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16 Aug 2016, 10:47 am
By Jamie LaPlante As we outlined more fully in our earlier post, Ohio’s new medical marijuana law takes effect next month. [read post]
5 Jul 2016, 5:55 am
By Jamie LaPlante As we reported last year, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) planned to issue a Final Rule updating its sex discrimination regulations for federal contractors and subcontractors for the first time since the 1970s. [read post]
15 Jun 2016, 8:44 am
By Jamie LaPlante A special thanks to one of our summer clerks, Abigail Chin, for her assistance with this article. [read post]
19 May 2016, 6:00 am
By Jamie LaPlante On May 11, 2016, OSHA issued a final rule requiring electronic reporting of illnesses and injuries. [read post]
23 Mar 2016, 7:08 am
By Jamie LaPlante A divided Ohio Supreme Court held that Ohio’s minimum wage law exempts employees engaged in an executive, administrative or professional capacity, or as outside salespersons, summer camp employees, fishing employees, small publication employees and family farm employees. [read post]
21 Jan 2016, 6:05 am
By Jamie LaPlante Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR) has updated the jurisdictional thresholds for coverage under affirmative action laws for federal contractors and subcontractors. [read post]
11 Dec 2015, 7:37 am
By Jamie LaPlante OFCCP has said that it will issue final rules in May 2016 requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to submit electronic pay data. [read post]
4 Dec 2015, 7:57 am
By Jamie LaPlante The U.S. [read post]
11 Nov 2015, 5:30 am
By Jamie LaPlante In Jennifer Trehar v. [read post]
24 Sep 2015, 11:11 am
By Jamie LaPlante Paid Sick Leave In conjunction with the Labor Day holiday, President Obama signed a new Executive Order requiring paid sick leave for employees of federal contractors and subcontractors. [read post]
9 Sep 2015, 6:57 am
By Jamie LaPlante Pre-employment tests are commonly used by employers to prescreen applicants and/or determine if applicants are suitable for hire. [read post]
29 Jul 2015, 8:31 am
By Jamie LaPlante Thanks to Summer Associate Christopher Hawthorne for his assistance with this blog entry. [read post]
6 Jul 2015, 11:40 am
By Jamie LaPlante We would like to thank Adam Bennett, one of Porter Wright’s summer law clerks, for his significant contributions to this blog post. [read post]
15 Jun 2015, 7:26 am
By Jamie LaPlante The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently posted sample affirmative action plans (AAPs) for individuals with disabilities and veterans to its website, available here. [read post]
4 May 2015, 9:39 am
By Jamie LaPlante We reported in February on a Department of Labor (DOL) rule permitting same sex partners who are legally married to take FMLA leave to care for their spouse, regardless of whether they live in a state that recognizes same sex marriage (so long as they were legally married in a state that recognizes same sex marriage). [read post]
10 Apr 2015, 7:45 am
By Mike Underwood In December, 2014, Jamie LaPlante wrote here about expanded obligations under the affirmative action laws that cover federal contractors and subcontractors. [read post]
27 Mar 2015, 10:38 am
By Jamie LaPlante We reported in February on a Department of Labor (DOL) rule permitting same sex partners who are legally married to take FMLA leave to care for their spouse, regardless of whether they live in a state that recognizes same sex marriage (so long as they were legally married in a state that recognizes same sex marriage). [read post]
24 Mar 2015, 10:00 am
By Jamie LaPlante Similar to our blog post last week on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel’s guidance memorandum on employee handbooks, a NLRB administrative law judge (ALJ) last week ruled that two handbook provisions that once passed muster are no longer okay. [read post]
29 Jan 2015, 7:30 am
By Jamie LaPlante OFCCP issued proposed updated rules on sex discrimination for federal contractors covered by EO 11246. [read post]
23 Jan 2015, 10:29 am
Mike and Jamie will also discuss best practices for Executive Order 11246 AAPs covering minorities and females. [read post]
