bulletin on AI, FLSA, FMLA & more |
Monday
April 29, 2024 |
EEOC Publishes “Workplace Guidance on Harassment Prevention” |
Wednesday
February 28, 2024 |
FMLA Requires Adjusted Work Expectations, Not Just Schedules |
Thursday
March 28, 2024 |
Coming to a Town Near You? Right to Disconnect Legislation |
Wednesday
March 13, 2024 |
FLSA Fun Fact – How Many Hours in a Workweek? |
Monday
April 01, 2024 |
EEO-1 Portal to Open April 30th |
Tuesday
March 12, 2024 |
Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Backfire Again |
Friday
February 09, 2024 |
Walters Quoted in World at Work Article re: DOL New Independent Contractor Rule |
Friday
March 08, 2024 |
Judge Blocks NLRB’s Joint Employer Rule |
Wednesday
February 21, 2024 |
Employer Faces Double Whammy: Joint Employer Status Enables NLRA Violation |
Thursday
January 04, 2024 |
NLRB Faces Legal Challenges to its Constitutional Authority |
Thursday
February 01, 2024 |
What Goes Up…Time for OSHA Posting |
Thursday
February 08, 2024 |
SCOTUS Rules on SOX Whistleblower Burden of Proof |
Thursday
February 01, 2024 |
NLRB’s Joint Employer Rule Faces Legal Challenge |
Wednesday
January 24, 2024 |
Antitrust is a Bust – Employer to Pay $7.4M in DOJ’s No Poach Approach |
Friday
January 19, 2024 |
Court Doubles Down on Damages Orders $1.6M for FLSA violations |
Friday
January 12, 2024 |
When HR Gets Thrown (or Throws Itself) Under the Bus |
Monday
January 08, 2024 |
Walters Quoted in Article, “7 Tips for Effective Employee Disciplinary Meetings” |
Wednesday
January 10, 2024 |
US DOL Publishes Final Independent Contractor Classification Rule |
Thursday
December 14, 2023 |
Consultant Makes it Rain $90K Against Client-Employer for Age Discrimination |
Tuesday
December 05, 2023 |
No Take Backs Court Rules After FLSA Violation |
Thursday
December 21, 2023 |
Lawsuit Takes Aim – Is HR to Blame for $54M Settlement? |
Tuesday
December 05, 2023 |
Walters Quoted in SHRM article on Employee Engagement |
Thursday
November 16, 2023 |
SCOTUS Declines to Hear ADA Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation Case |
Tuesday
November 14, 2023 |
A Rose is Not a Rose – Worker Misclassification |
Monday
December 04, 2023 |
POWADA – It Amends More than Just Age Discrimination |
Thursday
November 09, 2023 |
How Diversity & Good Intentions Can Go Awry |
Monday
November 20, 2023 |
The ADA and Doggone Accommodations |
Thursday
November 16, 2023 |
NLRB Delays Effective Date for Joint Employer Rule |
Thursday
November 30, 2023 |
EEO-1 Component 1 Filing Deadline is December 5th |
Friday
June 16, 2023 |
FLSA Compliance: The Prequel |
Thursday
October 26, 2023 |
FLSA Compliance: Classification is Just Step 1 |
Wednesday
October 25, 2023 |
EAP: Employee Assistance Program or Employer-Applied Pressure? |
Friday
October 27, 2023 |
Are You My Employer? NLRB Increases Odds (Again) the Answer is YES! |
Tuesday
October 31, 2023 |
Trick or Treat: 10/31 is Last Day to Use “Old” Form I-9 |
Monday
October 02, 2023 |
EEOC Publishes Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Workplace Harassment |
Monday
October 23, 2023 |
It Doesn’t Tickle When HR Blows the Whistle |
Monday
October 02, 2023 |
FMLA Snarky Remarks Create Sparks |
Wednesday
September 27, 2023 |
Consequences Are Dire When You Conspire |
Wednesday
September 13, 2023 |
Get Ready, Get Set…Get Ready…EEO-1 Report Update |
Wednesday
September 20, 2023 |
AI Replaces HR, HR Sues, & it Makes the News! |
Tuesday
September 26, 2023 |
EEOC & DOL Publish Disability Resource Guide |
Wednesday
September 13, 2023 |
Are You My Employer? 5th Circuit says, “Yes” |
Thursday
September 21, 2023 |
US DOL & FTC Sign MOU to Enforce Antitrust Laws |
Friday
August 11, 2023 |
Rounding Pay Practices – What’s Your Impact? |
Friday
August 25, 2023 |
NLRB Strikes Again! An Employee’s Griping May be Legally Protected |
Wednesday
August 30, 2023 |
Deja Vu All Over Again – DOL Publishes Proposed Overtime Rule |
Monday
August 07, 2023 |
EEOC Publishes Proposed PWFA Rule and Seeks Your Comments |
Wednesday
July 26, 2023 |
EEOC Issues Guidance on “Visual Disabilities in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act” |
Tuesday
January 24, 2023 |
EEOC Publishes Guidance on Hearing Disabilities in the Workplace & the ADA |
Wednesday
August 02, 2023 |
NLRB Issues New Rule on Employers’ “Chilling” Workplace Policies |
Saturday
July 01, 2023 |
U.S. DOL Issues Updated FMLA Forms |
Monday
July 17, 2023 |
Beware Third-Party Harassers |
Friday
July 21, 2023 |
DHS Announces New Form I-9 Form and Remote Inspection Rules |
Monday
June 26, 2023 |
Diversity or Age Discrimination? Lilly Pays $2.4M to Settle the Question |
Thursday
May 25, 2023 |
White House’s Strategy to Combat Anti-Semitism Includes “Call on Employers” |
Tuesday
July 25, 2023 |
Got Gov’t Contracts? Be Sure to Use New Self-ID Form! |
Thursday
June 29, 2023 |
EEOC Postpones Submission of EEO-1 Data |
Monday
July 17, 2023 |
OSHA Announces Additional Reporting Requirements for Certain Employers |
Tuesday
June 13, 2023 |
Are You My Employer? NLRB Redefines Test (Again) for Classifying Independent Contractors |
Monday
June 12, 2023 |
White Female Awarded $25.6M in “Reverse” Discrimination Case |
Thursday
June 29, 2023 |
What Impact Will SCOTUS’ Affirmative Action Decision in Academic Programs Have on Employers? |
Thursday
June 29, 2023 |
SCOTUS Rules on Title VII’s Reasonable Accommodation for Religion |
Tuesday
June 13, 2023 |
U.S. DOL Announces New Overtime Rule is on the Horizon |
Tuesday
June 13, 2023 |
DHS Announces Final Form I-9 Flex Rule to be Published August 2023 |
Friday
June 02, 2023 |
Walters Quoted in SHRM Magazine Article, “Job Offer Letters: What to Include and Exclude” |
Wednesday
May 17, 2023 |
US DOL Publishes PUMP Act Field Assistance Bulletin |
Tuesday
April 25, 2023 |
OFCCP Issues New Self-Identification of Disability Form |
Wednesday
May 17, 2023 |
EEOC Publishes AI Guidance for Employers |
Tuesday
May 30, 2023 |
Happy Holiday! But What About FMLA? |
Wednesday
May 10, 2023 |
What’s Old is New Again: Form I-9 Flex Rule Expiring |
Thursday
May 11, 2023 |
Unlawful Harassment: It’s Not Just a Women’s Issue |
Friday
April 14, 2023 |
Federal Agencies Partner to Issue Workplace Retaliation Guidance |
Wednesday
April 26, 2023 |
Federal Agencies Prepare for Expiration of COVID-19 PHE Status |
Tuesday
March 21, 2023 |
Derogatory Comments + Lack of Documentation = Appearance of Discrimination |
Tuesday
April 11, 2023 |
A Reminder for HR and Management: Follow Your Policies! |
Tuesday
April 25, 2023 |
Four Federal Agencies Issue Cautionary Warning on Use of AI |
Thursday
April 27, 2023 |
Fudging the Numbers? Know YOUR HR Metrics |
Thursday
March 30, 2023 |
Asking, “When Will You Retire?” Can Backfire |
Thursday
March 30, 2023 |
Beware the Risks of Rude Remarks |
Wednesday
March 22, 2023 |
NLRB GC Clarifies Ruling on Non-Disparagement & Confidentiality Clauses |
Friday
March 17, 2023 |
CFPB Publishes New FCRA Notice of Rights, Effective April 19th |
Tuesday
March 14, 2023 |
Equal Pay Day – Analyzing the Why Behind the What |
Tuesday
March 07, 2023 |
See this? Look out for that! CFPB Joins Watch Over Employers’ Use of AI (and more) |
Tuesday
February 14, 2023 |
Happy Valentine’s Day – Now, Where’s My Pay?! |
Tuesday
February 28, 2023 |
HR Gives the Whistle A Toot Then Gets the Boot |
Tuesday
February 21, 2023 |
Daily Pay Might Not be the Way…to FLSA Compliance |
Thursday
February 09, 2023 |
Workplace Privacy: Whose Business is it Anyway? |
Tuesday
January 10, 2023 |
EEOC Issues One Report, Another Pending |
Thursday
February 09, 2023 |
Unlimited FMLA Leave? Yep, it’s a thing. |
Tuesday
February 21, 2023 |
If You Can’t Say Anything Nice… |
Wednesday
February 22, 2023 |
SCOTUS Rules Executive Making Over $200K is Owed Overtime |
Thursday
February 02, 2023 |
OSHA’s 300A Electronic Submissions due March 2nd |
Tuesday
February 14, 2023 |
FTC Commissioner Not Quiet Quitting – Announces “Noisy Exit” |
Thursday
February 09, 2023 |
DOL Issues Guidance on Teleworkers, FLSA, & FMLA Compliance |
Tuesday
January 31, 2023 |
Artificial Intelligence – Not So Smart? |
Friday
January 13, 2023 |
Some Pray for Changes to Religious Accommodation Rule |
Thursday
January 26, 2023 |
It’s That Time of Year – OSHA Posting PLUS… |
Thursday
January 05, 2023 |
FTC Proposes to Effectively Ban Non-Competes: New and Existing |
Tuesday
December 27, 2022 |
Why Do You Care About My Hair? |
Wednesday
December 14, 2022 |
Workplace Violence Prevention |
Wednesday
November 16, 2022 |
Flawed Policy Defeats FMLA Defense |
Thursday
December 29, 2022 |
President Pens Pregnancy Protections |
Wednesday
December 14, 2022 |
IRS and DOL Focus (Again) on Worker Misclassification |
Friday
December 09, 2022 |
Another Form I-9 Update – Expired Permanent Resident Cards Extended |
Wednesday
December 07, 2022 |
Speak Out Act Update – It’s the Law! |
Wednesday
November 23, 2022 |
Another Bonus Bites Back |
Wednesday
November 09, 2022 |
