Monthly Archives: July 2020

EEOC Launches Two New Nationwide Pilot Programs Designed To Increase Voluntary Resolution of Charges

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced this week that it has launched two new nationwide pilot programs that will,

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Trump Administration’s Latest Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda Shows DOL, EEOC, and Other Workforce Regulators Have Ambitious Plans Over the Next 12 Months

According to the Trump Administration’s most recent semi-annual regulatory agenda, the federal agencies that enforce employment-related requirements, including the Department

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OFCCP Finalizes Rule Exempting Certain TRICARE Providers From Agency’s Jurisdiction

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has issued a Final Rule formally disavowing any jurisdiction over

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Wage and Hour Division Releases Four New FLSA Opinion Letters To Provide Guidance Regarding Sales Employees’ Exemptions and Method of Compensation

The U.S. Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) continues to be among the busiest of DOL’s sub-agencies as evidenced

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Labor Department’s Office of Disability Employment Policy Releases Results of 2018 Survey of Employer Practices To Employ and Retain Individuals With Disabilities

The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) recently made public the results from its most recent

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Guide to the FLSA’s “White Collar” Exemptions: Part IV – The Salary Basis Test

The FLSA’s white collar exemptions – executive, administrative, and professional – are the three most commonly applied exemptions to the

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Rhode Island Supreme Court Rules in Colpitts v. W.B. Mason That Medical Marijuana User Who Appeared Intoxicated on the Job Could Be Fired for Refusing a Drug Test

In an increasingly rare employer-friendly decision involving marijuana use, the Supreme Court of Rhode Island ruled recently that an employer

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