Equal Pay Act Ruling by Federal Circuit Harmonizes Law on “Prima Facie” Case
In a recent ruling under the Equal Pay Act (EPA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit applied
Fifth Circuit Revives Legal Challenge to DOL’s Revised Tip Regulations
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has revived a legal challenge to regulations issued by the Biden
Ninth Circuit Upholds Federal Contractor COVID-19 Vax Mandate, Creating Circuit Split
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled recently that President Biden acted within his authority in issuing
Sixth Circuit in Ciraci v. Smucker’s Denies Employees’ First Amendment Vax Mandate Claim
Employees who were denied a religious exemption from their government contractor employer’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate did not have a valid
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