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Companies Required to Post New "Employee Rights" Poster
October 02, 2011
by Richard L. Connors Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Copyright © 2011 Absent court intervention, most companies will be required to post – beginning November 14, 2011 – a new 11-by-17 inch notice informing employees of their rights under the National... Read Article →
Conviction Record is Not an Automatic Bar to a Job
October 02, 2011
by Richard L. Connors Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Copyright © 2011 "In the vast majority of cases, employers may not automatically bar everyone with an arrest or conviction record from employment," according to a new fact sheet from the federal... Read Article →
OFCCP to Require Federal Contractors to Submit More Data
June 01, 2011
by Richard L. Connors Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Copyright © 2011 Federal contractors would be required to submit to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) copies of its leave policies, its VETS reports, applicant flow data by group... Read Article →
OFCCP Proposes Sweeping Changes to Veterans AAPs
May 15, 2011
by Richard L. Connors Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Copyright © 2011 Federal contractors would be required to establish and maintain quantitative data on the number of protected veterans who apply for and are hired for jobs, and set annual hiring... Read Article →
EEOC Revises Americans with Disabilities Act Regulations
April 15, 2011
by Richard L. Connors Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Copyright © 2011 New regulations to implement the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) were issued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on March 25, 2011. The new rules are "designed to... Read Article →
Workers may Check their Own Employment Eligibility Status
April 01, 2011
by Richard L. Connors Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Copyright © 2011 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on March 21, 2011 announced the launch of E-Verify Self Check – "a voluntary, free, fast and secure service" that "allows individuals... Read Article →
Electronic Storage of I-9 Forms
August 06, 2010
by Richard L. Connors Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Copyright © 2010 Employers may complete, sign, scan, and store Employment Eligibility Verification forms (Form I-9) electronically – including existing I-9 forms – as long as certain performance standards for the electronic... Read Article →
Federal Contractors Must Report Executive Compensation and Subcontractors
August 06, 2010
by Richard L. Connors Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Copyright © 2010 Federal contractors are required to report – to the federal government – executive compensation and first-tier subcontractor awards on federal contracts expected to be $25,000 or more issued on... Read Article →
New Kansas “No-Smoking” Law Takes Effect July 1, 2010
June 07, 2010
by Richard L. Connors Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Copyright © 2010 Smoking will be prohibited in most indoor locations in Kansas – including places of employment and within 10 feet of any doorway, open window or air intake where smoking... Read Article →
Contractors Must Inform Workers of Their Right to Join a Union
May 25, 2010
by Richard L. Connors Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Copyright © 2010 Many federal contractors and subcontractors will soon be required to post a new workplace poster that notifies their employees of their rights under federal labor law – including the... Read Article →
"Reasonable Break Time" Required for Nursing Mothers
May 02, 2010
by Richard L. Connors Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Copyright © 2010 Updated August 8, 2010 Employers must provide "reasonable break time" for a non-exempt employee to express breast milk for her nursing child for one year after the child’s birth... Read Article →