Vol. 53 No. 10, October 2023

Index

• Brace for more religious-bias lawsuits.
• DOL accepting comments on overtime rule until Nov. 7.
• Input EEO-1 data starting Oct. 31.
• Prepare to drop or amend these handbook rules.
• Set objective criteria for awarding pay raises.
• With compensation dominating headlines, employees are demanding higher pay.
• Ensure supervisors understand laws that prohibit pregnancy discrimination.
• One-year difference in age does not equal discrimination.
• Reporting personal theft can be a 'protected activity'.
• Schedule changed after FMLA leave? Be able to show why.
• Yes, ADA applies to remote workplaces, too.
• Accommodating employees with visual impairments.
• 50% of employees who accept job offers never start work.
• NYC ban on height, weight bias may catch on.
• Proposed OSHA walkaround rule could let union reps into your non-union workplace.
• What to do about lost or missing I-9 docs.
• Betting on a bonus? Not if you wagered on who'd get COVID.
• NLRB expands criteria for assessing 'protected concerted activity'.
• Overtime rule sets $143,988 salary threshold for highly compensated employees.
• What you should do now to prepare for the proposed overtime rule.
• The Mailbag.