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Employment Law – employers not required to pay employees for time spent in security screenings, ERISA 11th circuit update, OFCCP issues final rule prohibiting sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination and more.

Supreme Court Rules Employers Not Required To Pay Employees For Time Spent In Security Screenings by Edward Brill and Daniel Davis published on JDSupra

Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Fair Labor Standards Act did not require employers to pay employees for time spent going through a security screening and waiting in line to be screened. Justice Thomas, writing for a unanimous court, concluded that such screenings are not “integral and indispensable” to the employee’s principal work activities as required by the FLSA… [ Read More ]

ERISA (11th Cir.): Claim Barred by Statute of Limitations Even When Administrator Cannot Produce Denial Letter published on JDSupra

What happens when a claim denial letter was issued, but the claimant denies ever receiving it, and the administrator can’t produce it? How does that affect the statute of limitations? Here’s the case of Witt v. Met Life Ins. Co., __ F.3d __, 2014 WL6655794 (November 25, 2014) … [ Read More ]

OFCCP Issues Final Rule Prohibiting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination by Federal Contractors by Dara DeHaven and Leigh M. Nason published on JDSupra

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced a Final Rule implementing changes made to the affirmative action requirements by Executive Order 13672, which prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity… [ Read More ]

Can Giving an Employee Praise Get You Into Trouble? by Renee Inomata published on JDSupra

Many companies try not only to be profitable, but also to be good employers. Some employers still fear, however, that praising employees too much for good work may create some workplace liability. Fortunately, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts clarified just before the Thanksgiving holiday in Cagnina v. Philadelphia Insurance Companies, that it is, in fact, okay for employers to give thanks (and even unabashed praise) to their employees… [ Read More ]

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