Monthly Archives: September 2019

Labor Department Finalizes New White Collar Overtime Rule Increasing Minimum Salary Level to $35,568 Per Year; Effective Date Is January 1, 2020

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) this week published its much anticipated (and controversial) final rule on overtime eligibility for

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House Subcommittee Holds Oversight Hearing on EEOC and OFCCP; EEOC Chair Dhillon and OFCCP Director Leen Testify

A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee held an oversight hearing last week on the current policies and priorities of the

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Federal Trial Court Declines To Certify Claims of Class-wide “Pattern or Practice” Sexual Harassment

In a notable recent class action ruling, an Illinois federal trial court has declined to certify an attempt by a

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OFCCP Publishes New “Back to School” Resources, Including FAQs Offering Guidance on “Campus AAPs”

Keyed to the start of the new school year, the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has

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Latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health Shows Illicit Drug Use Among Full-Time Workers in 2018 Hit Highest Level in Nearly Two Decades

The most recent annual National Survey of Drug Use and Health (NSDUH or Survey) shows that the use of illicit

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Post-Epic Systems Ruling by NLRB Finds That Changes to Arbitration Agreement “in Response” to Lawsuit Did Not Violate the National Labor Relations Act

In a major decision issued by the U.S. Supreme Court last year, a closely divided Court ruled in Lewis v.

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