Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Will Increase From $10.60 to $10.80 an Hour on January 1, 2020
An Executive Order (E.O.) issued by President Obama in 2014, still in effect, requires certain federal contractors and subcontractors to
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
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
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
Sixth Circuit Rules That Company’s “No Fault” Attendance Policy May Have Violated FMLA
A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit illustrates the potential pitfalls of a “no-fault”
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.
Labor Department Is Now Publishing the Names and Locations of Third-Party Employers of H-1B Visa Holders
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has begun publishing disclosure files from its Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) concerning
EEO-1 Component 2 Data Update: EEOC To Begin Calling Non-Filers, Moving Ahead With Plans To Extend EEO-1 Component 1 Reporting for Three More Years
In its latest status report to the federal court that earlier this year ordered the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Increasing Use of Artificial Intelligence in Employee Selection Practices Serves As Backdrop for New OFCCP FAQs
In the context of the growing trend by many companies to use various forms of artificial intelligence to more quickly
Trump-Appointed NLRB Majority Issues More Employer-Friendly Decisions, Will Revisit Standard for When Offensive Conduct Loses Labor Law Protection
Over the last few months, the Trump-appointed majority on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has hit its stride, issuing