This edition of Employment Flash summarizes key employment law issues, including the Department of Labor's proposal for determining independent contractor status, revised DOL regulations that clarify who qualifies for...more
10/16/2020
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Amended Rules ,
Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Bias ,
California ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Collective Redundancies Directive ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Delivery Drivers ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Earned Sick and Safe Time Act ,
Economic Realities Test ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
France ,
Germany ,
Governor Newsom ,
Independent Contractors ,
International Labor Laws ,
Joint Employers ,
Local Ordinance ,
LPTA ,
Mayor de Blasio ,
Mileage Reimbursement ,
New Rules ,
New York ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Occupational Exposure ,
OFCCP ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Pay Data ,
Proposed Rules ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Reduction in Hours ,
Remote Working ,
Ridesharing ,
Safe Time ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
Editor’s note: This article was updated on February 1, 2017, to reflect new developments.
While President Donald Trump has not discussed in detail how he plans to address labor and employment issues, he likely will...more
2/6/2017
/ Affirmative Action ,
Barack Obama ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Policies ,
LGBTQ ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
Secretary of Labor ,
State and Local Government ,
Title IV ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
White-Collar Exemptions
A string of Executive Orders signed by President Barack Obama and new rules published by the Department of Labor (DOL) in 2014 have imposed additional obligations on federal government contractors and subcontractors. New...more
1/30/2015
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disabilities ,
Discrimination ,
Equal Pay ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Contractors ,
LGBTQ ,
Minimum Wage ,
OFCCP ,
Title VII ,
Veterans
In This Issue:
- SEC Pays First Whistleblower Award to Audit and Compliance Professional
- Supreme Court Allows Affordable Care Act Contraceptives Religious Exemption
- EEOC Adopts New Pregnancy...more
9/30/2014
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Ban the Box ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Competition ,
Compliance ,
Contraceptive Coverage Mandate ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Franchises ,
Franchisors ,
Gender Identity ,
Independent Contractors ,
Mailbox Rule ,
Misclassification ,
OSHA ,
Paid Leave ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Religion ,
Religious Exemption ,
Reporting Requirements ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Sick Leave ,
Unions ,
Vicarious Liability ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers