Fortney & Scott: What's New? Joomla! site syndication http://www.fortneyscott.com Fri, 18 May 2012 06:59:02 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.fortneyscott.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png Powered by Joomla! 1.0 http://www.fortneyscott.com Joomla! site syndication NLRB Posting Requirement Will Not Take Effect on April 30, as Previously Scheduled http://www.fortneyscott.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=319&Itemid=209 By: Judith E. Kramer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=112 Itemid=169) The National Labor Relations Board's regulation requiring the posting of notices of employees' rights under the National Labor Relations Act, previously scheduled to take effect on April 30, 2012, will not go into effect that day, as a result of a series of events. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:43:46 +0100 DOL Extends Comment Period for Proposed FMLA Rule http://www.fortneyscott.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=318&Itemid=209 **UPDATE By: Susan M. Webman (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=163 Itemid=197) On February 15, the Department of Labor (DOL) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (storage/fortneyscott/documents/fmla_nprm_2012.pdf) (NPRM) to implement statutory amendments to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that expand military family leave provisions and incorporate a special eligibility provision for airline flight crew employees. On April 12, only four days in advance of the April 16 deadline for submitting comments on its proposed rule, the Department of Labor announced that it is extending the deadline (storage/fortneyscott/documents/fmlacomment.pdf) to allow two more weeks. Comments will now be due on April 30, 2012. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:21:00 +0100 Maryland Bans Forced Disclosure of Social Media Passwords http://www.fortneyscott.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=317&Itemid=209 By: Burton J. Fishman, Esq. (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=111 Itemid=168) Maryland became the first state to ban employers from asking for employees’ and job applicants’ social media site passwords. Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:24:48 +0100 EEOC Issues Final Rule Under ADEA http://www.fortneyscott.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=315&Itemid=209 By: final rule (storage/fortneyscott/documents/adearfoa.pdf) amending the regulations under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). The rule is effective April 30, 2012. The rule addresses the reasonable factors other than age (RFOA) defense available to employers in disparate impact age cases to conform with two U.S. Supreme Court decisions that recognized ADEA disparate impact claims and put the burden on employers. Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:20:06 +0100 New FMLA Forms Issued by Labor Department http://www.fortneyscott.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=316&Itemid=209 **UPDATE By: Burton J. Fishman At the end of 2011, the DOL-approved Forms issued for use at various stages of the FMLA Request-Certification-Designation process expired by operation of law. That left covered employers in something of a limbo, wonder whether the expired forms continued to meet DOL requirements. The indecision is over. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:00:00 +0100