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DOL Proposes New Rule for Classifying Workers as Employees or Independent Contractors Under FLSA

The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has published a long-expected proposed interpretive rule outlining factors it

By |2020-09-27T17:36:32-05:009/27/2020|Categories: Contingent Workers, Wage and Hour|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on DOL Proposes New Rule for Classifying Workers as Employees or Independent Contractors Under FLSA

Comments To DOL Seek Harmonizing Paid Leave Mandates, Clarifying FMLA Regulations

We recently filed written comment letters with the Department of Labor (DOL) in response to two separate “Requests for Information”

By |2020-09-27T17:35:19-05:009/27/2020|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Comments To DOL Seek Harmonizing Paid Leave Mandates, Clarifying FMLA Regulations

House of Representatives, With Large Bipartisan Majority, Approves “Pregnant Workers Fairness Act”

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that would require employers to offer reasonable accommodations to pregnancy-related limitations, unless

By |2020-09-27T17:34:10-05:009/27/2020|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , |Comments Off on House of Representatives, With Large Bipartisan Majority, Approves “Pregnant Workers Fairness Act”

EEOC Approves Issuance of “Formal” Opinion Letter Clarifying Agency’s “Pattern-Or-Practice” Authority

During the Obama Administration, the then General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) pursued a number of novel

By |2020-09-22T14:38:07-05:009/22/2020|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on EEOC Approves Issuance of “Formal” Opinion Letter Clarifying Agency’s “Pattern-Or-Practice” Authority

Federal Trial Court Rules in New York v. Scalia That Key Provisions of Labor Department’s New FLSA “Joint Employer” Rule Are Invalid

As we have previously reported, early this year the U.S. Labor Department (DOL) finalized new interpretive rules governing the so-called

By |2020-09-13T19:48:07-05:009/13/2020|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: , |Comments Off on Federal Trial Court Rules in New York v. Scalia That Key Provisions of Labor Department’s New FLSA “Joint Employer” Rule Are Invalid

Labor Department Finalizes New Regulations Governing Process for Issuing Agency “Guidance” Documents

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has finalized new regulations governing the process used by the Department for issuing, rescinding,

By |2020-09-04T14:38:18-05:009/4/2020|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Labor Department Finalizes New Regulations Governing Process for Issuing Agency “Guidance” Documents

Recent Rulings by Two Federal Appeals Courts Give Expansive Reading to Federal Arbitration Act’s Transportation Exemption

In the last few weeks, two different federal appeals courts have ruled that drivers using Amazon’s app-based delivery program, AmazonFlex

By |2020-09-04T14:37:31-05:009/4/2020|Categories: Arbitration and Dispute Resolution|Tags: |Comments Off on Recent Rulings by Two Federal Appeals Courts Give Expansive Reading to Federal Arbitration Act’s Transportation Exemption

Government Personnel Agency Issues Regulations Implementing New Paid Family Leave Program for Federal Employees

As you may recall, late last year Congress included a provision in the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to

By |2020-09-21T13:54:10-05:008/30/2020|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves, Policies and Practices|Tags: , |Comments Off on Government Personnel Agency Issues Regulations Implementing New Paid Family Leave Program for Federal Employees