It has been a particularly busy year on the labor and employment law front. To learn more about the major challenges employers face and developments your organization needs to address before year's end, we encourage you to...more
8/7/2024
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Arbitration ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Audio Recording ,
Best Practices ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Diversity ,
Drug Testing ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Grievances ,
Final Rules ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Job Applicants ,
MI Supreme Court ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Regulations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Private Sector ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Public Sector ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Record Retention ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Transportation Industry ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions ,
Video Recordings ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars
On June 3rd, 2024, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision, American Alliance for Equal Rights v. Fearless Fund Management Fund, LLC, et al, that impacts considerations for how diversity, equity and inclusion...more
On Friday, June 28th, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision that severely limits the power of federal agencies to interpret the laws they enforce. The decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo requires courts to...more
7/3/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Chevron Deference ,
Chevron v NRDC ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Government Agencies ,
Judicial Authority ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
National Marine Fisheries Service ,
Regulatory Authority ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule yesterday (April 23, 2024) to take effect in 120 days prohibiting most noncompete agreements between employers and workers...more
The much-anticipated independent contractor final rule issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that became effective on March 11, 2024, is the next step in the evolution of employer/employee/independent contractor....more
On January 5, 2023, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a proposed new regulation that would broadly prohibit employers from using or enforcing noncompete agreements with employees, former employees, contractors,...more
There is a lot that employers need to prepare and plan for in 2023. Join us at our Fall 2022 Labor & Employment Law Update which will discuss major issues and developments that your company needs to address now...more
10/10/2022
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Diversity ,
Employee Retention ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Mandatory Arbitration ,
Medical Leave ,
Minimum Wage ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Remote Working ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars ,
Workers' Compensation Claim ,
Workplace Injury
One of the most concerning trends in employment law today is employee misclassification. Stringent labor protections put in place by the government, the increased use of of independent contractors and explosion in the gig...more
Every employer and HR department has reviewed wage and hour laws, but even for the most experienced companies, a few common questions always come up....more
On March 9, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, known as the PRO Act, with a largely party line vote of 225-206. ...more
3/12/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labor Relations ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Unions