05/04/2010
Executive Briefing is an electronic newsletter that focuses on emerging developments in employment, labor law and employee benefits. The full text version of Executive Briefing is available here. The following topics are included in the May issue:
The duty to provide a reasonable accommodation of a disability under the ADA is not limited only to problems an employee faces in performing assigned work or once the employee arrives at work. Problems an employee faces in getting to work may also be covered. Learn more about the case that addresses accomodation of a disability as it relates to travel to work.
The new federal law requiring reasonable break time for nursing mothers took effect on March 23, 2010. Learn more about what employers must do to comply with the law.
Two new tax benefits designed to encourage businesses to hire and retain unemployed workers are part of a $15 billion jobs bill - the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act - that was passed by Congress and signed into law on March 18, 2010. Read more about the tax incentives available for hiring unemployed workers.
Since the spring of 2007, the Kansas Supreme Court and Kansas Court of Appeals have issued three rulings which have wreaked havoc upon workers' compensation claims and the principle of stare decisis. Read more about the rulings and how they affect your business.
This section provides the latest information on COBRA, the DOL, the EEOC and Equal Pay.