In Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) must satisfy the traditional preliminary injunction standard established in Winter v. Natural Resources Defense...more
New York, Minnesota and NLRB Act To Limit Noncompetes -
New York Legislature Passes Bill To Ban Post-Employment Noncompetes -
On June 20, 2023, the New York state Legislature passed a bill that bans post-employment...more
6/23/2023
/ Absenteeism ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Deadlines ,
Electronic Filing ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Entrepreneurs ,
EU ,
Form I-9 ,
France ,
Germany ,
Independent Contractors ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
Resignation ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State and Local Government ,
State Bans ,
State Legislatures ,
UK ,
Unions ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies
In our latest edition of Employment Flash, we examine developments over the past three months, including the NLRB’s ruling regarding employees’ labor law rights in severance agreements, a Supreme Court decision that upheld...more
4/14/2023
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Board of Directors ,
Clawbacks ,
Compensation ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Pay ,
Ethnicity ,
EU ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Minimum Salary ,
New Rules ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Proposed Rules ,
Severance Agreements ,
Sexual Assault ,
Sexual Harassment ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ,
Unions ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour
This edition of Employment Flash looks at developments in labor and employment law, including regarding a DOJ appeal of the EEOC's heightened pay reporting requirements, the NLRB's decision narrowing the circumstances under...more
5/29/2019
/ ABC Test ,
Appeals ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Breastfeeding ,
Class Arbitration ,
Classification ,
Common Law Test ,
Consent ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Drivers ,
Drug Testing ,
Economic Realities Test ,
EEO-1 ,
Employee Commissions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay Report ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Guidance ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Gig Economy ,
Hairstyle Discrimination ,
Independent Contractors ,
Job Applicants ,
Lamps Plus Inc v Varela ,
Memorandum of Guidance ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
No-Match Letters ,
NYCHRL ,
NYHRL ,
OMB ,
Over-Time ,
Race Discrimination ,
Retroactive Application ,
SCOTUS ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Social Security Administration (SSA) ,
Successor Bar Doctrine ,
Training Requirements ,
Uber ,
Union Dues ,
Unions
Carve-out transactions can quickly become complicated by employment considerations — who stays, who goes and what practices govern the transitions. At the April 18, 2016, "Skadden Cross-Border M&A Conference 2016:...more
7/5/2016
/ Acquisitions ,
Carve Out Provisions ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Consent to Assignment ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Due Diligence ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retention ,
Employment Contract ,
International Labor Laws ,
Mergers ,
Multiemployer Plan ,
Parent Corporation ,
Successors ,
Unions
In This Issue:
- Supreme Court Rejects Security Screening Time Pay
- NLRB Finalizes Union Election Rule
- NLRB Reverses Employers’ Ability To Ban Employee Nonwork Email Use
- EEOC Challenges Employer...more
12/24/2014
/ Amazon ,
Ambush Election Rules ,
Arbitration ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Ebola ,
Email Policies ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Health Care Providers ,
Immigration Reform ,
Integrity Staffing v Busk ,
Joint Employers ,
McDonalds ,
Minimum Wage ,
NLRB ,
SCOTUS ,
Security Checks ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sick Leave ,
Union Elections ,
Unions ,
Wellness Programs
In This Issue:
- SEC Pays First Whistleblower Award to Audit and Compliance Professional
- Supreme Court Allows Affordable Care Act Contraceptives Religious Exemption
- EEOC Adopts New Pregnancy...more
9/30/2014
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Ban the Box ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Competition ,
Compliance ,
Contraceptive Coverage Mandate ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Franchises ,
Franchisors ,
Gender Identity ,
Independent Contractors ,
Mailbox Rule ,
Misclassification ,
OSHA ,
Paid Leave ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Religion ,
Religious Exemption ,
Reporting Requirements ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Sick Leave ,
Unions ,
Vicarious Liability ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers