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
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
Supreme Court’s Religion Rulings Suggest That Justices May Have Interest in Revisiting Employer’s Duty To Reasonably Accommodate Religious Practices
During its recently concluded term, the U.S. Supreme Court decided several important cases addressing religious liberties, one of which relates
EEOC Proposing Helpful Revisions to Its Regulations Governing Conciliation
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has voted to approve a draft notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to revise the
D.C. Circuit Rules in Jin v. Parsons Corp. That Question of Whether Parties Agreed To Arbitrate Must Be Decided in Mini-Trial Before Proceedings Go Further
A question courts can be faced with in ruling on a motion to compel arbitration is whether in fact the