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Human resources expert Rob Wilson offers expert commentary on upcoming changes to employment <\/em><\/p>\n

\"2021As we enter almost a year of the COVID-19 shutdowns as well as the first full month of President Biden\u2019s tenure in the White House, employers should prepare for significant changes coming down the pipe in the next few months.<\/p>\n

Rob Wilson, President of Employco USA, a national employment solutions firm, says that not only will President Biden make several substantial changes to employment regulations, but the focus of this administration will be vastly different than when Trump was in office.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrump focused heavily on things like deregulation. But now we\u2019re going to see a focus on things like gender equality, pay transparency, and collective bargaining rights,\u201d says Wilson, employment trends expert.<\/p>\n

Here are some of the upcoming changes that Rob Wilson says we can expect to see in the workplace under President Biden\u2019s leadership:<\/p>\n

Anti-discrimination crackdowns. <\/u><\/strong>\u201cBiden\u2019s Equality Act prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. What this means for employers is that they have to ensure that all of their employees feel safe and validated in the workplace. This means allowing transgender people to use the bathrooms of their choice, and to require coworkers and managers to use their preferred names and pronouns or face penalties.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Minimum wage hikes.<\/u> <\/strong>\u201cPresident Biden is putting a focus on raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, and he also wants to eliminate the inclusion of tips when it comes to creating this wage. Under Biden\u2019s administration and a Dem-controlled Senate, we expect to see an incremental increase in the minimum wage over the next few years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Changes to overtime.<\/u><\/strong> \u201cWe expert that the Biden administration will focus on increasing the salary requirements for overtime. By upping the minimum salary under FLSA\u2019s \u2018salary level test,\u2019 more employees will become eligible to earn overtime.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stricter requirements to prevent gender pay disparity.<\/u><\/strong> \u201cUnder the Paycheck Fairness Act, President Biden and his team are trying to enforce greater pay equality. The Paycheck Fairness Act seeks to ensure that male and female employees receive the same compensation for the same work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Compensation transparency.<\/u><\/strong> \u201cIn conjugation with the above, as part of an effort to support gender and racial equality, employers will be banned from prohibiting or discouraging wage discussions among their staff. If the act goes through, employers will also need to report compensation data to the EEOC based on employees\u2019 sex, race, and nation of origin.\u201d<\/p>\n

More OSHA crackdowns.<\/u><\/strong> \u201cAs we head into almost a full year of this pandemic, we expect that 2021 will see many employers facing OSHA fines and penalties. Biden just signed an executive order calling on OSHA and MSHA to consider implementing emergency temporary standards and to take a proactive approach to protecting workers\u2019 health from the risk of COVID-19 while on the job. OSHA has already responded by updating their COVID-19 guidelines for employers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stricter measures against sexual harassment.<\/u><\/strong> \u201cAs of June 1, it will be legally required for employers to have a written policy against sexual harassment. In addition, employers must show that they are making every effort to keep their workplace free from bullying and harassment, such as by offering education and resources to help prevent this behavior as well as empowering victims to step forward if sexual harassment does arise,\u201d says Wilson.<\/p>\n

Increasing federal leave for families.<\/u><\/strong> \u201cPresident Biden has been a strong supporter for the FAMILY Act, which would require up to 12-weeks of paid family and medical leave for federal employees.\u201d<\/p>\n

Strengthening the ACA.<\/u><\/strong> \u201cBiden is proposing adding a \u2018Medicare-like\u2019 option to the ACA to offer consumers who need health insurance. He also wants to enable Americans to be able to purchase their own private health care plans and to lower the income rate on those plans.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stronger collective bargaining.<\/u><\/strong> \u201cWe expect that more pro-union mandates will be headed our way under a Biden administration, as he did vow to be the most \u2018pro-union president you have ever seen.\u2019 Biden wants to strengthen collective bargaining protections, and to that end, he has fired Trump\u2019s Secretary of Labor and his deputy, both of whom had a reputation for challenging union rights.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more on this topic, please contact Rob Wilson at\u00a0rwilson@thewilsoncompanies.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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