The ADA, Reasonable Accommodation, and How is an Employer to Know? |
Thursday
December 08, 2022 |
FMLA – Forms Make Leave Accessible |
Monday
November 14, 2022 |
Speak Out Act Poised for Enactment |
Thursday
November 17, 2022 |
When Bonuses Bite Back |
Monday
November 21, 2022 |
Walters Quoted in SHRM Article, “Is Going Back to School Worth It?” |
Tuesday
November 08, 2022 |
Tell Me Twice, Shame on Me – US DOL’s Willful Violation Penalties |
Monday
October 31, 2022 |
DOJ Gives Employers a Form I-9 Reminder |
Monday
October 31, 2022 |
NLRB Seeks to Restrict Employers’ Electronic Surveillance (and more) |
Thursday
October 20, 2022 |
EEOC Publishes New EEO Poster |
Thursday
October 27, 2022 |
DOJ Announces Employers’ Anti-Poaching Conspiracy |
Monday
October 31, 2022 |
Form I-9 Expirations, Extensions, and Updates |
Tuesday
November 01, 2022 |
Make Note About Who Can Vote…With Time Off From Work |
Tuesday
October 25, 2022 |
White House Issues Guidance for Employers re: COVID-19 |
Wednesday
September 28, 2022 |
What’s HR To Do? An Ethical Dilemma |
Monday
August 15, 2022 |
When Return-to-Work Policies Return to Haunt! |
Tuesday
August 16, 2022 |
DEI Initiatives Gone Awry |
Wednesday
September 14, 2022 |
The FLSA, Joint Employers & Unlawful Retaliation |
Thursday
September 29, 2022 |
Faulty No-Fault Attendance Policy |
Friday
July 15, 2022 |
Walters’ Article, “Job Posting 101” Published in Carroll Biz Quarterly Magazine |
Tuesday
September 06, 2022 |
Are You My Employer? NLRB Proposes New Answer…Again |
Thursday
September 01, 2022 |
NLRA’s Protected Activity Goes Well Beyond Union Organizing |
Tuesday
August 23, 2022 |
How Reasonable is a Reasonable Accommodation under Title VII? |
Monday
July 18, 2022 |
Employers Get Active to Protect Captive Audience Speech |
Thursday
August 11, 2022 |
Walters Quoted in SHRM’s Moonlighting Article |
Thursday
August 18, 2022 |
Private Entity Seeks Public Disclosure of Private Contractors’ EEO-1 Data for a 3rd Time! |
Thursday
August 18, 2022 |
US CIS and DHS Propose Possible Form I-9 Changes |
Tuesday
July 26, 2022 |
NLRB & DOJ Join Fight Against Antitrust & “Unfair Employer Practices” |
Tuesday
July 12, 2022 |
EEOC Issues 19 Updates to COVID-19 Workplace Guidance |
Monday
June 27, 2022 |
COVID-19 Vax Mandate Making News (Again) |
Thursday
July 07, 2022 |
EEOC Reminds Employers About GINA & COVID-19 Inquiries |
Tuesday
May 31, 2022 |
What’s Your (E)Sign? |
Thursday
July 07, 2022 |
OSHA Brings on the Heat Regardless of Industry |
Thursday
June 30, 2022 |
When Industry Experts (Allegedly) Get it Wrong |
Thursday
June 30, 2022 |
FLSA’s Recording Time Worked – DOL Has an App for That! |
Tuesday
July 05, 2022 |
Do You Have Proximity Bias? |
Thursday
June 16, 2022 |
Union Election Petitions Increase 57%…and That’s Not All! |
Tuesday
June 21, 2022 |
What’s on the Regulatory Horizon? Spring Agenda is out! |
Thursday
June 02, 2022 |
Biden White House Will Be First to Pay Interns |
Tuesday
June 21, 2022 |
Federal Agencies Partner to Target Employers’ Anti-Trust Violations |
Tuesday
June 07, 2022 |
Hiring Manager Gets a Shout Out in Age Discrimination Suit |
Thursday
June 30, 2022 |
SCOTUS and DOL Look at Independent Contractor Status |
Sunday
May 01, 2022 |
Walters’ Article “Employee Handbooks Do’s and Don’ts” published in Carroll Biz Quarterly |
Tuesday
April 12, 2022 |
Age Discrimination, Retaliation & What Were You Thinking? |
Monday
April 25, 2022 |
Lucky 13! US CIS Extends Form I-9 Flex Rule Again! |
Thursday
April 21, 2022 |
Ignorance of the Law is No Excuse |
Sunday
May 01, 2022 |
Double Vision: EEO-1 Deadline(s) on the Horizon(s) |
Friday
April 15, 2022 |
Take Some Coaching About No Poaching |
Tuesday
April 05, 2022 |
The ADA, Addiction, Treatment and Recovery |
Thursday
March 31, 2022 |
EEOC Publishes ‘FY 2021 Charge Stats & Announces Non-Binary Self-ID |
Monday
March 14, 2022 |
EEOC Updates COVID-19 and Caregiver Guidance |
Wednesday
March 30, 2022 |
OSHA Proposes Changes to Recordkeeping Rules |
Tuesday
April 05, 2022 |
OSHA, Travel Time & Recordable Injuries |
Thursday
March 10, 2022 |
DOL WHD Announces New Workplace Retaliation Resources |
Saturday
January 15, 2022 |
Walters’ Article, “Hiring in the Great Resignation” is Published in Carroll Biz Q’ly |
Tuesday
March 01, 2022 |
EEOC Issues Updated WYSK Guidance on COVID-19 & Religious Accommodation |
Thursday
February 10, 2022 |
Walters Testifies on Maryland’s Paid Family & Medical Leave Insurance Program |
