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Recent decisions from the full National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) as well as an NLRB Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) highlight the fact that social media policies and employee communications remain on the agency's radar and…more

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has reached a settlement in its first lawsuit filed alleging that an employer violated the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), the federal law that prohibits…more

Delaware is now the 11th state to permit same-sex marriage under a new law that will go into effect on July 1, 2013. This follows Rhode Island's passage of a similar law last week. +2013 Bill Text DE H.B. 75…more

The National Labor Relations Board (Board) rule requiring private employers to post a notice informing employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (Act) has been struck down by a federal appeals court. Nat'l…more

Many New York City employers will likely be required to provide employees at least 40 hours of paid sick leave next year…more

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued final regulations (T.D. 9617) (+2013 IRB LEXIS 257, May 3, 2013) requiring employers that have an employer identification number (EIN) to provide updated EIN application information…more

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has obtained significant jury verdicts for damages totaling $260 million in disability discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuits. These verdicts stress the importance for…more

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has started automating the Form I-94 process for travelers applying for admission to the US at air and sea ports of entry - not for those individuals who are entering the US at land border…more

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) continues to send a strong message to employers that the right of both union and nonunion employees to engage in protected concerted activity extends to social media communications. Even…more

An employer may prorate the base pay of a salaried employee without forfeiting the employee's exemption from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), as long as it covers the shortfall with additional…more

The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Treasury released a set of frequently asked questions announcing the availability of an updated Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) template and a new sample completed…more

In light of a recent Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report, employers should review their internal policies regarding flexible work arrangements in order to recruit and retain qualified employees with disabilities. The BLS…more

An employer that terminated an employee for concealing his prior drug addiction on a job application to be a security guard did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled…more

The California Court of Appeals held in Ignat v. Yum! Brands, Inc., +214 Cal. App. 4th 808 (2013), that an employee may file an action against an employer for the public disclosure of private facts about the employee even if the…more

Employers that ignore consent decrees (court-approved settlement agreements) may be held in contempt of court and subject to additional fines, sometimes totaling $1,000 for each day of noncompliance. Recent contempt orders by…more