What’s New and What’s Next 2013

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Mark TothChief Legal OfficerNorth America

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WHAT ARE

YOU THINKING?

WHAT’SNEW?

WHAT’SNEXT?

JAIL-FREEACTION

PLAN

LEAST LIKELYTO BE

IMPRISONEDCONTEST

Stay Out Of Jail in 2013

Official DisclaimerThe presentation you are about to witness is

intended as general commentary only and should not be relied upon or construed as

legal advice. The views expressed are solely those of the presenter

and not of ManpowerGroup.

Failure to stay awake for the entirety of this presentation could result in long-lasting side-

effects, including litigation headaches, recurring nightmares and/or severe

gastrointestinal discomfort from having to spend too much time with lawyers.

Please consult with your own HR and Legal departments before making any major policy

and/or procedure changes.

You have been warned.

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World’s Most FabulousEmployment Law

LIBRARY

Open 24 / 7 / 365.25

What are YOU thinking?

Source: ManpowerGroup Employment Blawg

Really very extremely scarier

Somewhat scarier

No change

Somewhat easier

Really very extremely easier

64%

22%

11%

3%

0%

Is complying with employment laws getting easier or more difficult?

Question

No, substantial decrease

No, moderate decrease

No change

Yes, moderate increase

Yes, substantial increase

1%

1%

65%

30%

3%

Are you seeing an increase in employment law claims?

Question

Source: ManpowerGroup Employment Blawg

Employment Law Thermometer

ADA 13.2%

FMLA 21.0%

Firing 12.3%Wage & Hour 11.5%

Hiring 7.8% Discrimination 7.5%Investigations 6.6% Social Media 6.2%

Unions 4.0%Harassment 3.7%

Source: ManpowerGroup Employment Blawg

What ONE thingconcerns you most

about the world of workin 2013?

Everything.

ADA ADEA Audits BenefitsDiversity EEOC EngagementFLSA FMLA HIPAA HiringI9s 1099s ICE Investigations NLRB OFCCP OSHA Privacy Retaliation Retention RIFs SSA Talent Technology Terminations UC USERRA Wage & Hour WC

The BIG picture

Tweet-o-Rama@manpowerblawg

If you had to boil all of employment law down

to one word, what would it be?

What do YOU think?What percentage of employeeswould fire their bosses right now?

A. 36%

B. 56%

C. 76%

D. 96%

What do YOU think?What percentage of employeeswould fire their bosses right now?

A. 36%

B. 56%

C. 76%

D. 96%

Source: Monster.com

What do YOU think?What percentage of your employeesare thinking about leaving your company right now?

A. 26%

B. 46%

C. 66%

D. 86%

What do YOU think?What percentage of your employeesare thinking about leaving your company right now?

A. 26%

B. 46%

C. 66%

D. 86%

Source: Right Management

$300B

1/25 bosses = psycho

32% workweek increase

62% workload increase

33% chronicall

y overworke

d

80% sedentary

Sources: Dr. Paul Babiak, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Kronos, Families & Work Institute, Harris Interactive

The Bottom Line:Employees are really very

extremely incrediblydisgruntled.

The Goal:Get your employees gruntled.

LOVE

How to GET SUED big now

True or False?Employers win more employment lawsuits than they lose.

A. True

B. False

True or False?Employers win more employment lawsuits than they lose.

A. True

B. False

Source: Jury Verdict Research

49%Source: Jury Verdict Research

What Are Your Odds?

SEX

36%

ALL

49%

DISABILITY

56%AGE

60% RACE

50%

Source: Jury Verdict Research

How Much Will YOU Pay?

$1M+Big pattern +/or reallllllly horrible facts

1%$100K-$1M

Pattern +/or really horrible facts

39%$51-

$100K1 plaintiff + horrible facts

28%

32%

Sources: EEOC, Jury Verdict Research

$1M+Big pattern +/or reeeeeeeally horrible facts

$100K-$1MPattern +/or really horrible facts

$51-$100K1 plaintiff + horrible facts

$0-$50K1 plaintiff + no horrible facts

True or False?Class action $$$ decreased last year.

A. True

B. False

Class action $$$ decreased last year.

A. True

B. False

Source: Seyfarth Shaw

True or False?

Top 10 Settlements

Before Dukes

$346MAfter Dukes

$49M>

Source: Seyfarth Shaw

Wage & Hour Suits (Up 893)

99,412 Charges: Second Most Ever

EEOC Suits Filed

EEOC Systemic Investigations

4X EEOC $$$ Increase

Lawsuit Facts & Figures

Sources: EEOC, Seyfarth Shaw

More retaliation?

More supervisors?

Less affirmative action?

More whistling?

More trade secrets?

Big Rulings Coming?

Ignore the law

Ignore your policiesInvestigate + document poorly

Discipline inconsistentlyLie

Get Plaintiffs’ Lawyers to LOVE You

What new LAWS might be coming?

Employment Non-discrimination Act

Paycheck Fairness Act

Healthy Families Act

Immigration Reform Act

Employee Free Choice Act

New in 2013?

Get the EEOC to LOVE You

Hiring

VulnerableWorkers

ADA

LGBT

Access to Legal

System

Pregnancy

Harassment

EEOC

The“New Sheriff”

Left Town

New @ the NLRB

True or False?The NLRB only has jurisdiction over unionized companies.

A. True

B. False

True or False?The NLRB only has jurisdiction over unionized companies.

A. True

B. False

BREAKING NEWS

NLRB AppointmentsUnconstitutional

BREAKINGNEWS

NLRB APPOINTMENTS

UNCONSTITUTIONAL

True or False?Union membership declined more in President Obama’s first term than in President Bush’s two terms combined.