Tuesday
March 01, 2022 |
Time to Post and/or Submit Your OSHA 300-A Summary |
Tuesday
January 25, 2022 |
What ELSE Happens When We Assume: ADA’s Perception Provision |
Tuesday
March 01, 2022 |
Don’t Ask, Must Tell: Trending Wage & Hour Rules |
Tuesday
February 15, 2022 |
Don’t Draw a Bright Line in the Sand: An FMLA / ADA Reminder |
Tuesday
December 28, 2021 |
When the Cat’s (Paw is) Out of the Bag: An FMLA Reminder |
Friday
January 14, 2022 |
FLSA Faux Pas: Intentional Misclassification Costs One Employer $7M+ |
Monday
January 31, 2022 |
Don’t Forget February Posting! OSHA’s 300-A Summary |
Thursday
January 20, 2022 |
When Good Intentions Go Awry |
Tuesday
January 11, 2022 |
Don’t Get Goosed When You Pay the Gander |
Tuesday
January 25, 2022 |
OSHA Withdraws ETS Final (COVID-19 Vaccination) Rule |
Tuesday
January 25, 2022 |
Know Before You Say, “No” – A COVID-19 Testing Tip |
Thursday
January 13, 2022 |
SCOTUS Rules on OSHA & CMS Vax Rules; EO 14042 Part I: Still on Hold |
Tuesday
December 28, 2021 |
CMS Extends and Relaxes Vax Mandate Deadlines |
Wednesday
December 22, 2021 |
SCOTUS to Hear OSHA and CMS Vax Mandate Challenges |
Tuesday
December 14, 2021 |
EEOC Publishes Broader Guidance on ADA & COVID-19 |
Wednesday
December 15, 2021 |
Form I-9 Flex Rule Extended Again! |
Friday
December 17, 2021 |
OSHA Vaccine Mandate Back On Nationwide! |
Wednesday
December 15, 2021 |
CMS Vaccine Mandate Back On In 25 States |
Wednesday
November 17, 2021 |
Cat’s Paw Strikes Again! |
Thursday
December 09, 2021 |
Will Spring Bring Salary Spike? |
Monday
September 20, 2021 |
FMLA Interference & Retaliation: Timing, Intent & Snarky Comments |
Tuesday
December 07, 2021 |
Strike 3 for COVID Vax Mandate: Will it be 4? |
Friday
October 01, 2021 |
Walters’ Article “Managing Senior Employees” Published in Carroll Biz Magazine |
Monday
November 29, 2021 |
COVID Vax Rules – Hurry Up & Wait! |
Tuesday
October 26, 2021 |
US CIS Ponders Permanent Extension of Form I-9 Flex Rule |
Tuesday
November 02, 2021 |
Misclassification Strikes Again! |
Monday
November 29, 2021 |
Remember – Discrimination is Color Blind |
Wednesday
November 17, 2021 |
EEOC Updates Guidance on Workplace Retaliation & Interference |
Thursday
October 28, 2021 |
EEOC Updates COVID-19 Vax Guidance |
Friday
October 01, 2021 |
Management Misclassification Costs $8M! |
Monday
October 04, 2021 |
COVID-19 Vax Incentives & Reasonable Accommodation |
Thursday
September 30, 2021 |
Don’t Dock If You Don’t Clock |
Tuesday
October 05, 2021 |
COVID-19 Testing Creates Wage & Hour Woes |
Tuesday
June 22, 2021 |
Rejecting or Selecting ADA Accommodations |
Wednesday
August 25, 2021 |
Don’t Fast Forward To Reverse Discrimination |
Thursday
September 09, 2021 |
FLSA Text Benders – How Much Does It Take To Be Exempt? |
Monday
September 20, 2021 |
Sex Discrimination: The Debate Continues |
Thursday
September 09, 2021 |
President Biden’s Path Raises Wrath |
Tuesday
August 31, 2021 |
Form I-9 Flex No More?…Voila! Extension #11 |
Monday
August 16, 2021 |
COVID-19 Carrots Increase Costs (and Liability) |
Monday
August 30, 2021 |
A Mandate By Any Other Name… |
Wednesday
August 18, 2021 |
Pete & Repeat (NOT!): EEO-1 Filing Deadline Extended |
Tuesday
August 10, 2021 |
Courts Weigh In: USERRA & Paid Military Leave |
Tuesday
July 27, 2021 |
CDC Updates “Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People” |
Friday
August 13, 2021 |
OSHA Updates COVID-19 Workplace Guidance |
Tuesday
June 01, 2021 |
Walters’ “Looks Policy and Appearance Codes” Article published in Carroll Business Quarterly Magazine |
Friday
July 30, 2021 |
What Was, Is Again – Joint Employer Rule Changes (Again!) |
Monday
July 26, 2021 |
HHS & DOJ Address “Long COVID” and the ADA |
Tuesday
April 06, 2021 |
FMLA Clash of the Titans |
Monday
May 10, 2021 |
ADA’s Association Discrimination: A COVID-19 Reminder |
Friday
July 09, 2021 |
President Urges Review of Antitrust Guidance for HR Pros |
Friday
May 28, 2021 |
Liar, Liar, You’re Still Fired! |
Monday
May 24, 2021 |
For How Long is Protected Activity Protected? |
Monday
May 24, 2021 |
When HR is Married to the Boss |
Friday
June 11, 2021 |
Walters Shares Workplace Violence Prevention Tip with SHRM Legal Editor |
Thursday
June 10, 2021 |
OSHA Updates COVID-19 Guidance for Employers |
Tuesday
March 30, 2021 |
Incivility and Bullying Strike Again! |
Friday
May 07, 2021 |
Look at Past Practice Over Policy |
Friday
April 30, 2021 |
