10th Circuit Ruling Gives Expansive Reading to Scope of DOD Contractor Whistleblower Protection Law
Reversing a federal trial court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled recently that a federal law
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
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”
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
1st Circuit Rules That Employer May Have To Accommodate Employee Who Can Do Job’s Essential Functions
Reversing a jury verdict for the employer, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled recently that a
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
Labor Department Publishes Four New FLSA Opinion Letters
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has released a new batch of four opinion letters
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
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,
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