On July 19, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) voluntarily dismissed its appeal of a federal district court’s decision vacating the NLRB’s 2023 joint employer final rule.
After the U.S. District Court for the...more
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council issued a Proposed Rule, “Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting,” on January 30, 2024. The Proposed Rule would amend the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FARs), which...more
2/16/2024
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Subcontractors ,
Wage and Hour
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released a final rule on October 26, 2023, which addresses the standard under which two entities may be considered joint employers under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The...more
11/1/2023
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Connecticut Paid Sick and Safe Leave was expanded to add two additional permitted uses, effective October 1, 2023.
Connecticut Paid Sick and Safe Leave -
Connecticut Paid Sick and Safe Leave originally went into...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held on October 24, 2022, in Cariene Cadena et al. v. Customer Connexx, LLC et al., No. 21-16522, that the time a group of call center workers spent booting up their computers...more
The Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act (the CROWN Act or the Act) went into effect in Louisiana on August 1, 2022. The CROWN Act prohibits employment discrimination based on hairstyles and hair textures...more
Ohio’s new firearm law, Ohio Senate Bill 215, went into effect on June 13, 2022, permitting all qualifying adults to legally carry, possess, or conceal a handgun that is not a restricted firearm without a license, background...more
The general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (the Board), Jennifer Abruzzo, on April 11, 2022, filed a brief in a case pending before the NLRB, Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC, 28-CA-230115 et al.,...more
4/22/2022
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Joe Biden ,
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On February 2, 2022, Republican Governor Tate Reeves signed the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act (Act), which legalizes medical marijuana for the treatment of certain debilitating conditions. Those debilitating conditions...more
No one needs an introduction to the dominant theme of 2020 in the field of traditional labor law. The main story, as in nearly all fields of law, was the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on every aspect of American lives....more
1/14/2021
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Congressional Oversight ,
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During 2019, the current National Labor Relations Board (the Board) majority became more active, beginning to overrule decisions handed down during the Obama administration and restoring decades of precedent.
In addition...more
1/17/2020
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