The recent spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States has caused employers to be increasingly concerned and uncertain regarding the future of their workforces. Below are some answers to frequently asked...more
3/9/2020
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A Moving Target: The Not So Final Overtime Rule -
On November 22, 2016, a federal judge for the Eastern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction temporarily blocking the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) from...more
1/23/2017
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Employee Benefits ,
Evidence ,
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Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
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Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
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Guns-in-Trunks Legislation ,
Information Sharing ,
Joint Employers ,
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Transgender ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wages ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
Earlier this year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) signaled an intention to take employers to task for maintaining policies that required employees to immediately report workplace injuries and...more
7/25/2016
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Back Pay ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Enforcement ,
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Popular ,
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Section 11 ,
Settlement Agreements ,
United Steelworkers ,
US Steel ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Injury
A federal appellate court recently reinstated a lawsuit brought by a dining services employee who claimed that she was sexually harassed by a male coworker. According to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, a reasonable jury...more
9/14/2015
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Arbitration ,
Background Checks ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Deflategate ,
Electronic Payment Transactions ,
Employee Benefits ,
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Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
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Minimum Wage ,
NFL ,
OSHA ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
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Sexual Harassment ,
Sick Leave ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Title VII ,
Tom Brady ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Investigations