Final Revised “Fluctuating Workweek” Regulations Remove Some Disincentives That Have Discouraged Use
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has officially promulgated revisions to its regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
EEOC Approves First “Formal” Opinion Letter in Decades During Unprecedented Remote Public Meeting
During its first-ever remote public meeting held on April 29, 2020, in response to changes brought about by the coronavirus
Labor Department Finalizes New Rule Giving Secretary of Labor Discretionary Review Authority Over Determinations by DOL’s Appeals Boards
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published a final rule that expands the Secretary of Labor’s discretionary review authority
Ruling by First Circuit in Trahan v. Wayfair Maine Confirms That ADA Does Not Protect Disabled Employee’s Misconduct
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit recently affirmed a federal trial court’s dismissal of a plaintiff’s lawsuit
New Trump Executive Order Instructs Federal Agencies To Take Deregulatory Steps To Speed Economic Recovery From COVID-19 Disruption
Regulatory reform has been a major focus of the Trump Administration since taking office. Consistent with that priority, and in
EEOC Proposes New Process for Implementing Agency Guidance Documents
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published for public comment proposed new rules governing the process under which the
DHS Providing Employers With Compliance Flexibility on Immigration-Related Obligations in Response to COVID-19 Challenges
In response to the challenges for businesses posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has
Latest Update of Recently Enacted Workplace-Related State and Local Compliance Developments
We are pleased to present the latest edition in our “Interstate” memo series, a service to help employers stay on
Eleventh Circuit’s Post-Young Ruling in Durham v. Rural/Metro Provides Guidance on Who Is a Proper Comparator in Pregnancy Failure-To-Accommodate Case
In 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the landmark case of Young v. UPS that a plaintiff alleging unlawful
EEOC Announces That It Will Not Require Filing of 2019 EEO-1 Reports This Year, Will Collect 2019 Data Together With 2020 Data Beginning Next March
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that in response to the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, it