Fifth Circuit Rules That Obama-Era Labor Department Exceeded Its Authority in Promulgating Controversial “Fiduciary Rule”
A divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has struck down the controversial “fiduciary
VETS-4212 Report Extended for Three More Years
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved a three-year extension of the Federal Contractor Veterans’ Employment
USCIS Issues New Policy Memo Calling for Increased Scrutiny of H-1B Petitions for Employees Working at Third Party Sites
In yet another action that underscores the Trump Administration’s vow to crack down on alleged employer abuse of so-called H-1B
Eleventh Circuit Finds That Plaintiff Presented Enough Evidence To Send Compensation Discrimination Case to Jury
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed and remanded a lower court’s summary judgment dismissal of a female employee’s
Massachusetts Issues Compliance Guidance on State’s 2016 Equal Pay Law Expansion
The Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General has issued much-anticipated guidance on the implementation and enforcement of the state’s 2016
New NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb Considers Possible Reorganization of Agency’s Field Offices
The new General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Peter Robb, has issued an internal memorandum among other
Guide to OFCCP’s Jurisdiction Over Health Care Providers
Sometimes, OFCCP’s jurisdiction can be fairly easily determined based on the nature and dollar value of a contract or subcontract.
Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division Announces “Self-Reporting” Pilot Program for Settling FLSA Violations
The U.S. Labor Department’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently announced that it intends to launch a new nationwide
OFCCP Director Ondray Harris Issues New Directive to Field Mandating Uniform Process Whenever Preliminary Discrimination Indicators Are Identified
Ondray Harris, the new Director of the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), has issued a new
Two Federal Appeals Courts Rule That Title VII Provides Protection on Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Reversing decades of established case law, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held recently in a 10