Doing the Right Thing Versus Proving You Did the Right Thing
In Case You Missed It – Key 2021 Employee Benefits Topics
This year is off to a fast start and plan sponsors might find their heads spinning as they try to keep track of rapidly developing employee benefits legislation and guidance. We periodically consolidate key newsletters and blog posts to help our readers stay organized and catch up on anything they might have missed in the mayhem. Below, please find links to several SW Benefits Updates and blog posts covering critical developments in the employee benefits…
Statewide Right of Recall Bill Signed by Governor Newsom
The Governor has signed Senate Bill 93, which would require that covered employers offer employees laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic available positions based on a preference system. The new statute is targeted at the hospitality industry, which has started to reopen as the state moves toward full reopening.
The bill is a budget bill and therefore the statute becomes effective immediately.
Specifically, the ordinance applies to the following industries:
Hotels
Private clubs…
Fomites in the workplace
How Canadian Companies Can Hire A Remote Worker
1. Decide whether you want to hire a worker in Canada or someone else located internationally The world is your …
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Chipotle Agrees to Pay $15 Million to Settle a Two Year Long Overtime Pay Lawsuit
OSHA Provides Guidance for Healthcare Employers COVID-19 Inspections
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) recent Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for COVID-19 (Response Plan) was issued on the same day it announced its National Emphasis Program (NEP). Healthcare employers will continue to be a target of OSHA’s inspection efforts pursuant to the NEP. The Response Plan provides directions for OSHA compliance officers on how to conduct COVID-19 inspections.
The Response Plan details the categories of documents compliance officers should request. It also…
Right of Recall Could Soon Be Statewide
As the state of California moves toward full reopening, employers in certain jurisdictions in California already have to contend with local right of reemployment or recall requirements. While last year Governor Newsom vetoed a statewide right of recall, the state legislature has approved a similar statute, Senate Bill 93. If signed by the Governor, the bill would require that covered employers offer employees laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic available…
Minneapolis Enacts ‘Hospitality Worker Right to Recall’ Ordinance, Effective May 1, 2021
Appeals Court Affirms Employer’s Ability to Compel Arbitration in Massachusetts
