Federal Court Ruling Serves as Reminder That Employer Can Be Liable for Acting on a Customer’s Race-Based Preference
We recently came across a ruling by a federal trial court that serves as a reminder that, in some situations,
Post-Epic Systems Ruling by NLRB Finds That Changes to Arbitration Agreement “in Response” to Lawsuit Did Not Violate the National Labor Relations Act
In a major decision issued by the U.S. Supreme Court last year, a closely divided Court ruled in Lewis v.
Eighth Circuit Rules That Plaintiff’s “Mere Review” of Arbitration Provision Did Not Constitute Acceptance
In a case that serves as an example of how technical pitfalls can doom enforcement of a mandatory arbitration agreement,
Labor Department Proposes Changes to Optional Forms Employers Can Use To Comply With FMLA Notice Requirements
The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL-WHD) has published proposed changes to the optional forms that employers can
With Democrats Now in Total Control, New York Has Enacted a Number of Pro-Worker Employment Laws This Year
A number of significant employment law changes have been approved so far this year by the U.S. House of Representatives,
Employers Still Face Uncertainty on Duty To Accommodate Pregnancy Four Years After Supreme Court’s Landmark Ruling in Young v. UPS
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), proposed federal legislation that would impose an affirmative obligation on an employer to reasonably
Ninth Circuit Panel Backs Off on Earlier Ruling That California’s Controversial “ABC” Test for Determining Independent Contractor Status Applies Retroactively
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in a somewhat unexpected development, has withdrawn
New Labor Department Wage and Hour Administrator Cheryl Stanton Issues Her First FLSA Opinion Letters
Cheryl M. Stanton, who was confirmed earlier this year by the U.S. Senate to be Administrator of the U.S. Department
Labor Department Publishes Proposed Rules To Implement “Industry-Recognized” Apprenticeship Programs
Following up on a workplace priority announced early in the Trump Administration, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published
NT Lakis Attorneys File Brief With Supreme Court, Urging Review and Rejection of California Rule Disfavoring Arbitration Agreements
NT Lakis attorneys have filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging the Justices to consider whether a