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The Do’s and Don’ts of Employee Handbooks
Employee handbooks can operate as a useful management tool to ensure fairness and consistency in employment practices which in turn may limit an employer’s exposure to unwanted and costly litigation....
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Utah: 2011 Legislative Session Preview
The 59th legislative session of the Utah State Legislature convened in January, and several labor and employment-related bills were introduced. We’ve highlighted some of the more interesting bills...
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Utah Immigration Legislation Remains Up In the Air (UPDATED)
Immigration was one of the top issues in the 2011 Utah Legislative session, which concluded last week. Contrary to early predictions, Utah did not adopt a carbon-copy of Arizona’s controversial...
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Utah: 2011 Legislative Session Winners and Losers
The 59th legislative session of the Utah State Legislature ended last week. Below is a list of the winners and losers from legislative session preview post on February 18, 2011(and a couple of notable...
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When Does Alcohol or a Controlled Substance Preclude Workers’ Compensation...
Like most states, Utah’s Worker’s Compensation statute prohibits an employee from recovering disability compensation when “the major contributing cause of the employee’s injury” is the employee’s...
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Proposed Utah Bill To Prohibit Discrimination Based On Sexual Orientation or...
Utah State Senator Steve Urquhart (R-St. George) is sponsoring a bill that would amend Utah’s employment and housing antidiscrimination statutes to address discrimination on the basis of sexual...
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Utah Passes Internet Employment Privacy Act
You have probably seen news accounts of employers requesting or requiring employees or applicants to disclose their usernames or passwords for their online accounts at services like Facebook and...
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Utah Supreme Court “Repudiates” the Federal Multi-Employer Worksite Doctrine
In an unapologetic rejection of a decades-old legal fiction hatched by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") and embraced by Utah Division of Occupational Safety and Health...
View ArticleUtah Legislators Make History, Pass LGBT Antidiscrimination/Religious Freedom...
Utah legislators made national headlines last night when they approved a bill providing antidiscrimination protections to LGBT employees coupled with protections for religious expression in the...
View ArticleUtah LGBT Anti-Discrimination Law Goes Into Effect
The folks at KUER ran a report yesterday on Utah’s ground breaking LGBT antidiscrimination law, which went into effect yesterday. Titled the Antidiscrimination and Religious Freedom Act, the law...
View Article“Employer-Friendly” Utah Legislature Considers Regulating Non-Compete Agreements
Many employers in Utah use non-competition agreements to protect their confidential information, customer relationships and investment in employee training and development. In a somewhat surprising...
View ArticleBill to Regulate Non-Compete Agreements Continues to Move through Utah...
UPDATE: after this post went to press, HB 251 was amended by substitution a second time and passed the House on a unanimous vote on February 24, 2016. As passed, the bill contained substantive changes...
View ArticleUtah Provides Additional Protections for Pregnant And Breastfeeding Women in...
The Utah Legislature has passed SB 59, which amends the Utah Antidiscrimination Act to provide additional protections for pregnant and breastfeeding women in the workplace. This law requires employers...
View ArticleUtah Passes Bill Regulating Non-Competes
After heated debate between legislators and among the business community, the Utah state legislature has passed HB 251, the Post-Employment Restrictions Act. As passed, the Act prohibits...
View ArticleBreaking News: DOL Salary Rule Blocked By Federal Judge
The Department of Labor’s controversial rule that required “white collar” employees to be paid at least $47,476 per year in order to be exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act will NOT go into effect...
View ArticleNinth Circuit Requires Proof of “But For” Causation for Claims Under...
On Tuesday, August 20, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a case entitled Murray v. Mayo Clinic, joined four other Circuit Courts of Appeal in holding that a “but for” causation standard applies in...
View ArticleUtah Releases Plan to Reopen Its Economy
Like many states, Utah has begun considering how and when it can return its economy back to more normal activity. On April 17, 2020, Governor Gary Herbert issued his Utah Leads Together Plan, version...
View ArticleTen Things to Consider In Getting Back to Work
As restrictions are easing, employers are planning for and starting to bring people back to work. In these extraordinary times, everyone recognizes that things will not be business as usual. Here is...
View ArticleUtah Counties Require Face Coverings
On June 25, Governor Gary Herbert approved requests by leaders in Salt Lake and Summit Counties to require face coverings in indoor and outdoor settings where social distancing is difficult or...
View ArticleUtah Announces New COVID-19 Protocols
In the face of a significant COVID-19 surge, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert announced yesterday the implementation of a new regime for evaluating COVID-19 transmission risk and enhanced measures for mask use,...
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