This edition of Employment Flash provides an overview of employment laws going into effect in July 2018 in certain jurisdictions, three recent employment-related U.S. Supreme Court decisions and the National Labor Relations...more
6/29/2018
/ ABC Test ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Arbitration ,
Article III ,
China Agritech Inc v Resh ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Denial of Certiorari ,
Epic Systems Corp v Lewis ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Misclassification ,
New Legislation ,
NLRB ,
Pay Gap ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Standing ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tolling
This edition examines recent labor and employment developments at the U.S. federal, state and local levels, including a Texas district court ruling invalidating the Department of Labor's overtime rule; a New York appellate...more
9/25/2017
/ Agency Deference ,
Appeals ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEO-1 ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
France ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gig Economy ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
International Labor Laws ,
Joint Employers ,
Minimum Salary ,
NLRB ,
Over-Time ,
Pay Data ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings ,
Slurs ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tip Credit ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Spotlight on Whistleblower Protections -
On October 24, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a “risk alert” regarding SEC registrants’ compliance with Rule 21 F-17, which implements Section 21F of...more
10/31/2016
/ Acquiescence ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employee Restrooms ,
Employment Contract ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
EU ,
Fair Pay Act ,
Federal Contractors ,
France ,
Freedom To Work Act ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
LGBTQ ,
Minimum Wage ,
NCAA ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
SEC Examination Priorities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sharing Economy ,
Sick Leave ,
Student Athletes ,
Transgender ,
Transportation Industry ,
Uber ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
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:
- NLRB Recess Appointments Unconstitutional
- SEC Brings First-Ever Employment Retaliation Claim
- EEOC Challenges Employer Severance Agreements
- New York State Transportation Industry...more
7/1/2014
/ Affirmative Action ,
Barack Obama ,
CAFA ,
Canning v NLRB ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
College Athletes ,
Earned Sick Time ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
FICA Taxes ,
First Amendment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
NLRB ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Recess Appointments ,
Retaliation ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Severance Agreements ,
Severance Pay ,
Sick Leave