Our Blog | Employment Counsel in WA, OR, and CA | Vigilant
Home » Blog

Vigilant Blog

News, trends and analysis in employment law, HR, safety & workers' comp

Showing all recent posts

May 21 2010
Employee Benefits

Regulations issued for adult child coverage to age 26

Have questions about your obligation to provide health coverage to your employees’ adult children? Good news! Interim final rules clarifying the mandate have been issued by the Departments of the Treasury, Labor and Health and Human Services (  

Read More
May 20 2010
HiringOregonVigilant News

OREGON: Credit check rule proposal needs work, says Vigilant

The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) is now reviewing comments received in response to its proposed regulations interpreting Oregon’s new law restricting employers’ ability to request credit histories on applicants or employees. Vigilant submitted written comments and testified on members’ behalf at a public hearing on May 3. BOLI’s proposal contains a very…

Read More
May 19 2010
Disability

Shift change may be a reasonable accommodation under ADA

Colwell v. Rite Aid Corp., If a disabled employee asks for a different shift as an accommodation, you should carefully consider the request and document your reasoning. Often, the person making the request has lower seniority than the people who are already on the desired shift. You don’t have to violate a strict seniority clause…

Read More
May 17 2010
Vigilant News

Vigilant counters proposed EEOC rule on age discrimination defense

written comments objecting to this and other provisions in the EEOCs proposal. 75 Fed Reg 7212, Feb. 18, 2010).

Read More
May 14 2010
Employee Benefits

Guidance issued on tax status of adult dependent health coverage

The IRS has issued its first piece of guidance on health care reform, explaining the tax treatment of adult dependent coverage under the recent federal health care reform legislation. Under the law, by the first day of the first plan year beginning on or after September 23, 2010, plans must offer coverage to the adult…

Read More
May 11 2010
Uncategorized

Watch out for lunchtime injuries with OSHA recordkeeping

recent interpretation letter from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Generally, employers are not required to record injuries sustained while an employee was performing a purely personal task that occurred outside normal working hours.

Read More
May 05 2010
Washington

WASHINGTON: Texting, using phone while driving now a primary offense

2010 Wash Laws Ch 223). Tips: The law still allows some exceptions, such as reporting illegal activity, summoning emergency help or preventing injury to people or property. The new law also adds an exception for relaying time-sensitive information between a transit or for-hire operator and the operator’s dispatcher, if the mobile device is permanently attached…

Read More
May 03 2010
Uncategorized

Economic improvement could mean employee exodus

As employers have been forced to make tough decisions during the economic downturn, such as layoffs, furlough days and salary reductions, employees may have felt lucky to still have their jobs. But as the economy starts to turn around, employees may feel disgruntled about the cuts that have been made and start looking for better…

Read More
Apr 28 2010
Q&AWage and Hour

When to pay for post-shift activities?

  Rutti v. Lojack Corp., Inc., 9th Cir, March 2010). 1179), and call your Vigilant staff representative with specific questions. Q: If an employee clocks out, but then performs a brief, work-related task, do we have to pay for the time it took to complete that task?

Read More
Apr 26 2010
Employee Benefits

IRS issues guidance on small business health care tax credit

A new tax credit for small businesses that purchase health insurance for their employees is just one part of the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). The IRS recently issued

Read More
Apr 23 2010
Employee Benefits

Grandfathering provision of federal health reform uncertain

You’ve probably heard that existing benefits plans are “grandfathered” so they don’t have to comply with all the recent health reform changes. But you may be asking yourself, “what does that really mean?” In reality, the grandfathering provision in the new law isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Under the new law, if your…

Read More
Apr 21 2010
Uncategorized

Court limits employers’ right to review emails

Stengart v. Loving Care Agency, Inc., NJ Sup Ct, March 2010).

Read More

Is My Company Eligible?

If you are a manufacturing or agriculture employer in Washington and committed to keeping your employees safe and working, you may be eligible for Vigilant's workers' compensation Retro or claims management programs. To see if you qualify fill out our release form now, or contact us.

Release Form
Contact Us
Browse By Category
Browse By Topic
Filter By State
Get Our Newsletter
Sign Up Today
Connect With Us
Linkedin

Don’t Navigate Employment Issues On Your Own

Learn how Vigilant membership can help with your complex employment situations.
Get in Touch Today
Scroll to Top