Joe BooneDOL Outlines Small-Business Exemption From Coronavirus Paid Leave LawEmployers with fewer than 50 employees may claim an exemption from the emergency paid leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus…Apr 5, 2020Apr 5, 2020
Joe BooneProtecting Social Media Contact Lists as Trade SecretsSocial media contact lists have become an increasingly important part of a business’s customer lists. While courts are still grappling…Apr 1, 2020Apr 1, 2020
Joe BooneImplications of COVID-19 on Your Health and Welfare Benefit PlansEmployers are grappling with employee benefit issues in response to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (“COVID-19”). Efforts are being made to…Mar 22, 2020Mar 22, 2020
Joe BooneEmployee Termination Laws in IndianaEvery now and again, we’re asked questions regarding Indiana laws regarding employee terminations. Here is an earlier post that should…Mar 8, 2020Mar 8, 2020
Joe BooneTime Is Money: A Quick Wage-Hour Tip on … Permissible Deductions from Exempt Employees’ PayMost employers are well aware that employees must be paid on a “salary basis” to be considered exempt from the overtime requirements of…Mar 1, 2020Mar 1, 2020
Joe BooneOSHA Electronic Recordkeeping Deadline Is Fast Approaching: Are You Ready?An important deadline is upon us: March 2, 2020, is the deadline for electronically reporting OSHA Form 300A data for calendar year 2019.Feb 23, 2020Feb 23, 2020
Joe BooneReporting Deadline for OSHA Form 300A LoomsBy March 2, 2020, employers must submit their Form 300A information through OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application (ITA). Form 300A is the…Feb 19, 2020Feb 19, 2020
Joe BooneMore Handbook Guidance: NLRB Shows When It Will Uphold Policies Regarding Confidentiality, Cell…Since the National Labor Relations Board issued the precedent-changing Boeing Company decision in late 2017, the Board has continuously…Feb 16, 2020Feb 16, 2020
Joe BooneA Guide to Labor and Employment Obligations for Federal ContractorsCompanies doing business with the federal government must comply with a litany of complex laws and regulations that affect their…Feb 12, 2020Feb 12, 2020
Joe BooneImpact on Outside Job Does Not Make an Accommodation UnreasonableThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit found that the employer offered a reasonable accommodation for an employee’s religious…Feb 10, 2020Feb 10, 2020