On December 23, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB, or the Board) overturned an Obama-era decision regarding deference to labor arbitration proceedings....more
12/27/2019
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On August 12, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making, which seeks to amend the NLRB’s current regulations regarding union election procedures. The proposed rules are the first...more
8/16/2019
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A recent decision from the Colorado Court of Appeals clarifies that employers can limit the payment of accrued but unused vacation time at separation from employment and that forfeiture is not a violation of the Colorado Wage...more
7/22/2019
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State and Local Government ,
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Termination ,
Vacation Pay ,
Wage and Hour
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) issued a decision on June 14, reversing nearly 40 years of precedent and granting employers expanded rights to prohibit union activity by non-employees from occurring at the...more
After last week's bench order issued by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia requiring the EEOC to collect a second year of EEO-1 pay data, the EEOC has made its choice of which...more
5/8/2019
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In the latest twist in the EEO-1 pay data saga, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia accepted the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) proposal that the deadline for submission of employee pay data...more
4/29/2019
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Wage and Hour
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (W&H Division) recently issued a new Opinion Letter on an issue that has long-plagued employers under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)—namely, whether an employer...more
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed two bills last week that provide affected employees in the city with more scheduling certainty and higher wages....more
Philadelphia City Council voted 14-3 today to pass the "Fair Workweek Employment Standards Ordinance," instituting scheduling and predictability pay requirements for employers in the retail, food services, and hospitality...more
The CFPB and its Acting Director are facing a proposed class action lawsuit alleging discrimination against minority and female workers based on allegations of lesser pay and fewer promotions than their white male...more
9/20/2018
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