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Client Alerts Employment & LaborProposed Rhode Island Sick Leave Regulations Fail to Provide Clarity and Will Increase Employer Headaches if Finalized

March 14, 2018

By Alicia J. Samolis and Michael A. Gamboli The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (DLT) has finally released its proposed regulations, 260-RICR-30-05-5 regarding the Rhode Island Healthy and Safe Families and Workplaces Act (the “Sick Leave Law”). As we alerted you in October, the text of the Sick Leave Law – which will require employers with 18...

Articles Employment & LaborAvoiding The Pitfalls Of Pre-Employment Background Checks

March 7, 2018

By Alicia J. Samolis This article was originally published on March 6 by Law360. A federal judge in the Middle District of Florida has allowed a class action to proceed against Amazon, on allegations that Amazon engaged in unfair pre-employment background check practices. The cases, Hargrett v. Amazon and Austin v. Amazon DEDC LLC (Hargrett)[1], which involve...

Client Alerts Employment & LaborRhode Island Paid Sick Leave Law Lacks Clarity on Several Key Issues

October 5, 2017

By Alicia J. Samolis and Michael A. Gamboli After many revisions, the Rhode Island Healthy and Safe Families and Workplaces Act (the “Sick Leave Law”) was signed into law last week. The basics are as follows: The law will go into effect July 1, 2018. The Rhode Island Department of Labor & Training will likely...

Client Alerts Employment & LaborMassachusetts Employers Take Notice: Evaluate and Comply Now or Risk Paying More Later

August 22, 2017

By Alicia J. Samolis and Michael A. Gamboli The time has come for Massachusetts’ employers to start preparing for the implementation of the law entitled An Act to Establish Pay Equity (the “Law”) that will go into effect on July 1, 2018. The Law represents a significant change to the scope of legal obligations that...

Articles Employment & LaborAccommodating Medical Marijuana Users: A National Trend?

August 2, 2017

By Alicia J. Samolis and Michael A. Gamboli Marijuana is a Schedule I drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act, and the use, sale and possession of marijuana remains illegal under federal law. In recent years, however, a majority of states (at last count, 29 states and Washington, D.C.) have passed measures that decriminalize medical...

Client Alerts Employment & LaborMassachusetts Supreme Court Ruling will Lead to More Disappointments for Employers who Purchase EPLI Policies

June 26, 2017

By Alicia J. Samolis Are you sleeping better knowing that you have purchased Employment Practices Liability Insurance (“EPLI”) to cover your company against employment claims? Well it may be time to wake up. Many employers have received rude awakenings about EPLI insurance in the past. Wage and hour claims are often not covered. Leave law...

Client Alerts Employment & Labor Litigation & DisputesSupreme Court Decision On Arbitration Clauses Could Significantly Reduce Employer Exposure to Class Claims

March 16, 2017

By Alicia J. Samolis and Christopher M. Wildenhain Savvy employers always need to be on the look-out for ways to mitigate the ever-growing risks posed by increasingly burdensome state and federal employment laws. Later this year, the U.S. Supreme Court will have the chance to breathe new life into an old, but effective risk-mitigation tool...

Client Alerts Employment & LaborLooming Effective Dates for New OSHA Recordkeeping Rule: Is Your Company Ready for Public Shaming for Workplace Injuries and OSHA’s Unfettered Oversight of Retaliation Protections?

November 1, 2016

By Alicia J. Samolis Earlier this year the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”) published a new rule that attempts to shame employers into lowering workplace injuries and gives OSHA much broader discretion to regulate retaliation by employers. The rule’s new requirements take effect in the coming months. Changes to OSHA’s Recordkeeping Requirements Require Employers...

Client Alerts Employment & LaborDepartment of Labor Issues Final Changes to the Overtime Law

May 19, 2016

By Alicia J. Samolis and Michael A. Gamboli After announcing preliminary proposed rulings in June of 2015, and then receiving over 270,000 comments, the Department announced its Final Rule and final revisions to the Act on May 18, 2016 . Most importantly: The revisions go into effect on December 1, 2016. The minimum salary needed...

Client Alerts Employment & LaborHow Gov’t Contractors Can Avoid Pay Transparency Mishaps

May 4, 2016

By Alicia J. Samolis As seen in the May 4, 2016 edition of Law 360. The final rule implementing Executive Order 13665 (the Pay Transparency Act) went into effect on Jan. 11, 2016. The act prohibits employers from requiring their employees to keep their compensation confidential. Under the new rule, covered employers also can no longer...

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