Two Recent High-Profile Court Settlements Highlight Potential Cost Exposure Employers Can Face for Alleged Pay Discrimination
A federal judge in California recently gave preliminary approval to a $10 million settlement between Uber and a class of
European Union’s New and Tougher Data Privacy Law Takes Effect May 25
The European Union’s (EU) sweeping new data privacy law, the “General Data Privacy Regulation” (GDPR), is set to take effect
IRS Issues FAQs Regarding Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit Included in Last Year’s Tax Reform Law
The comprehensive tax reform bill signed by President Trump last December includes a little-noticed provision that allows employers to take
States Begin To Enact NDA/Arbitration Restrictions in Response to #MeToo Movement
A number of states have recently considered legislation restricting the right of employers to use Nondisclosure Agreements (NDAs) and/or mandatory
EEOC Extends 2017 EEO-1 Filing Deadline to June 1
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has officially extended the filing deadline for Employer Information (EEO-1) Reports to Friday,
Status Report on Key Trump Administration Enforcement Agency Leadership Nominations and Appointments
As we approach the fifteen-month mark of the Trump Administration — nearly one-third of the way through the President’s term
USCIS Rolls Out Enhancements to E-Verify Program, Unveils Redesigned Website
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that administers the federal government’s
Eleventh Circuit Concludes Employer Did Not Violate Title VII’s Religious Accommodation Requirement, Contrasting with Recent Tenth Circuit Ruling
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a religious failure-to-accommodate lawsuit brought under Title VII by
Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division Issues Two New Opinion Letters Addressing Travel Time, Breaks
The U.S. Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has issued its first batch of new formal opinion letters since
OFCCP Publishes Detailed Methodology for FY 2018 Audit Selection Process, Signaling Agency’s Commitment to Greater Transparency
Earlier this week, in an extraordinary gesture of openness that has not been seen in many years, the Department of