Faithless servant reform act protects employees from retaliation and limits employer's remedy of forfeiture.

The "faithless servant reform act" creates a rebuttable presumption of retaliation or discrimination for certain employer actions. It requires employers to prove by clear and convincing evidence that an employee's conduct was egregious enough to negate the employment relationship, and that the employer was unaware of the conduct. It limits the employer's remedy of forfeiture to compensation for the pay periods during which the employee's acts occurred, excluding minimum wage and overtime compensation.

Faithless servant reform act protects employees from retaliation and limits employer's remedy of forfeiture.

The "faithless servant reform act" creates a rebuttable presumption of retaliation or discrimination for certain employer actions. It requires employers to prove by clear and convincing evidence that an employee's conduct was egregious enough to negate the employment relationship, and that the employer was unaware of the conduct. It limits the employer's remedy of forfeiture to compensation for the pay periods during which the employee's acts occurred, excluding minimum wage and overtime compensation.