FMLA – Back To Basics – Employer Notice Obligations And Deadlines

Many employers are familiar with the employee notice obligations and other deadlines relating to FMLA leave, such as the obligation to give 30 days’ notice of a foreseeable need for leave, and to submit a completed medical certification within 15 calendar days of the employer’s request for such certification.  But employers must also be aware of the many employer notice obligations relating to FMLA leave, the order in which those notices must be given, and the associated deadlines […]

By | October 25th, 2021 ||

SEC Awards $40 Million To Two Whistleblowers

On October 15, 2021, the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower announced multi-million dollar awards to two whistleblowers who provided the SEC with information that assisted the agency in bringing a successful enforcement action.  (The order granting the awards can be accessed here.)  The larger of the two awards, $32 million, was awarded to the whistleblower whose information caused the opening of the investigation and exposed difficult-to-detect violations.  The second award of $8 million was given to a […]

By | October 22nd, 2021 ||

Settlement And Severance Agreement Restrictions Headline Final 2021 Legislative Approvals

On October 9, 2021, a day before his official deadline, Governor Newsom finished review of the 836 bills passed to him by the Legislature, signing 770. This 7.9% veto rate is higher than the lowest veto rates tallied by Jerry Brown in the late ’70s/early ’80s; but far lower than Arnold Schwarzenegger, who had the highest veto rates.

The most notable bill approved on October 9 was the “Silenced No More Act,” SB 331, which will, […]

By | October 21st, 2021 ||