Government Personnel Agency Issues Regulations Implementing New Paid Family Leave Program for Federal Employees
As you may recall, late last year Congress included a provision in the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to
Supreme Court’s Religion Rulings Suggest That Justices May Have Interest in Revisiting Employer’s Duty To Reasonably Accommodate Religious Practices
During its recently concluded term, the U.S. Supreme Court decided several important cases addressing religious liberties, one of which relates
EEOC Proposing Helpful Revisions to Its Regulations Governing Conciliation
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has voted to approve a draft notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to revise the
Eleventh Circuit Reverses Three-Judge Panel Decision in Gogel v. Kia Motors, Rules HR Manager’s “Opposition” Conduct Was Not Protected Under Title VII Because It Rendered Her “Ineffective in the Position” for Which She Was Employed
A divided en banc Eleventh Circuit ruled recently that an HR manager’s actions of providing a colleague with the name
OFCCP Litigation Update: New Developments in Two Pending Cases
When the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) alleges discrimination by a federal contractor in violation of
D.C. Circuit Rules in Jin v. Parsons Corp. That Question of Whether Parties Agreed To Arbitrate Must Be Decided in Mini-Trial Before Proceedings Go Further
A question courts can be faced with in ruling on a motion to compel arbitration is whether in fact the
USERRA Complaints Filed With Labor Department Rose Slightly in FY 2019
Recently published enforcement statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (DOL-VETS) show that the number
Monthly Update of Recently Enacted Workplace-Related State and Local Compliance Developments
Since our last update in early July 2020, state and local governments have continued to respond to the coronavirus pandemic
Trump Administration Continues To Put the Clamps on Alleged Immigration System Abuse, With Continuing Focus on Popular H-1B Visas
Reform of the U.S. immigration system has been a top priority for the current Administration since President Trump took office
U.S. Senate Confirms Republican Marvin Kaplan and Democrat Lauren McFerran to New NLRB Terms While EEOC Nominees Linger in Senate
The U.S. Senate has confirmed President Trump’s nominations of Republican Marvin Kaplan and Democrat Lauren McFerran to fill two of