Friday, May 25th, 2007

New Federal Minimum Wage

Both the U. S. House and Senate have now passed the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007.   Pres. Bush has promised to sign it.  The Act will raise the federal minimum wage to $5.85, and then increase that to $6.55 one year later, and $7.25 the following year.  Thus, by summer of 2009, the federal minimum […]

Friday, May 25th, 2007

EEOC Guidance on Caregivers’ Rights

On Wednesday, May 23rd, the EEOC issued a
Guidance on discrimination against caregivers under Title VII, the ADA, and the FMLA.  The agency summarizes:

Although the federal EEO laws do not prohibit discrimination against caregivers per se, there are circumstances in which discrimination against caregivers might constitute unlawful disparate treatment. The purpose of this document is to assist […]