Two unpaid interns at the movie studio Fox Searchlight Pictures were actually employees owed the minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a federal court has ruled. Glatt v. Fox Searchlight Pictures Inc., +2013…more
The brave new world of social media has given employers fresh terrain to navigate and potential minefields to avoid…more
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled that an employee's emails and Facebook postings were protected under the National Labor Relations Act (Act) even though they were directed at employees of a different company…more
Effective October 1, 2013, Nevada employers will be prohibited from discriminating or taking an adverse employment action against an individual who is a member of the Communist Party. +2013 Bill Text NV S.B. 506…more
Effective August 1, 2013, Minnesota employers must allow an employee to use his or her personal sick leave benefits for absences due to an illness or injury of the employee's relatives…more
The 5th Circuit unanimously reversed a well-publicized lower court's ruling in a sex discrimination case and held for the first time that lactation is related to pregnancy and, therefore, covered by Title VII and the Pregnancy…more
Effective October 1, 2013, Connecticut employers will be required to provide military leave protection to individuals performing military duties (such as attendance at meetings or drills) in Connecticut's armed forces…more
Nevada will soon become the 10th state to prohibit employers from using credit information for employment purposes…more
Effective January 1, 2014, Oregon will prohibit employers from compelling an employee or applicant to disclose or provide access to a personal social media account or to add an employer to a social media contact list. +2013 Bill…more
Connecticut's legislature on May 29 passed a bill that will raise the state's minimum wage from its current $8.25 to $8.70 in 2014 and then again to $9.00 in 2015. +2013 Bill Text CT S.B. 387, as amended…more
California's state labor agency says its efforts to step up enforcement of wage and hour laws are working…more
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in a case that could extend Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) whistleblower protections to employees of private companies that contract with public companies. Lawson v. FMR, LLC, 133 S. Ct…more
Effective July 1, 2013, a new Indiana law will give job applicants with criminal histories a chance to have their criminal records expunged (eliminated completely) after a period of time provided their prior convictions do not…more
Vermont recently enacted a law amending the Vermont Fair Employment Practice Law and expanding existing equal pay and discrimination laws to provide greater protection to employees. +2013 Bill Text VT S.B. 57…more
The US Department of Labor (DOL) honored its promise to step up Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) enforcement efforts as reflected by a settlement of a lawsuit filed against the Putnam County Board of Education (Putnam) for…more
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