By Anita Byer, Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk A new federal law prohibits employers from forcing employees to arbitrate sexual harassment claims. The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act invalidates pre-dispute agreements that force employees to resolve claims of sexual harassment through...
Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk Shortly after delivering his inaugural address, President Biden began taking steps to push his policy agenda forward. This is particularly true in the employment law context. Step 1, as expected, was to stop any pending regulatory activity initiated under the Trump...
Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk On December 27, 2020, the second major coronavirus stimulus package was signed into law. The COVID-Related Tax Relief Act of 2020 includes a number of relief measures to address the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. But, what about...
Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk Did you know that the Occupational Safety and Health Act’s health and safety standards apply to COVID-19? Since the coronavirus pandemic began, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has received approximately 12,000 complaints and conducted nearly 300 inspections related to...
Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk It was too close to call on election day, but Florida’s minimum wage ballot initiative ultimately received enough votes to pass…barely. Florida requires a 60 percent supermajority to amend its constitution. Amendment 2 received 60.82 percent of the votes cast. Despite...
Over two years ago, the possibility of new overtime rules for white-collar employees under the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) first appeared on the horizon. Last year, the Department of Labor (DOL) released proposed revisions to overtime exemption regulations, including those for executive, administrative and...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing various federal equal employment opportunity laws. Every year the EEOC releases information about its enforcement and litigation efforts during the previous fiscal year (FY), which runs from October 1st to September 30th. This data can...
Many employers consider a company-wide holiday celebration an excellent opportunity for employees to mingle socially and get to know one another better. It's also a chance for senior management to interact with employees they rarely see throughout the year. Though holiday parties can create a...
Many businesses take a piecemeal approach to buying insurance. One policy for property insurance, another for liability insurance, and so on. Unfortunately, this approach can be difficult and time consuming, particularly for small- and medium-sized businesses. For these businesses, a Business Owners Policy, a BOP,...
Resident managers are not as common as they used to be in the self storage industry. For some self storage facilities, however, a manager living on the premises may be the key to running a successful operation. Though cost is an important factor when deciding...