The Utah Legislature recently passed legislation, SB 199, requiring all public employers in the state to give a copy of the Utah Protection of Public Employees Act to all employees when they are hired and, once again, if they file a complaint or grievance alleging retaliatory action for whistleblowing. Before the amendment, an employer was […]
D. Scott Crook, the creator of The Utah Employment Lawyer, will be one of the presenters at the upcoming Continuing Education Seminar entitled Employment Law: Advanced Issues and Answers. He will be presenting on Recent Developments in State and Federal Employment Law and Conducting an Effective Internal Investigations. The seminar will be held on June […]
Summary of legislation passed by the 2018 Utah Legislature. 1. Background Checks HB0069 – National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact – Allows Utah to join the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact and permits Utah to share information with other states and the federal government relating to background checks and criminal histories for use in noncriminal-justice […]
D. Scott Crook, the creator of The Utah Employment Lawyer and a partner and managing attorney of Crook & Taylor Law PLLC, was nominated by his peers for inclusion in the 2017 Edition of Mountain States Super Lawyers for Employment and Labor. Mr. Crook, who has also been named to The Best Lawyers in America and as one […]
Beginning May 9, 2017, it will be illegal for any Utah public employer, including municipalities, counties, special districts, etc., to require a job applicant to disclose a criminal conviction before an initial interview. This means that public employers cannot ask about criminal convictions on job applications or seek the information before any interview is conducted. […]
The following is a summary of legislation passed in the 2017 Utah Legislature that may have some impact on employers. All House Bills (HB) and Senate Bills (SB) become effective on May 9, 2017, except those marked here with an *, which become effective July 1, 2017. All resolutions become effective the date of passage. […]
In a decision published on March 7th, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, the federal appellate court with jurisdiction over Utah, ruled that a trial court judge had incorrectly dismissed a case in which an employee claimed she was denied minimum wage on portions of her work that were not entitled to a “tip credit.” […]
In a decision issued on February 27, 2017, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, the federal appellate court with jurisdiction over Utah, ruled that an employer justifiably refused to comply with an EEOC subpoena that sought information in an investigation into company-wide discrimination spurred by what the EEOC alleged was a company’s admission of wrongdoing […]
Always remember this!!!! (Picture from Reader’s Digest, Life in these United States, at 37(Dec 2016/Jan 2017).)
On November 1, 2016, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, released its 2017 list of Best Law Firms. D. Scott Crook Law, PC, the predecessor firm to Crook & Taylor Law PLLC, was named as a Utah Metropolitan Tier 1 Firm in the area of “Litigation – Labor & Employment.” Firms included in the […]
