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Labor & Employment Blog Posts From September 2020
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Blog: Calculating Vehicle-Related Expenses Under The FLSA
Date: September 21, 2020
Title: Calculating Vehicle-Related Expenses Under The FLSA
Summary: At the end of August, the Department of Labor issued an opinion letter discussing the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) requirement that employers reimburse certain non-exempt employees for expenses related to the use of personal vehicles during the course of employment. An employer violates the FLSA if an employee’s wages, minus any expenses incurred for the benefit of the employer, fall short of the federal minimum wage. The letter clarifies the permissible methods for calculating expenses under the FLSA....
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Blog: Sexual Harassment Prevention Training 2020: What Employers Need to Know
Date: September 17, 2020
Title: Sexual Harassment Prevention Training 2020: What Employers Need to Know
Summary: In 2020, the Illinois Workplace Transparency Act (WTA)—a comprehensive, bipartisan overhaul of Illinois’ sexual harassment and discrimination laws—took effect. The WTA significantly expands the scope and protection of existing employment statutes, redefining “harassment” as “any unwelcome conduct” on the basis of a protected characteristic with “the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with the individual’s work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment.”...
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Blog: 3 Things You Can Do If You Suspect An Ex-Employee of Stealing Trade Secrets
Date: September 10, 2020
Title: 3 Things You Can Do If You Suspect An Ex-Employee of Stealing Trade Secrets
Summary: One of the most obvious changes caused by COVID-19 is that everyone is now working from home. According to the 2020 Remote Work-From-Home Cybersecurity Report, sponsored by Pulse Secure, 84% of U.S. companies surveyed expect broader work-from-home adoption despite the fact that 69% of these organizations are concerned about work-from-home security risks. So, this begs the question, what should you do if you suspect an employee or ex-employee of stealing trade secrets?...