United States: New Overtime Rules Result In Major Employee Adjustment, Says Tiffany Hildreth

The Obama administration will soon lay out new rules for overtime that could affect up to 6 million low-salaried managers, administrators and sales employees.

The White House says it is addressing what it calls the erosion of the 40-hour work-week, but some believe the move could backfire.

“Many employees will find their duties shifted and probably increased, positions being eliminated as employers try to adjust in order to still meet their financial bottom line,” says employment […]

By | February 25th, 2015 ||

Canada: Accommodation Does Not Include Refusing To Serve Customers

Can a small retailer be required to let an employee turn away customers she cannot serve due to a disability as part of “reasonable accommodation”?

Store Manager Robabeh Poursadi developed a work-related wrist injury that precluded her from performing some of the customer service aspects of her position. The case did not make it clear what tasks she was unable to perform, but a reasonable inference can be made that the wrist injury would have […]

By | February 25th, 2015 ||

United States: DOL Issues FMLA Final Rule Recognizing Same-Sex Marriages And Establishing "Place Of Celebration" As New Rule For Defining Spouse

The United States Department of Labor (DOL) announced that on February 25, 2015, it will issue a Final Rule revising the regulations to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to provide that the term “spouse” means a husband or wife and “refers to the other person with whom an individual entered into marriage as defined or recognized under state law for purposes of marriage in the State in which the marriage was entered […]

By | February 25th, 2015 ||