Monthly Archives: October 2018

California Continues To Add Workplace Obligations on Employers With Enactment of Several New Employment-Related Laws

Employers operating in the state of California will be confronted with a number of new workplace-related requirements beginning next year

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Department of Labor Announces Six-Month Extension of “PAID” Pilot Program Designed To Encourage Wage and Hour Compliance

The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), which enforces the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), has announced that

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Eleventh Circuit Rules That Temporarily Cutting Employee’s Hours After Her Return From FMLA Leave Is Enough To Reinstate Her Unlawful Retaliation and Interference Claims

Like most other nondiscrimination and worker protection laws, the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) bars employers from retaliating

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U.S. Senate Confirms Eric Dreiband as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, But Fails To Take Action on Long Pending EEOC, DOL Nominations

As part of a pre-election deal between U.S. Senate Republicans and Democrats to approve an agreed-upon package of pending Presidential

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OFCCP Grants Limited “National Interest Exemption” and Waiver of Written AAP Requirements for Hurricane Michael Relief Contracts

As expected, and consistent with what has become standard agency practice, Craig Leen, Acting Director of the Labor Department’s Office

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