Third Circuit Rules Paid Time Off Is Not Salary for FLSA Purposes
Paid time off (PTO) is not part of an employee’s salary, and therefore an employer did not violate the Fair
$8 Million FLSA Settlement Shows Potential Risk of Not Accounting for Restricted Stock Value
An $8 million settlement was recently reached in a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) class action that raised the complex
D.C. Circuit Deals Another Blow to ERA Ratification Efforts
The influential D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an attempt by a group of states arguing that the Equal Rights
Seventh Circuit Rules That Employee’s Failure To Report Sex Harassment Dooms Retaliation Claim
An employee claiming unlawful retaliation after being disciplined for failing to report alleged sexual harassment as required under an employer’s
Recent Rulings Shed Some Light on How Courts May Interpret New Anti-Arbitration Law
A year after Congress enacted the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (EFAA) to prohibit employers
D.C. Circuit Rules That SOX Whistleblower Protection Does Not Apply Outside of U.S.
The whistleblower retaliation protections of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) do not apply to employees who work overseas for a foreign
Employment-Related Lawsuits Filed in Federal Court Dropped Again in FY 2022
The number of employment-related lawsuits filed in the nation’s federal courts in fiscal year 2022 dropped by almost 8 percent
Washington State Alleges Airline’s Dress Code Discriminates Against Nonbinary Employee
In what looks to be a first-of-its-kind case, the Washington State Human Rights Commission (WSHRC) has alleged that a major
OFCCP Giving Contractors Until 1/2/2023 To Confirm Objections To EEO-1 Data Release
As we reported previously, the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced a few months ago that
New GAO Report Details Inconsistencies in EEOC Charge Intake Processing, Other Areas
The Government Accountability Office (GAO), the research and investigatory arm of the U.S. Congress, has released a new report looking