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Fourth Circuit Rules in Ashford v. PricewaterhouseCoopers That “Franken” Amendment Does Not Prohibit Enforcement of Former Defense Contractor’s Arbitration Agreement

Ten years ago, Congress approved an amendment advocated by and named after former U.S. Senator Al Franken (D-MN) to prohibit

By |2020-05-10T22:10:51-05:005/10/2020|Categories: Arbitration and Dispute Resolution|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Fourth Circuit Rules in Ashford v. PricewaterhouseCoopers That “Franken” Amendment Does Not Prohibit Enforcement of Former Defense Contractor’s Arbitration Agreement

New Labor Department Rule Implementing “Industry-Recognized” Apprenticeship Programs Scheduled To Go Into Effect on May 11

A long-awaited final rule promulgated earlier this year by the Department of Labor (DOL) is scheduled to go into effect

By |2020-05-03T22:22:03-05:005/3/2020|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: , , |Comments Off on New Labor Department Rule Implementing “Industry-Recognized” Apprenticeship Programs Scheduled To Go Into Effect on May 11

Ruling by Eleventh Circuit in Monaghan v. Worldpay Serves as Reminder That Burden on Plaintiff To Show Retaliatory Harassment Is Relatively Low

A recent ruling by a federal appeals court in a case brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

By |2020-04-26T22:11:41-05:004/26/2020|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: |Comments Off on Ruling by Eleventh Circuit in Monaghan v. Worldpay Serves as Reminder That Burden on Plaintiff To Show Retaliatory Harassment Is Relatively Low

The EEOC’s Online FAQs on “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws”

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is continuing to provide guidance to employers and other stakeholders regarding application of equal

By |2020-04-19T22:16:06-05:004/19/2020|Categories: Compliance Tools|Tags: , , |Comments Off on The EEOC’s Online FAQs on “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws”

Recently-Issued DOL Regs, IRS Guidance Provide Clarification on New Coronavirus Temporary Paid Leave Programs, But Many Questions Remain

The Department of Labor (DOL) has published final regulations implementing two new temporary paid leave programs that were included in

By |2020-04-12T22:28:50-05:004/12/2020|Categories: Wage and Hour|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Recently-Issued DOL Regs, IRS Guidance Provide Clarification on New Coronavirus Temporary Paid Leave Programs, But Many Questions Remain

EEOC Revises Its Litigation Policy To Exercise Stronger Oversight, Curb Delegation Authority to Agency’s General Counsel

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has taken significant steps to implement stronger oversight over the agency’s litigation policy, which

By |2020-04-05T20:44:37-05:004/5/2020|Categories: Agency Enforcement|Tags: , |Comments Off on EEOC Revises Its Litigation Policy To Exercise Stronger Oversight, Curb Delegation Authority to Agency’s General Counsel

Sixth Circuit Rules in Jones v. Federal Express Corp. That FEPA Worksharing Agreement Is “Self-Executing,” Concludes Discrimination Charge Was Timely Filed

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has formal relationships with over 190 state and local fair employment practices agencies

By |2020-09-21T13:54:17-05:004/5/2020|Categories: Agency Enforcement|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Sixth Circuit Rules in Jones v. Federal Express Corp. That FEPA Worksharing Agreement Is “Self-Executing,” Concludes Discrimination Charge Was Timely Filed