A. True

B. False

True or False?Union membership declined more in President Obama’s first term than in President Bush’s two terms combined.

A. True

B. False

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

11.2%Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

What do YOU think?Did NLRB ULP charges and $ awards go up or down in 2012?

A. Up

B. Down

What do YOU think?Did NLRB ULP charges and $ awards go up or down in 2012?

A. Up

B. Down

Source: National Labor Relations Board

“Protected concerted activity”

Union or non-union

> 1

Wages / work conditions

Same in cyberspace

Every Recent NLRB Decision On One Page

On Hold

“Quickie” election rules

Union rights posting

Everything?

ADA, FMLA, HIPAA, OSHA … YIKES!

No More Yikes!

Text-o-Rama414.751.0126

What % of you out there are

sleep-deprived right now?

“My dog had a nervous breakdown.”

“My toe was stuck in a faucet.”

“I was upset after watching The Hunger Games.”

“I was bitten by a bird.."

“I was sick from reading too much.”

“My sobriety tool kept my car from starting.”

“My hair turned orange.”

“I forgot you hired me.”

“I was suffering from a broken heart.”

2012

’sM

OS

T C

REATIV

E E

XC

US

ES

FO

R M

ISS

ING

WO

RK

Source: CareerBuilder

Text-o-Rama

30%

Source: Harvard Medical School

40.6M workplace zombies

$63.2B lost productivity

7.8 days lost

60% nightly sleep problems

9.6% asleep right now?

Zombie Nation

Sources: Harvard Medical School, National Sleep Federation,Centers for Disease Control & Prevention,"Insomnia and the Performance of U.S. Workers”

Tip of the Day

Get some ZZZZZZZZZs.

(Just not now, please.)

Guidelines for Adult Children Care

Facebook Festival Frolic = FMLA Fraud Firing

New DOL FMLA guide

FMLA in a Minute

FMLA in Plain English

Workforce Recruitment Program

ADA-inclusive Workplace Tutorial

Domestic Violence Q&A

Teachers with pedophobia?

ADA in a Minute

ADA How NOT To

Have an inflexible

leave policy

Make snap judgments

Don’t interact

Don’t accommod

ate

Put dumb stuff in writing

THE

INTERACTIVEDANCE

Discuss Discuss

Discuss Discuss

Tomorrow: OSHA 300A

Coming soon: 1,260 Inspections

Additional infectious disease regs?

Injury & Illness Prevention Program (I2P2)

Stricter reporting obligations

OSHA in a Minute

New final omnibus rule

September 23: New privacy notices

Amend business associate agreements

Not all violations = security breaches

HIPAA in a Minute

Avoid the WAGE & HOUR abyss

Misclassification Initiative: 11,400 + 80%

WHD: “Do you know the law?” survey

Independent contractor amnesty

Exemption for domestic service

“Right to Know” Rule?

New FLSA Stuff

Get SOCIAL MEDIA now

75% use SM but <10% trained

Facebook makes you fat

FaceWash

weknowwhatyouredoing.com

Glassdoor.com: crazy interview ?s

New SM Stuff

Sources: SilkRoad, Keith Wilcox,Columbia Business School, Glassdoor.com

Quarterly SM IndexDo you currently use social media@ work?

A. Yes

B. No

C. What’s social media?

Quarterly SM IndexWhat SM tool do you use most @ work?

A. Facebook

B. Google+

C. LinkedIn

D. Twitter

E. Other

What do YOU think?How do those about to enter the workforce rank the following in order of importance?

A. Social Activities, Romance, Music, Internet

B. Internet, Social Activities, Romance, Music

C. Music, Social Activities, Internet, Romance

D. Romance, Internet, Music, Social Activities

What do YOU think?How do those about to enter the workforce rank the following in order of importance?

A. Social Activities, Romance, Music, Internet

B. Internet, Social Activities, Romance, Music

C. Music, Social Activities, Internet, Romance

D. Romance, Internet, Music, Social Activities

Source: Cisco

So what else is NEW?

New FCRA forms

OFCCP vet & disability rules

OFCCP comp data tool

Veganism might be a religion

OK to fire “irresistible” employees?

Other NEW Stuff

Stay out of Jail ACTION PLAN

Prison in 2013 PlanDon‘t open the Tool Box

Don’t visit the EL Library

Don’t sign up for Mark’s alerts

Don’t follow Mark on Twitter

Don’t visit the Blawg every 0.3 seconds

Prison-free in 2013 Plan KNOW THE LAW

INVESTIGATE & DOCUMENT ALL CLAIMS

BEWARE RETALIATION

LOVE YOUR EMPLOYEES

FOCUS ON KEY PRIORITIES

Known violationsSystemic issuesWage & hourEEOC priorities

On the Blawg …

LEAST LIKELY TO BE INCARCERATED

CONTEST

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Employment Law SING-A-LONG

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2013 won’t be easyIf you listen you surely won’t fail

We wrote you this songSo please sing along

If you don’t, you could end up in jail

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The law, it’s always a-changingWith new acronyms every day

But if you visit my BlawgYou won’t be in the fog

And big verdicts you won’t have to pay

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So, remember this songAnd you’ll never go wrong

Yes we wish you the best on your journeysYou’ll stay out of court

And you won’t have to pay no attorneys

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Don’t put things off til tomorrowYes investigate right away

Don’t procrastinateCuz the more that you wait

The more you will have to pay

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If your brain’s too full to rememberAll the stuff we just covered above

There’s one little wordThat sums up what you heard

Love love love love love love LOVE!

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So, remember this songAnd you’ll never go wrong

Yes we wish you the best on your journeysYou’ll stay out of court

And you won’t have to pay no attorneys

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