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Jan 21 2010
Immigration

Updated E-Verify manual now available

E-Verify users should take a look at the updated user manual now available from the Department of Homeland Security. The updated manual offers more in-depth discussion on topics of interest and helpful tips for employers to make the E-Verify process easier. If you still have questions after reading through the manual, don’t hesitate to contact…

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Jan 21 2010
Employee Benefits

DOL finalizes deposit safe harbor for small plans

75 Fed Reg 2068, January 14, 2010). There is no safe harbor for larger plans, so contributions should be deposited into the plan as soon as possible. Depending on a government enforcer’s assessment, “as soon as possible” for a larger plan could require a speedier deposit, or it could be as late as the 15th…

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Jan 21 2010
Uncategorized

Why office betting pools may be a gamble

  Montana only if a randomly assigned grid is used. In ORS 167.117 to .121). In California and Idaho, office betting pools are always illegal no matter how they’re structured (Idaho Code 18-3802). If you’re allowing employees to conduct an office betting pool, make sure you know your state’s law and how to comply. Clearly…

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Jan 21 2010
Disability

MONTANA: Employer lucks out on discrimination claim

A Montana employer lucked out and was found by a state agency not to have illegally discriminated against a probationary employee that supervisors described as “too old for the job” and looking “like he’d had a stroke.” Reinhardt was a locomotive engineer trainee who had difficulty with many of the physical aspects of the job….

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Jan 21 2010
WashingtonWorkers’ Comp

WASHINGTON: Workers’ comp funding in jeopardy

    House Bill 2950, which would authorize voluntary medical provider networks, permit voluntary settlement agreements, and redefine occupational diseases to only cover conditions that are primarily work-related. Washington state is one of only four states whose workers' comp insurance program is run by the state. Now is the time for employers to have more…

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Jan 21 2010
Uncategorized

Defense contractors limited in arbitration of employment claims

P.L. 111-118, Sec. 8116, signed Dec. 19, 2009). The prohibitions apply to prime contracts awarded more than 60 days after the effective date of the law (or for subcontracts, more than 180 days). Employment claims that cannot be arbitrated include those under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, or claims related to sexual assault…

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Jan 21 2010
Uncategorized

No OT for local delivery drivers when product originated out of state

An appeals court recently ruled that truck drivers for a wine distributor were not entitled to overtime, even though their routes were entirely within a single state, because, according to the court, they were the final step in the wines movement in interstate commerce. Employers generally dont have to pay overtime to drivers who operate…

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Jan 21 2010
Uncategorized

Time to post OSHA 300A summary

OSHA 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses by February 1 and leave it up until April 30. Dont forget your 300A form must list the total number of 2009 job-related injuries and illnesses that you logged on the OSHA Form 300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses. Accurate recordkeeping is important now more than…

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Jan 21 2010
Q&A

What to do when coworkers break up?

A: The first thing you need to do is assess the situation. When employees stop dating, hurt feelings, jealousy and uncomfortable situations are bound to boil over into the workplace. But you don’t always need to get involved. Pay attention to how the individuals interact with each other and whether their work performance is affected…

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