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Jun

04

2018
  • Posted by: Kalani Morse
  • News

Predictive Scheduling Laws Gaining Momentum: Snowball effect is in full force

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Predictive Scheduling Laws Gaining Momentum: Snowball effect is in full force as more jurisdictions are looking at penalizing employers for not  providing and keeping to advanced work schedules.  New York City is the latest to propose that employers in the retail, financial services, health-care, and construction industries should pay: 

 
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Jun

02

2018
  • Posted by: Kalani Morse
  • News

The Costly Dangers of Playing Doctor: Employer pays $800,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit

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The Costly Dangers of Playing Doctor: Employer pays $800,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit alleging that the Company and the Company's doctor discriminated against employees and applicants.  

An electrical and gas utility in New York City allegedly violated the law by: 1) disqualifying applicants from work due to their disabilities, even though they could do the job with accommodations, 2) requiring medical exams before making conditional job offers, and 3) imposing improper medical restrictions that reduced earnings for disabled employees.  See link and citation in comments.

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May

30

2018
  • Posted by: Kalani Morse
  • News

Minimum Wage Reminder for Hawaii Employers:

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Minimum Wage Reminder for Hawaii Employers: If you are not already, you should be working on implementing increases to be ready for the new Hawaii minimum of  $10.10 starting January 1, 2018.

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May

28

2018
  • Posted by: Kalani Morse
  • News

Halloween Helps: Scary Harassment Allegations Against Leadership?

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With lots of high profile examples of this lately, here are a few tips on dancing with the skeletons coming out of the closet:

1. Lock down and align response narratives. Gather team members that matter and outside counsel as needed to preserve privilege as much as possible.  Restrain premature urges to make excuses or apologize.  Slow the train to prevent premature comment or responses before a full investigation is completed.

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