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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Appeals ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Former Employee ,
Labor Regulations ,
Notice Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Termination ,
Vacation Pay ,
Wage and Hour
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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EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Gap ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Retroactivity ,
Wage and Hour
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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EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Gap ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
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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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Disparate Impact ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Lost Wages ,
Pay Gap ,
Punitive Damages ,
Race Discrimination ,
Retaliation ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour