Several new federal policies have been enacted impacting county policies and procedures for employers and employees. Kay Oskvig from Whitfield & Eddy Law recently shared some implications of these new policies on employers. IECA and County Services partnered to share highlights from Kay’s update with council members on a May 20 webinar.
- Learn about workplace accommodations employees may request under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act which goes into effect June 18, 2024.
- Understand Fair Labor Standards Act new implications for salaried employees and exempt or non-exempt status with salary threshold increases that take place July 1, 2024, and January 1, 2025.
- Hear information about independent contractors’ status and appropriateness of independent contractors as county-paid employees.
- Review the legal opinion from Whitfield & Eddy Law about employees serving as volunteers
Please note that updates for county personnel handbooks are being developed and will be shared with counties once they have been reviewed by Whitfield & Eddy Law. Also, some protocols involving these policies are still developing and will need to be implemented as we learn more.
NOTE: If you are looking for information about just one of the above topics, you click on the bulleted list icon .
Resources
- Presentation slides
- FSLA Fact Sheet Library
- FSLA Fact Sheet: Salary Thresholds
- FSLA Fact Sheet: Exempt Employees
- FSLA Fact Sheet: Employee or Independent Contractor?
- Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Fact Sheet (note that posters for your office can be downloaded from the right-hand column of the page)
- Legal Opinion regarding Employees as Volunteers (this is available in the Documents section of the Legal Resources page. You will need to use the universal password to access this page. Contact IECA Program Assistant Julie Baumler or IECA Executive Director Jennifer Vit if you do not know the password.