A recent article proclaimed a truth that manufacturers in all industry sectors know all too well: “You can’t build jets working from home.” As law offices, financial services firms, and tech companies close their doors and...more
On May 7, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board issued a decision that will be welcomed by employers desiring to maintain differences in the benefits provided to their union and nonunion employees. In Merck, Sharp & Dohme...more
On February 20, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States tackled another controversy from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding whether retiree medical benefits enjoyed by individuals who retired while a collective...more
2/23/2018
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Collective Bargaining ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Contract Interpretation ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Benefits ,
Extrinsic Evidence ,
Lifetime Health Benefits ,
Reservation of Rights ,
Retirement ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Split of Authority ,
Summary Plan Description ,
Vesting
A Moving Target: The Not So Final Overtime Rule -
On November 22, 2016, a federal judge for the Eastern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction temporarily blocking the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) from...more
1/23/2017
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Data Security ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Discrimination ,
e-Discovery ,
Employee Benefits ,
Evidence ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Gun Laws ,
Guns-in-Trunks Legislation ,
Information Sharing ,
Joint Employers ,
LGBTQ ,
Minimum Salary ,
Minimum Wage ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Sick Leave ,
Transgender ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wages ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety