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Ninth Circuit Panel Backs Off on Earlier Ruling That California’s Controversial “ABC” Test for Determining Independent Contractor Status Applies Retroactively

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in a somewhat unexpected development, has withdrawn

By |2019-08-04T22:03:07-05:008/4/2019|Categories: State Standards, Wage and Hour|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Ninth Circuit Panel Backs Off on Earlier Ruling That California’s Controversial “ABC” Test for Determining Independent Contractor Status Applies Retroactively

NLRB, Reversing Its Own Precedent, Rules Employer Can Ban Non-Employee Union Organizers From Company Property That Is Open to the Public

Reversing decades of its own precedent, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued a decision finding that a hospital

By |2019-08-04T21:41:05-05:008/4/2019|Categories: Labor Relations|Tags: , , |Comments Off on NLRB, Reversing Its Own Precedent, Rules Employer Can Ban Non-Employee Union Organizers From Company Property That Is Open to the Public

EEO-1 Component 2 Filing Update: EEOC Adds New FAQs to Online Filing Portal; Majority Address Reporting Obligations Pertaining to Mergers, Acquisitions, and Spinoffs

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has posted several new “Frequently Asked Questions” (FAQs) to its EEO-1 “Component 2” data

By |2020-09-21T13:54:24-05:007/28/2019|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Compensation|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on EEO-1 Component 2 Filing Update: EEOC Adds New FAQs to Online Filing Portal; Majority Address Reporting Obligations Pertaining to Mergers, Acquisitions, and Spinoffs

New OFCCP Opinion Letter Says Federal Contractors Can Submit Pay Analysis Groupings for Review and Agency Feedback

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) this week issued another informal opinion letter, the second in

By |2019-07-28T22:13:11-05:007/28/2019|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Compensation, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , |Comments Off on New OFCCP Opinion Letter Says Federal Contractors Can Submit Pay Analysis Groupings for Review and Agency Feedback

New Labor Department Wage and Hour Administrator Cheryl Stanton Issues Her First FLSA Opinion Letters

Cheryl M. Stanton, who was confirmed earlier this year by the U.S. Senate to be Administrator of the U.S. Department

By |2019-07-28T22:10:08-05:007/28/2019|Categories: Wage and Hour|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on New Labor Department Wage and Hour Administrator Cheryl Stanton Issues Her First FLSA Opinion Letters

Massachusetts Supreme Court Affirms Jury Verdict for Employee Who Was Fired in Retaliation for Vacationing in Mexico While on FMLA Leave

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court – the state’s highest court – has rejected an employer’s request to reverse a jury

By |2020-09-21T13:54:24-05:007/28/2019|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves, Whistleblowing and Retaliation|Tags: , |Comments Off on Massachusetts Supreme Court Affirms Jury Verdict for Employee Who Was Fired in Retaliation for Vacationing in Mexico While on FMLA Leave

EEO-1 Component 2 Filing Update: Online Portal Now Open for Employers Using Computer-assisted Web Interview (CAWI) Filing Method

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) this week opened its EEO-1 “Component 2” data online filing portal, allowing EEO-1 filers

By |2020-09-21T13:54:24-05:007/22/2019|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Compensation|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on EEO-1 Component 2 Filing Update: Online Portal Now Open for Employers Using Computer-assisted Web Interview (CAWI) Filing Method