Divided Eighth Circuit Panel Rules in Cooper Tire That Racist Outbursts on Picket Line Were Protected Conduct Under the NLRA
A divided, three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, upholding a decision of the National
Recent Rulings by Two Federal Appeals Courts Relax Burden of Proof for Plaintiffs Claiming FMLA Retaliation
Among other things, the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) prohibits an employer from retaliating against employees who exercise
Sharply Divided NLRB, Ruling in Butler Medical Transport, Once Again Strikes Down Employer’s Social Media Policy as Overly Broad
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board), the quasi-judicial agency with responsibility for enforcing federal labor-management law, has once
Oregon First State To Enact Predictable Scheduling Law
Oregon has become the first state to enact a so-called predictable scheduling law under a measure signed by Democratic Governor
EEOC’s Change in Filing Period for Expanded EEO-1 Creates Data “Synchronizing” Challenges Regarding VETS-4212 Report
Federal contractors are required to file two annual reports regarding the composition of their workforce: the Employer Information Report (EEO-1)
Trump Administration Issues First Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda; Primary Focus Is on Revising or Rescinding Obama-Era Initiatives
Under federal law, most executive branch agencies, including the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),
President Trump Taps Disabled Iraq Veteran Daniel Gade to Serve as EEOC Commissioner
President Trump has nominated Daniel M. Gade, a service-disabled Iraq war veteran, to fill a vacancy on the five-member U.S.
OSHA Delays Reporting Deadline for Form 300A Submissions, Will Revisit Other Provisions of Obama-Era Electronic Injury and Illness Reporting Rule
The Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) delaying the reporting
Massachusetts Supreme Court Rules That Fired Medical Marijuana User Has Disability Discrimination Claim Under State Law
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, the state's highest court, has ruled that an employee who used marijuana for medical purposes
Rare GINA Ruling by Tenth Circuit Sheds Light on Law’s Broad Definition of Genetic Information
In the nearly ten years since the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) became law, very few charges alleging workplace discrimination