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Your employees will receive May’s MyLife newsletter today. This month’s email shares ways to gear up against unexpected misfortunes. It also highlights the Aspire scholarship program and the MetLaw® benefit.

The process improvements are complete and the new and improved Job Description Service/Resource is up and running!  Log on today and take a look at our Job Description Toolkit and master job description template and experience our customized job description services.  

April 29, 2017, marked the 100th day of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States. Even as significant changes in federal policies are being implemented, uncertainty surrounding important controversial issues such as the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the travel ban executive order, government contractor sick leave, the Department of Labor overtime rule, and EEO-1 filing requirements continues.  For more information review the details below and if you missed it, be sure to view our Webcast: President Trump; The first 100 days and Beyond.  Click here to access the on demand version of this webcast.

Observing that it would require “considerable calisthenics” to remove “sex” from “sexual orientation,” the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, in Chicago, has ruled that “discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is a form of sex discrimination” and unlawful under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The Wage and Hour Center of Excellence (COE) can now perform wage and hour assessments and consultations based on your answers to a 25 question pay practices questionnaire. Click on the title of the article title to learn more.
 

April’s MyLife newsletter is being sent to your employees today. This month’s content covers how to get better sleep, master new skills for work, give back to the community and take charge of spending.  It also highlights iLearn and the Work-Life Employee Assistance Program. 

We previously reported that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an important ruling with implications for employers nationwide.  The court ruled that that employers who include a liability waiver in background check disclosure and consent forms provided to prospective employees willfully violate the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).  This update serves as a reminder of the importance of using a compliant background check consent form.