Third Circuit Rules Paid Time Off Is Not Salary for FLSA Purposes
Paid time off (PTO) is not part of an employee’s salary, and therefore an employer did not violate the Fair
Civil Penalties for Federal Workplace Law Violations Are Significantly Higher for 2023
Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (the Inflation Adjustment Act), the cost of violating
USCIS Completes FY 2024 H-1B Visa Lottery
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has notified employers who were selected during its recent annual H-1B visa lottery that
Republican Lawmakers Call Out Biden Administration’s Labor Advisor Program
Two influential Republican legislators have called out the Biden Administration’s labor advisor program for its resemblance to the controversial but
EEOC’s FY 2022 Performance Report Shows Significant Increase in Discrimination Charges Filed
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released its Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Performance Report (APR), showing that it resolved
NLRB Update: March 2023
Since President Biden’s appointees assumed the majority on the National Labor Relations Board, the Board has been reversing labor policies
CWC’s 2023 Workplace Equity Policy Conference Highlights
The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC) held its 2023 Workplace Equity Policy Conference earlier this month to highlight the ever-changing
Seventh Circuit Rules That Employee’s Failure To Report Sex Harassment Dooms Retaliation Claim
An employee claiming unlawful retaliation after being disciplined for failing to report alleged sexual harassment as required under an employer’s
Recent Rulings Shed Some Light on How Courts May Interpret New Anti-Arbitration Law
A year after Congress enacted the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (EFAA) to prohibit employers
Ninth Circuit Rules California Anti-Arbitration Law Is Preempted by Federal Arbitration Act
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that the Federal Arbitration Act preempts California Assembly Bill