On December 5, 2013, the Senate introduced a bill (S3087) that would permit employee leasing companies to have their unemployment insurance taxes determined on the basis of their client company’s experience rating. Under current law, employee leasing companies may only use their own experience rating. The legislation would prohibit employee leasing companies who choose their client’s experience rating from later switching to their own experience rating.
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Wage Garnishments—A Big Problem with Solutions on the Horizon
Today, much-needed attention is being paid to wage garnishments. National Public Radio (NPR) released a story concerning the increasing use of wage garnishments to collect debts. The NPR piece relies on a report also released today by payroll company ADP. The report provides data, which had previously never been made publicly…..
Whistleblower Protection for Reports of Child Sexual Abuse
In reaction to the Jerry Sandusky revelations in Pennsylvania, the Louisiana Legislature enacted a new whistleblower statute intended to protect employees from reprisal for reporting any fellow employee’s sexual abuse of a minor. A companion law now imposes criminal liability for an adult who fails to report the sexual abuse of a child to the authorities.
Oregon Amends Workplace Fairness Act to Limit Confidentiality in Settlement of Discrimination and Harassment Claims
In 2019, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed the Workplace Fairness Act (OWFA), which took full effect as of October 1, 2020. Among other things, the law prohibits employers from requiring employees to enter into agreements that would prevent them from disclosing conduct constituting discrimination and harassment (including sexual assault) prohibited under state law, or that would prevent them from seeking reemployment with the employer, except in narrow circumstances. In February 2022, both chambers of the Oregon legislature passed Senate Bill (SB) 1586, amending the OWFA.