Risk Briefs
EEOC’s latest performance report highlights risk of employment-related lawsuits
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently released its performance report for fiscal year 2023, which ended September 30, 2023. The EEOC is responsible for enforcing various federal equal employment opportunity laws. According to the EEOC, “the agency’s performance during FY 2023 reflects both an increased demand for its services and significant remedies for workers who suffered discrimination.” The data contained in its annual performance report can be used to better understand various employment-related liability exposures that continue to pose a significant risk to most employers.
Does workers’ comp cover employees injured at company-sponsored events?
What happens if an employee is injured while attending a company-sponsored event? Is the injury covered under their employer’s workers’ compensation policy? Well, that depends.
EEOC’s new Know Your Rights poster replaces EEO is the Law poster
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released a new mandatory workplace poster entitled Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal
Florida minimum wage increasing by $1 on September 30th
In case you forgot, Florida’s minimum wage is increasing by $1 at the end of the month. On September 30, 2022, Florida’s minimum wage will increase to $11 per hour.
New EEOC guidance limits employers’ ability to test employees for COVID-19
New guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission may limit an employer’s ability to test employees for COVID-19 going forward.
DHS proposes Form I-9 overhaul and extends pandemic-related compliance flexibilities
The Department of Homeland Security is proposing an overhaul of its Employment Eligibility Verification form a/k/a Form I-9.
Florida’s New Reporting Requirement Forces Businesses to Track Payments to Individual Contractors
Did you know that Florida businesses must report individual independent contractors who are paid $600 or more in a calendar year?
EEOC Updates COVID Guidance to Address Pandemic-Related Workplace Retaliation
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its COVID-19 technical assistance to address retaliation in pandemic-related employment situations.
OSHA Imposes Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Policy on Employers with 100+ Employees
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced a new emergency temporary standard to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. How will this affect your workplace?