Federal Court Rules DOL Acted Unlawfully in Rescinding Trump-Era Independent Contractor Rule
A federal district court ruled recently that the Biden Administration’s Labor Department acted unlawfully when it delayed and later repealed
Secretary of Labor Intervenes in Long-Running OFCCP v. Convergys Litigation
A federal contractor’s Constitutional challenges against the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) audit scheduling process took an unusual
New DOJ Opinion Letter Says ERA Ratification Is for Courts To Decide
Fifty years ago, Congress approved a joint resolution proposing a new amendment to the U.S. Constitution, commonly referred to as
Contractor’s Challenge to OFCCP Audit Process Rejected Once Again
In the latest development in a case that now dates back nearly seven years and counting, a Department of Labor
Employment-Related Lawsuits Filed in Federal Court Hit 20-Year Low in FY 2021
Statistics recently obtained from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) reveal that employment-related lawsuits filed in the nation’s
High Court Blocks OSHA Vaccine Mandate, Green Lights Health Care Provider Rule
Late last week, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down much-anticipated opinions in a pair of legal challenges to rules issued
Round-up of Recent Notable Employment Law Rulings, Volume 5
We are pleased to present Volume 5 in our periodic series of “Round-up of Recent Notable Employment Law Rulings” memos
Fourth Circuit Rules Base Wage Rate, Not Total Comp, Is Standard for Assessing EPA Claim
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled recently that the federal Equal Pay Act (EPA) prohibits employers
New Portugal Law Gives Extraordinary Protection to Remote Workers
In another action that is only likely to further confuse covered employers, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of
Federal Court Blocks Biden Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Nationwide
Last week, we reported that a federal district court had blocked implementation of the Biden Administration’s federal contractor vaccine mandate