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Labor Department Issues “Request for Information” in Anticipation of Revising Obama Administration’s Controversial Overtime Rule

The Department of Labor (DOL) is requesting public input in anticipation of developing further revisions to its regulations implementing the

By |2017-08-04T14:26:08-05:008/4/2017|Categories: Wage and Hour|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Labor Department Issues “Request for Information” in Anticipation of Revising Obama Administration’s Controversial Overtime Rule

Two Recent Federal Court Rulings Serve as Reminder That Just One or Two Offensive Remarks Can Trigger Actionable Harassment Claim

Recent rulings by two federal appeals courts finding that just one or two specific derogatory slurs may be enough to

By |2017-08-04T14:22:24-05:008/4/2017|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Two Recent Federal Court Rulings Serve as Reminder That Just One or Two Offensive Remarks Can Trigger Actionable Harassment Claim

Eighth Circuit, Reversing NLRB, Rules That Campaign by Workers To Disparage Their Employer Was Not Legally Protected Activity

In a welcome decision issued by the full Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, the court has ruled that employees who

By |2017-08-04T14:21:03-05:008/4/2017|Categories: Labor Relations|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Eighth Circuit, Reversing NLRB, Rules That Campaign by Workers To Disparage Their Employer Was Not Legally Protected Activity

Ruling by Ninth Finds Willful FCRA Violation Where Required Employer Disclosure Contains Extraneous Waiver Language

In a case of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that an employer

By |2017-03-03T16:25:23-05:003/3/2017|Categories: Background Checks, Policies and Practices|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Ruling by Ninth Finds Willful FCRA Violation Where Required Employer Disclosure Contains Extraneous Waiver Language

D.C.’s New and Expansive Paid Leave Law Ready To Go Into Effect, But Ultimate Funding Mechanism Is Still Uncertain

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser last week declined to veto D.C. Bill 21-415, the Universal Paid Leave Amendments Act of

By |2017-02-26T13:56:40-05:002/26/2017|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves, State Standards|Tags: , |Comments Off on D.C.’s New and Expansive Paid Leave Law Ready To Go Into Effect, But Ultimate Funding Mechanism Is Still Uncertain

Ninth Circuit Rules That Qualification for Leave Under Employer’s More Generous Policy Does Not Automatically Confer FMLA Eligibility

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit refused recently to interpret the federal Family and Medical Leave Act

By |2020-09-21T13:55:04-05:002/17/2017|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves, Policies and Practices, State Standards|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Ninth Circuit Rules That Qualification for Leave Under Employer’s More Generous Policy Does Not Automatically Confer FMLA Eligibility

Outgoing Obama Labor Department Launches New Webpage on Employee Misclassification

The Department of Labor (DOL) recently posted a new webpage on the agency’s website, designed to provide user-friendly tools and

By |2017-01-13T17:06:41-05:001/13/2017|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Compensation, Wage and Hour, Whistleblowing and Retaliation|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Outgoing Obama Labor Department Launches New Webpage on Employee Misclassification