ADA Reasonable Accommodation, Reassignment & “Last Among Equals Status” |
Thursday
April 29, 2021 |
No-Poach Agreements Take Another Punch |
Thursday
April 29, 2021 |
Job Description Saves the Day (Again)! |
Friday
May 07, 2021 |
What’s Your Vax Stat? The New Protected Class |
Friday
May 28, 2021 |
EEOC Updates COVID-19 Vax Guidance, More to Come |
Tuesday
April 20, 2021 |
Playing Favorites at Work Doesn’t Work |
Wednesday
April 28, 2021 |
EEOC to Publish Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccine Incentives |
Monday
April 26, 2021 |
DOL Updates COVID-19 FLSA FAQ’s |
Tuesday
April 13, 2021 |
Building Your Business Case: Employment Agreements Under Scrutiny |
Tuesday
April 20, 2021 |
What’s in a Name? How about $358,000?! |
Wednesday
March 31, 2021 |
Religion’s Reasonable Accommodation – What is (not) De Mimimis |
Tuesday
March 30, 2021 |
Thinking Isn’t Knowing: FMLA Use & Abuse |
Wednesday
February 03, 2021 |
Paid Military Leave & Expressio Unius |
Wednesday
March 24, 2021 |
Pregnancy, Equity & Sex Discrimination |
Thursday
March 11, 2021 |
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) – More Options for Employers |
Monday
March 22, 2021 |
Positive for Pot – No Defense Under the ADA |
Thursday
March 04, 2021 |
Off Duty Conduct and “Reverse” Discrimination |
Friday
March 12, 2021 |
Precedent, Past Practice, and Exceptions to Your Rules |
Tuesday
March 09, 2021 |
Courts Consider Who’s an ADA-Qualified Individual |
Friday
February 19, 2021 |
Walter Quoted in MD Daily Record Article, “Beware Remote Hiring Pitfalls” |
Wednesday
February 03, 2021 |
May, Must or in the Middle? |
Friday
February 19, 2021 |
Don’t Blow It! New Whistleblower Protections |
Friday
February 26, 2021 |
1 + 1 = 11th Consecutive Year Retaliation Tops the List |
Wednesday
February 03, 2021 |
Unintended Consequences of Employee Handbooks |
Monday
February 08, 2021 |
What’s in Your Regular Rate of Pay? |
Monday
February 15, 2021 |
Is Employment At-Will At-Risk? |
Friday
January 15, 2021 |
When is Enough (not) Enough? |
Friday
February 05, 2021 |
DOL May Put Independent Contractor Rule on Hold |
Friday
January 29, 2021 |
CDC’s New Toolkit for Employers |
Friday
January 29, 2021 |
OSHA Publishes New Guidance on COVID-19 & Protecting Workers |
Thursday
January 28, 2021 |
When Policy & Practice Prevail |
Thursday
January 28, 2021 |
Form I-9 Flexibility Rule Extended Another 60 Days |
Monday
February 01, 2021 |
OSHA – Making Your List and Checking it Twice (or 3 Times) |
Thursday
January 07, 2021 |
When HR Colludes it Makes the News! |
Wednesday
January 20, 2021 |
One and Done: President Biden Revokes EO 13950 |
Thursday
December 31, 2020 |
Telework & Travel Time: Paid or Unpaid? |
Wednesday
January 06, 2021 |
DOL Issues Final Rule on Independent Contractor Classification |
Wednesday
December 16, 2020 |
EEOC Speaks – Did You Listen? COVID-19 Vaccinations |
Sunday
December 27, 2020 |
FFCRA Leave Shifts from Mandatory to Voluntary |
Wednesday
December 23, 2020 |
Form I-9 Flexibility Rule Extended a 7th Time! |
Monday
November 30, 2020 |
Computer Fraud and Abuse – Is it About Access or Use? |
Friday
November 13, 2020 |
When Odd and Uncomfortable are Unlawful |
Monday
November 02, 2020 |
Need FMLA Leave? Ask at Your Peril! |
Thursday
October 01, 2020 |
Congress Addresses Website Accessibility |
Tuesday
November 24, 2020 |
FMLA, EFMLEA & Holiday Pay |
Wednesday
November 18, 2020 |
Extension #5! US DHS Extends Form I-9 Flexibility Rule Thru 12/31/20 |
Monday
September 14, 2020 |
You Know What Happens When We Assume! |
Wednesday
October 28, 2020 |
ADA Reasonable Accommodation – Courts Confused? |
Tuesday
October 20, 2020 |
Beware the Last Straw! |
Tuesday
November 03, 2020 |
To Pay or Not to Pay: DOL Addresses Training and Travel Time |
Tuesday
October 20, 2020 |
When Does Intrusion Become Invasion of Privacy? Substance Testing Tip |
Thursday
October 22, 2020 |
Job Descriptions Save the Day! Substance Use, Testing & the ADA |
Tuesday
October 06, 2020 |
One Wee Error Leads to Double Trouble |
Wednesday
October 28, 2020 |
Form I-9 Questions Asked and Answered |
Monday
September 14, 2020 |
ICE Issues 3rd Extension to Form I-9 Remote Rule |
Wednesday
October 28, 2020 |
CDC Updates Its Return to Work Webpage |
Wednesday
October 28, 2020 |
Carroll Magazine Features Walters’ Article, “Layoffs v. Furloughs” |
Friday
September 11, 2020 |
Walters Quoted in Article, “How to Prevent Remote-Work Abuse” |
Monday
September 21, 2020 |
DOL Fills in FLSA Regulatory Gap |
