Connecticut Expands Its Sexual Harassment Training and Notice Requirements
The state of Connecticut, one of the first states to impose mandatory sexual harassment training obligations on employers, has amended
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
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
President Trump To Nominate Management Lawyer and Former DOL Top Lawyer Eugene Scalia as Next Secretary of Labor
President Trump has announced, by way of a characteristic tweet, that he intends to nominate long time management-side lawyer Eugene
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
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
Employer Agrees to $1.1 Million Settlement With Labor Department for Unlawfully “Benching” H-1B Workers
An employment services company based in Michigan has agreed to pay $1.1 million in back pay to approximately 600 H-1B
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
Deputy Secretary of Labor Patrick Pizzella Becomes Acting Secretary in Wake of Secretary Alexander Acosta’s Resignation
Last week, Secretary of Labor R. Alexander Acosta resigned as Secretary of Labor, effective July 19, 2019. In conjunction with
Labor Department Publishes Proposed Rules To Implement “Industry-Recognized” Apprenticeship Programs
Following up on a workplace priority announced early in the Trump Administration, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published