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House Passes Bill To Amend Fair Credit Reporting Act That Would Bar Use of Credit Checks for Most Employment Purposes, Further Limit Use of Background Checks Conducted by Third Party Reporting Agencies

Over the last few years, there has been an evolving trend to limit the use of information contained in a

By |2020-03-01T23:17:10-05:003/1/2020|Categories: Background Checks|Tags: , , |Comments Off on House Passes Bill To Amend Fair Credit Reporting Act That Would Bar Use of Credit Checks for Most Employment Purposes, Further Limit Use of Background Checks Conducted by Third Party Reporting Agencies

Labor Department Issues Two New FLSA Opinion Letters Providing Wage and Hour Guidance on Lump Sum Bonuses and Per-Project Fees

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has issued its first two opinion letters of 2020 addressing

By |2020-02-23T23:41:56-05:002/23/2020|Categories: Wage and Hour|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Labor Department Issues Two New FLSA Opinion Letters Providing Wage and Hour Guidance on Lump Sum Bonuses and Per-Project Fees

President Trump’s FY 2021 Budget Calls For Deep Cuts to Funding for NLRB and EEOC, While OFCCP Would Get Modest Increase; Includes Request To Fund Paid Parental Leave Program

President Trump this week submitted his annual budget request to Congress containing the Administration’s recommendations for funding the federal government

By |2020-09-21T13:54:18-05:002/16/2020|Categories: Agency Enforcement|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on President Trump’s FY 2021 Budget Calls For Deep Cuts to Funding for NLRB and EEOC, While OFCCP Would Get Modest Increase; Includes Request To Fund Paid Parental Leave Program

Virginia Becomes 38th State To Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, But Major Unresolved Legal Questions Regarding the Ratification Process Mean the Status Quo For Now

The Democrat-controlled Virginia legislature has voted to approve ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), a proposed change to the

By |2020-02-09T23:44:57-05:002/9/2020|Categories: State Standards|Tags: , |Comments Off on Virginia Becomes 38th State To Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, But Major Unresolved Legal Questions Regarding the Ratification Process Mean the Status Quo For Now

Labor Department Finalizes Rule Establishing More Balanced Test for Determining Joint Employment Under the FLSA

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has finalized revisions to its regulations setting forth how joint employer status should be

By |2020-09-21T13:54:19-05:001/26/2020|Categories: Wage and Hour|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Labor Department Finalizes Rule Establishing More Balanced Test for Determining Joint Employment Under the FLSA

NLRB Closes Out 2019 by Issuing Several Significant Decisions Designed To Restore Balance to Federal Labor Law

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the quasi-judicial body responsible for interpreting and enforcing the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA),

By |2020-09-21T13:54:19-05:001/17/2020|Categories: Labor Relations|Tags: , , |Comments Off on NLRB Closes Out 2019 by Issuing Several Significant Decisions Designed To Restore Balance to Federal Labor Law

House Democratic Majority Picks Up Where It Left Off Last Year, Approves Another Major Pro-Employee Workplace Bill

The 2018 national elections gave Democrats majority control of the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time in eight

By |2020-01-17T15:50:35-05:001/17/2020|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , |Comments Off on House Democratic Majority Picks Up Where It Left Off Last Year, Approves Another Major Pro-Employee Workplace Bill