Tuesday
September 08, 2020 |
EEOC Adds 20 New FAQ’s to COVID-19 webpage |
Tuesday
September 08, 2020 |
Strike 2: Judge Rules DOL’s Joint Employer Rule Invalid |
Friday
September 18, 2020 |
CDC Reinforces Need for Testing & Self-Isolation |
Wednesday
September 16, 2020 |
Regulatory Whiplash! DOL Reissues FFCRA Regulations |
Friday
September 25, 2020 |
What’s in a Name? DOL Proposes Independent Contractor Rule |
Tuesday
September 01, 2020 |
CDC Issues Workplace Violence Prevention Tips |
Tuesday
July 21, 2020 |
Discrimination Lawsuits May be Getting Easier…to File (and Win) |
Monday
August 24, 2020 |
DOL Issues Guidance for Tracking WFH Hours |
Tuesday
August 18, 2020 |
ICE Extends Remote I-9 Rule Yet Again |
Thursday
August 27, 2020 |
DOL Provides Clarification on FFCRA and “Closed” Schools |
Wednesday
August 05, 2020 |
EEOC Issues Guidance for Employees on Use of Opioids |
Thursday
August 13, 2020 |
Good Documentation Defeats 5 Claims in 1! |
Monday
August 03, 2020 |
Ipse Dixit & More Leave FFCRA Regulations in Question |
Wednesday
July 22, 2020 |
When Perception Becomes Reality |
Tuesday
July 21, 2020 |
No Poster? Pay Up! |
Wednesday
July 29, 2020 |
Even Unions Get it Wrong |
Tuesday
June 30, 2020 |
Regulatory Reform Rains and Reigns – What’s on the Horizon |
Wednesday
June 24, 2020 |
Don’t Delay; Act Right Away! Harassment Intervention |
Wednesday
July 08, 2020 |
No Kids – No Kidding! |
Monday
June 29, 2020 |
When the Client’s Not Nice, Don’t Pay the Price! |
Tuesday
July 21, 2020 |
NLRB Balances Workplace Civility & Section 7 Rights |
Tuesday
July 07, 2020 |
Walters Quoted in SHRM Article “Responding to Employees’ Spouses Coronavirus Concerns” |
Friday
May 29, 2020 |
What You See May Be What You Get |
Friday
April 03, 2020 |
To Be or Not to Be…Exempt |
Wednesday
March 11, 2020 |
Old Dog, Old Tricks |
Friday
June 05, 2020 |
Let the Claims Begin! |
Tuesday
April 07, 2020 |
FMLA Faux Pas |
Tuesday
May 19, 2020 |
OSHA Updates COVID-19 Recordkeeping Guidance |
Friday
May 22, 2020 |
Return to Work Quandary |
Thursday
May 07, 2020 |
On Top of Everything Else: Maryland Employers Face New Employment Laws |
Tuesday
May 05, 2020 |
EEOC Provides More COVID-19 Guidance |
Monday
April 27, 2020 |
SCOTUS Speaks…But Does Not Answer |
Friday
May 01, 2020 |
Form I-9 Deadline: Must Use New Form Eff. May 1st |
Thursday
April 30, 2020 |
When is Enough not Enough? |
Tuesday
April 28, 2020 |
Three Shades of Gray |
Wednesday
April 22, 2020 |
The Equal Pay Act: Separating Sex From Salary History |
Wednesday
April 29, 2020 |
The Interplay of FMLA & COVID-19 |
Thursday
April 16, 2020 |
White House Advises Employers On COVID-19 Reopening Procedures |
Thursday
April 30, 2020 |
What Goes Up May Now Come Down – OSHA 300A |
Thursday
April 09, 2020 |
Pregnancy, COVID-19 and Risk Mitigation |
Wednesday
April 22, 2020 |
Walters Quoted in COVID-19 Return to Work Article |
Sunday
March 15, 2020 |
When Does Pregnancy Get Preferential Treatment? |
Wednesday
April 01, 2020 |
COVID-19 Update: The FFCRA Regulations Are Out! |
Wednesday
April 01, 2020 |
Tepid Remarks Crank up the Heat |
Thursday
March 26, 2020 |
FLSA Foible: One Word Makes All the Difference |
Thursday
March 26, 2020 |
DOL Provides Fuzzy FLSA Answer |
Friday
January 31, 2020 |
New Form I-9: Do You Know? |
Friday
January 24, 2020 |
New Record Set in EEOC’s FY 2019 Stats! |
Wednesday
January 15, 2020 |
A New Path to Employer Liability? |
Tuesday
February 11, 2020 |
Pregnancy: The New Preferred Protected Class? |
Monday
February 03, 2020 |
When Irregular Becomes Regular (or the other way ’round?) |
Monday
October 14, 2019 |
Reaction to Inaction |
Saturday
February 01, 2020 |
It’s That Time of Year! OSHA Summary Posting |
Thursday
January 30, 2020 |
Where Trouble Brews |
Wednesday
January 08, 2020 |
Smoking Green Eggs and Ham? |
Monday
January 13, 2020 |
Are You My Employer? US DOL Issues New FLSA Joint Employer Rule |
Tuesday
December 17, 2019 |
NLRB Speaks: What Rights Do Employees Have to Use Corporate Email? |
Tuesday
December 17, 2019 |
Workplace Investigations: Are They Confidential? |
Thursday
December 12, 2019 |
Paid Family Leave: The Latest Camel’s Nose? |
Tuesday
November 12, 2019 |
FMLA Case: Now, THAT’s Called a Clue! |
Thursday
September 12, 2019 |
The ADA: Past, Present, Perceived and…Potential Disabilities? |
Tuesday
October 08, 2019 |
It’s Not About What SHOULD Be |
Tuesday
October 29, 2019 |
Predicting Future Disability Not Unlawful Under ADA |
Monday
November 18, 2019 |
It’s Not My House! 3rd Party Liability |
Monday
September 23, 2019 |
When Rainmakers Make You Cry |
Friday
March 22, 2019 |
The ADA’s Perception Protection: What You See is What You Get |
Wednesday
November 06, 2019 |
Doggone it: When to Say “Neigh” to Service Animals at Work |
Thursday
October 31, 2019 |
Halloween Trix: Don’t Wage Fix! |
Wednesday
October 30, 2019 |
Pick Your Poison: Medical Marijuana in the Workplace |
Tuesday
September 24, 2019 |
The 4th Prong of ADA Protection: Association Discrimination |
Monday
June 03, 2019 |
In the case of: Policy v. Practice – The Employer Loses |
Thursday
October 10, 2019 |
Disregarding Disability Costs $5.2 Million |
Friday
October 25, 2019 |
Before Bullies Break Your Budget – Exercise Bystander Intervention |
Thursday
October 17, 2019 |
I-9 Update: Consistency is a Key |
Tuesday
October 15, 2019 |
HR Oops! Pregnancy Accommodations Denied |
Tuesday
September 24, 2019 |
Finally! The Final Overtime Rule is Here!! |
Saturday
June 01, 2019 |
Ageism at Work Doesn’t Work! |
Saturday
August 31, 2019 |
Form I-9 Expires: Now What? |
Tuesday
August 20, 2019 |
Exclusion through Inclusion? When Inclusion Backfires. |
Monday
August 05, 2019 |
FMLA Forms: Time for an Update! |
Tuesday
September 10, 2019 |
To Compete or Not to Compete: ADA & Reasonable Accommodation |
Thursday
August 01, 2019 |
Here’s Your Sign |
Tuesday
April 23, 2019 |
Legislators Use Carrots Not Sticks |
Monday
July 01, 2019 |
What Goes ‘Round Comes ‘Round |
Thursday
July 18, 2019 |
Won’t You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You (and the Company) |
Friday
June 07, 2019 |
Beware Free Labor AKA Volunteers |
Tuesday
June 11, 2019 |
New Overtime Rule Faces Landmark Legislative Challenge |
Wednesday
June 12, 2019 |
New Protection for Obesity and the Vertically Challenged? |
Tuesday
June 11, 2019 |
What’s Equal Pay? |
Friday
May 10, 2019 |
When You’re Not Just Wrong, You’re Willfully Wrong! |
Thursday
May 30, 2019 |
Another Win for Dads! |
Wednesday
May 29, 2019 |
Mandatory Paid Vacation: Coming to a Town Near You? |
Friday
May 24, 2019 |
To Call or Not to Call: Court Clarifies FMLA Rights |
Monday
April 01, 2019 |
You Might Be a Joint Employer – No Joke |
Tuesday
April 23, 2019 |
Looking for Work? Older Workers Need Not Apply? |
Thursday
April 25, 2019 |
So What? Must Disability be THE Factor or A Factor to Establish Discrimination? |
Thursday
April 11, 2019 |
Court Finds Employer May Have Perceived Employee to Be Disabled |
Wednesday
April 10, 2019 |
EEOC Publishes FY 2018 Charge Statistics |
Wednesday
February 20, 2019 |
Walters quoted in SHRM article “One & Done: When to Skip Progressive Discipline.” |
Thursday
June 14, 2018 |
Walters Receives Highest Speaker’s Rating |
Monday
April 16, 2018 |
Walters Receives Top Speakers’ Ratings |
Tuesday
January 23, 2018 |
Walters Quoted in Article re: HR’s Role as “Chief of Fun” |
Friday
January 05, 2018 |
Walters’ book is Great 8 Best Seller 7th Year in a Row! |
Tuesday
August 01, 2017 |
Walters’ Article on Staffing Issues (More Than You Bargained For?) published by APTA-PPS. |
Friday
June 16, 2017 |
Walters’ Article, “Advocacy as a Core Competency” published by SHRM |
Wednesday
May 31, 2017 |
Just Announced! 2nd Edition, Walters’ Book Scheduled for Launch at SHRM Annual Conference |
Wednesday
April 05, 2017 |
Walters Featured Speaker on SHRM Webcast: NLRB, Trump Administration & What Lies Ahead |
Sunday
June 04, 2017 |
Walters Quoted in Baltimore Sun Article, “Growing Drug Use and Changing Drug Laws Pose Challenges for Employers” |
Friday
April 28, 2017 |
Walters Quoted In “May Day Protestors” Article |
Monday
May 01, 2017 |
Walters Co-Authors Article on Pay Equity, Secrecy & Transparency published |
Tuesday
April 04, 2017 |
Walters’ Article on Employment Law & Legislative Trends published by APTA-PPS |
Friday
February 10, 2017 |
Walters Testifies Before MD Senate Finance Cmte on Paid Sick Leave Mandate |
Thursday
February 09, 2017 |
Walters Testifies Before MD House Committee on Paid Sick Leave Mandate |
Thursday
February 16, 2017 |
Walters Testifies 2nd Time on FLSA Reform |
Wednesday
January 18, 2017 |
Walters Quoted in HR Magazine Agency Proposes Dialogue on Harassment & Civility Training |
Thursday
December 01, 2016 |
Walters Re-Elected Gov’t Affairs Director MD SHRM State Council, Inc. |
Tuesday
December 20, 2016 |
Walters 1 of 3 Featured Panelists on SHRM Podcast re: FLSA Reform |
Tuesday
October 25, 2016 |
