In This Issue:
- Message from the Chair
- On the Horizon: Is Obama Remaking the Workplace While Leaving Congress Behind?
- The 2014 Supreme Court Decisions Every Employer Should Know
- What to Expect from the...more
1/2/2015
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Barack Obama ,
Big Data ,
Cybersecurity ,
E-Verify ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Form I-9 ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Legislative Agendas ,
LGBTQ ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
NLRB ,
PDA ,
Pregnancy ,
SCOTUS ,
Social Media ,
Social Media Policy ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Unpaid Interns ,
Whistleblowers
So do all those Amazon.com workers filling your holiday orders need to be paid extra for undergoing security screenings at the end of their shift? The U.S. Supreme Court said no. The Court’s highly anticipated, unanimous...more
The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday released its much-anticipated decision in the case of Sandifer v. United States Steel Corporation, and held that Section 203(o) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) — which allows parties to...more
In This Issue:
Message from the Chair; Social Media and the Workplace: 2013 and Beyond; Unpaid Internships: Training Ground or Legal Landmine?; Supreme Court’s Nassar Decision Sets Higher Causation Standard for a...more
1/7/2014
/ Affirmative Action ,
Background Checks ,
Big Data ,
Causation ,
D.R. Horton ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disability ,
Discrimination ,
ENDA ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Minimum Wage ,
OFCCP ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Same-Sex Marriage ,
SCOTUS ,
Social Media ,
Unpaid Interns ,
US v Windsor ,
UT Southwestern Medical v Nassar ,
Veterans ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
On June 20, 2013, in a 5-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) does not permit courts to invalidate a contractual waiver of class arbitration on the ground that the plaintiff’s cost...more