Mike Eastman

NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief With NLRB, Urging Reversal of Controversial Obama-Era Decision Limiting Employer’s Right To Regulate Employee Use of Employer-Owned Email

NT Lakis lawyers have filed a “friend of the court” brief with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) urging the

By Mike Eastman|2020-09-21T13:54:33-05:0010/12/2018|Categories: Labor Relations|Tags: Amicus Brief, NLRB|Comments Off on NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief With NLRB, Urging Reversal of Controversial Obama-Era Decision Limiting Employer’s Right To Regulate Employee Use of Employer-Owned Email

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President Trump Signs Bill Funding Labor Department Through Next September, Sparing OFCCP and NLRB Major Budget Cuts; EEOC Currently Funded Only Until This December

President Trump has signed into law legislation (H.R. 6157) providing funding for the Department of Labor (DOL) and related agencies,

By Mike Eastman|2018-10-05T14:32:07-05:0010/5/2018|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement, Discrimination and Harassment, Labor Relations|Tags: Budget, Congress, DOL, EEOC, Legislation, NLRB, OFCCP|Comments Off on President Trump Signs Bill Funding Labor Department Through Next September, Sparing OFCCP and NLRB Major Budget Cuts; EEOC Currently Funded Only Until This December

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Interim Rule Requiring Employers To Update Fair Credit Reporting Act “Summary of Rights” Notice

The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) has published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) that updates the “Summary

By Mike Eastman|2020-09-21T13:54:34-05:009/28/2018|Categories: Background Checks|Tags: CFPB, FCRA, Notice Requirements, Rulemaking|Comments Off on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Interim Rule Requiring Employers To Update Fair Credit Reporting Act “Summary of Rights” Notice

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NLRB Rules That Employer Must Bargain With Union About Voluntarily Enrolling in E-Verify

According to a three-member panel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), an employer violated federal labor law by voluntarily

By Mike Eastman|2018-09-23T21:42:25-05:009/23/2018|Categories: Labor Relations|Tags: E-Verify, NLRA, NLRB|Comments Off on NLRB Rules That Employer Must Bargain With Union About Voluntarily Enrolling in E-Verify

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NLRB Issues Proposed Rule To Restore and Codify Its Traditional Joint Employer Test

In a move that is likely to be strongly supported by the employer community, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB

By Mike Eastman|2020-09-21T13:54:34-05:009/23/2018|Categories: Labor Relations|Tags: Joint Employer, NLRA, NLRB, Rulemaking|Comments Off on NLRB Issues Proposed Rule To Restore and Codify Its Traditional Joint Employer Test

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New Massachusetts Law Imposes Significant Restrictions on the Use of Noncompete Agreements

Massachusetts has now joined a number of other states in establishing significant restrictions on the use of noncompete agreements with

By Mike Eastman|2020-09-21T13:54:35-05:008/31/2018|Categories: State Standards|Tags: Noncompete Agreements, State and Local Law|Comments Off on New Massachusetts Law Imposes Significant Restrictions on the Use of Noncompete Agreements

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DOL Schedules Series of “Listening Sessions” on Plans To Overhaul Its White Collar Overtime Regulations

The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL-WHD) has scheduled a series of “listening sessions” to be held around

By Mike Eastman|2018-08-31T11:14:30-05:008/31/2018|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Wage and Hour|Tags: FLSA, White Collar Exemptions|Comments Off on DOL Schedules Series of “Listening Sessions” on Plans To Overhaul Its White Collar Overtime Regulations

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Primer on Recordkeeping and Notice Requirements Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the 80-year old federal employment law that requires employers to pay “nonexempt” employees a

By Mike Eastman|2018-08-26T10:14:53-05:008/26/2018|Categories: Wage and Hour|Tags: FLSA, Notice Requirements, Recordkeeping|Comments Off on Primer on Recordkeeping and Notice Requirements Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

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California Supreme Court Once Again Rejects Compliance With Federal Wage and Hour Rules as Sufficient To Meet State Law Requirements

For the third time this year, the California Supreme Court has interpreted the state’s wage and hour laws to be

By Mike Eastman|2018-08-17T15:39:53-05:008/17/2018|Categories: State Standards, Wage and Hour|Tags: Compensable Time, De Minimis Doctrine, State and Local Law|Comments Off on California Supreme Court Once Again Rejects Compliance With Federal Wage and Hour Rules as Sufficient To Meet State Law Requirements

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New Bill Introduced in Congress in Response to Workplace Harassment Signals That Legislators May Be Getting Closer To Enacting a Law

During the past year, there has been an increase in legislative activity at every level of government in response to

By Mike Eastman|2020-09-21T13:54:39-05:008/12/2018|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: Congress, Legislation, Sexual Harassment|Comments Off on New Bill Introduced in Congress in Response to Workplace Harassment Signals That Legislators May Be Getting Closer To Enacting a Law

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