Walters Interviewed in MD Daily Record re: “New overtime laws bring changes to white collar businesses” |
Monday
August 01, 2016 |
Walters Attends Mtg w/Sen Cardin RE: Small Business Issues & FLSA Reform |
Tuesday
August 02, 2016 |
Walters’ Article on Regulatory Impact Published in APTA PPS Magazine |
Monday
July 25, 2016 |
Walters Interviewed in SHRM Article on Confidentiality & Arbitration Agreements |
Monday
July 25, 2016 |
Walters’ Blog – HR Networking: Pay it Forward |
Friday
July 22, 2016 |
Walters Co-Authors Article on the ABC’s of the NLRA |
Thursday
July 14, 2016 |
Walters Interviewed re: Fox News’ Harassment Investigation |
Thursday
July 07, 2016 |
Walters’ Book is a Great 8 Best Seller at SHRM’s Annual Conference! |
Thursday
June 23, 2016 |
Walters Testifies Before US House Small Biz Cmte on FLSA Rule and Its Impact |
Tuesday
June 21, 2016 |
Walters Presents on New FLSA Regs to Overflow Crowd |
Friday
May 13, 2016 |
Walters Quoted in SHRM Article – FLSA Changes |
Monday
April 04, 2016 |
Walters’ Article on Surviving Regulation: When Public Policy Impacts Your Practice published in PPS-APTA’s Impact Magazien |
Sunday
April 03, 2016 |
Mike McMullin, President of the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce interviews Ms. Walters |
Monday
March 14, 2016 |
Walters Gives 3 Presentations at SHRM’s Annual Empl Law & Leg Conference |
Wednesday
March 16, 2016 |
Walters Quoted on Workplace Flexibility |
Thursday
March 03, 2016 |
Walters Testifies before MD Senate & House Committees on Mandatory Paid Sick Leave bills |
Tuesday
March 01, 2016 |
Walters Quoted in article on Freelance Economy |
Wednesday
January 20, 2016 |
Walters Quoted in US News & World Report – Are You Prepared for Workplace Emergency? |
Friday
January 08, 2016 |
Walters Interviewed in Legal Management Mag – Taking Out the Toxic… |
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Walters Interviewed in Legal Management Mag – Taking Out the Toxic… |
Wednesday
January 13, 2016 |
Walters’ Book – From Hello to Goodbye… – Named a SHRM Great 8 Best Seller 5th Year in a Row!! |
Monday
January 11, 2016 |
Walters’ Blog for We Know Next: Pick Your Passion or Poison – HR Advocacy |
Tuesday
March 17, 2015 |
Blog Post – Advocacy as a Core Competency |
Wednesday
August 26, 2015 |
Blog Post – HR Professionals: The Sandwich Profession? |
Tuesday
November 03, 2015 |
Blog Post – FMLA: Half Full or Half Empty? |
Monday
December 07, 2015 |
Walters’ Blog Post Published – Ignorance is Bliss? |
Monday
December 07, 2015 |
Walters Quoted by Philadelphia Inquirer on Workplace Conduct |
Thursday
October 01, 2015 |
Walters Appointed to Governor’s “One Maryland Blue Ribbon Commission” |
Friday
October 09, 2015 |
100% Rate Walters “Excellent” – “Very Good” Conference Presenter! |
Wednesday
August 05, 2015 |
Walters Article on Worker Classification Published in APTA-PPS Mag |
Thursday
August 27, 2015 |
Walters Quoted in CNN Money Workplace Violence Article |
Saturday
August 01, 2015 |
Walters’ Article on Worker Classification Published in APTA PPS Magazine |
Thursday
July 09, 2015 |
Walters’ 2nd Year as Featured Speaker in 10-Part HR Webcast Series |
Wednesday
August 05, 2015 |
Walters Guest Speaker – BLR Overtime Regs Webcast |
Monday
March 23, 2015 |
Walters Gives 2 Presentations at SHRM’s Annual Empl Law & Leg Conference |
Wednesday
April 01, 2015 |
Union Issues for Non-Union Workplaces – Article published |
Friday
February 13, 2015 |
Walters Testifies on HB 385 – Paid Leave Mandate |
Tuesday
February 03, 2015 |
Walters’ Testifies on MD SB 40 – A (Paid) Leave Mandate |
Monday
January 26, 2015 |
Walters’ Co-Authors Article on MD Paid Leave Mandate Bill |
Thursday
January 15, 2015 |
Walters’ Book is SHRM-published GREAT 8 Best-Seller 4th Year in a Row! |
Monday
January 05, 2015 |
FiveL Company Now SHRM Preferred Provider |
Wednesday
December 03, 2014 |
Walters Serves as SHRM Certification Exam Prep Reviewer |
Friday
November 21, 2014 |
Walters Becomes 1 of First 500 to Receive new SHRM Designation |
Tuesday
October 28, 2014 |
Ebola Risk Mgmt – Walters’ Blog Talk Radio Interview |
Wednesday
October 01, 2014 |
Walters’ Radio Interview: Pregnancy Discrimination |
Tuesday
September 30, 2014 |
Walters Interviewed in SHRM Article on Er’s and Domestic Violence |
Tuesday
September 23, 2014 |
Walters’ Blog for We Know Next: Personal Lives in the Not-so-Private Eye |
Wednesday
September 17, 2014 |
Walters Quoted in SHRM Article – Dress Codes |
