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Employment Handbook Rules Post-Boeing

On June 6, 2018, following the NLRB’s decision on The Boeing Company, 365 NLRB No. 154 (Dec. 14, 2017), NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb issued a Guidance Memorandum (18-04) on how NLRB Regional Offices should interpret workplace rules. Boeing’s new standard strikes a balance between an employers’ right to govern its workplace and an employees’ right to exercise their Section 7 rights. When…

Federal Court Grants Summary Judgment in FMLA Case of First Impression in West Virginia

On April 10, 2018, Judge Thomas E. Johnston of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District for West Virginia granted summary judgment to Frontier West Virginia Inc. (Frontier) in a case brought under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) by a former employee (the plaintiff).  Specifically, the plaintiff alleged that Frontier interfered with his FMLA rights by denying him requested leave…

West Virginia Chamber of Commerce 2018 Human Resources Conference

Jill E. Hall and Justin M. Harrison of the Firm's Charleston, WV office will be presenting at the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce 2018 Human Resources Conference in Charleston on April 26, 2018.

Jill will be discussing "What's Going On with Healthcare:  The Latest Changes and Impacts on Your Employee Benefits Program."  Justin will be discussing "Guns in the Workplace."

The Human Resources…

New FLSA Rule Expected to Extend Overtime Pay Protections to over 4,000,000 Workers

The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) applies to employees of enterprises that have an annual gross volume of sales made or business done of $500,000 or more. On May 18, 2016, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) released the final updated version of the regulations governing which executive, administrative, and professional employees are entitled to overtime pay protections under the FLSA.  The…

Don’t Let Bullying Push Around Your Work-Harassment at the Office Can Have Negative Consequences for Business and Employees Alike

Workplace bullying is becoming a hot topic for news stories and human resource departments.  Clients frequently call and ask “Should I really be concerned about bullying in our workplace?” Workplace bullying is the deliberate, hurtful mistreatment or humiliation of one or more employees driven by a desire to intimidate and control. Some of the forms it takes are constant and unfair…

Congress Considering Unifying State Tax Safe Harbor For Employers and Employees

The Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015, (S.B. 386) was introduced in the United States Senate on February 5th, 2015. The Bill seeks to address tax compliance issues for employers whose employees have brief tours of duty in multiple states. It also seeks to reduce compliance issues for the employees who are required to report income via tax returns in various states that…

 

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