Labor & Employment Law Update

On May 7, 2014, the OFCCP published Directive 2014-01, which establishes a five-year moratorium on its enforcement of obligations related to affirmative action programs and recordkeeping under Executive Order (E.O.) 11246, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 503), and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of […]

In May of 2014, in the case of ConAgra v. Zimmerman, the Nebraska Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s ruling, holding that ConAgra was entitled to a one-year permanent injunction against Zimmerman, the estranged husband of an employee, to prevent future harm to its property and its employees. The decision […]

On March 6, 2014, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) published two new technical assistance guides concerning workplace rights and responsibilities regarding religious dress and grooming under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.  The first document, a one-page “Fact Sheet on Religious Garb and Grooming in the […]

Iowa:  A final rule by the Iowa Workforce Development Department amends regulations under Iowa Admin. Code Sec. 871-24.13 and 871-24.16.  The final rule specifies  that paid time off, annual leave and excused personal leave should be included in the term “vacation pay” and thus are deductible from unemployment.  This rule […]

The Internal Revenue Service recently issued Final Regulations for the employer pay-or-play mandate under the Affordable Care Act.  The Final Regulations, which include both clarifications and changes to the Proposed Regulations, address the extension of the transition rules, full-time employees, hours-of-service determinations, affordability safe harbors and applicable large employer status. […]