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Employment Law Now VII-134-Panel Discussion on Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Ruling and the Impact on Employer DEI Programs  [Audio]

Michael Schmidt is joined by a panel that includes EEOC Commissioner Andrea Lucas and Cozen O'Connor Labor & Employment Attorneys Debra Friedman and Alan Pittler to discuss the Supreme Court's June 29, 2023 decision on...more

Federal Contractors May Be Blindsided by the Reach of State Sales and/or Use Taxes

Traditionally, many federal contracts contain tax exemption provisions relating to state sales and use taxes being charged against the purchase and inclusion of materials and equipment to be incorporated into federal...more

New Jersey Health Care Entities Should Add New Employee Protections to Their Due Diligence Checklists

Healthcare entities, home healthcare agencies, and staffing registries considering a transaction in New Jersey must keep new obligations to certain employees in mind. On August 18, 2022, Governor Murphy signed into law New...more

New Posting Requirement for Federal Contractors (and Most Other Employers Too)

If your company is a federal contractor or subcontractor or has 15 or more employees, it is time to update your Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) posters. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued an...more

New Protections for Employees of Certain New Jersey Health Care Entities

Health care entities, home health care agencies, and staffing registries considering a transaction in New Jersey will need to keep in mind new obligations to certain employees. On August 18, 2022, Governor Murphy signed into...more

Is Your EEO-1 Report At Risk of Disclosure?

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a notice on August 19 in the Federal Register informing all federal contractors that it had received a Freedom of Information Act...more

Federal Contractors Should Be on the Lookout for Change in 2021, But Plan for Now

Commentators are speculating on how quickly the Biden Administration may reverse course on three (3) of 2020’s significant developments at the Office for Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”)...more

Employment Law Now III-48- Employee Handbooks [Audio]

In today's episode, Debbie Friedman (partner at Cozen O'Connor) joins the podcast to talk about the issues that employers should consider with their employee handbooks....more

The NLRB’s Newest Take on Who Is an Employee under the National Labor Relations Act

On January 25, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued an important decision in SuperShuttle DFW, Inc. and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1338, 367 NLRB No. 75, Case 16-RC-010963 (Jan. 25, 2019), holding...more

Philadelphia’s Fair Workweek Employment Standards Ordinance Targets Hospitality, Retail and Food Services Employers

In December 2018, Philadelphia enacted The Fair Workweek Employment Standards Ordinance, which has widespread ramifications for non-exempt workers in the retail, hospitality and food services industries....more

Three Workplace Shootings in 24 Hours: Now Is the Time to Take Action

Workplace violence is one of the most troubling issues keeping HR professionals and in-house counsel up at night – and with good reason. Just last week alone, there were three workplace shootings in a span of 24 hours. ...more

Good Intentions May Not Be Enough: The Hidden Dangers of “Maternity Leave” Policies

Many employers go above and beyond any legal requirements in providing paid or unpaid leave benefits to employees to bond with their child. So what could be bad about that? Well, check your employee handbook. Do you have a...more

2016/2017 Labor & Employment Observer

Activist NLRB Created More Problems For All Employers in 2016 - What Happens Under President Trump? During 2016, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) maintained its generally pro-union, anti-employer...more

1/12/2017  /  21st Century Cures Initiative , Affordable Care Act , Ambush Election Rules , Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) , Anti-Retaliation Provisions , Antitrust Provisions , Arbitration , Asset Seizure , Ban the Box , Blacklist , Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. , Criminal Investigations , DACA , Decriminalization of Marijuana , Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Department of Labor (DOL) , Disability Discrimination , Dream Act , E-Verify , EB-5 , EB-5 Regional Centers , Educational Institutions , EEO-1 , Email Policies , Employee Definition , Employee Handbooks , Employee Restrooms , Employees , Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) , Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) , Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces , Federal Contractors , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Foreign Workers , Gender-Based Pay Discrimination , Gig Economy , Graduate Students , H-1B , Healthcare , Hospitals , HRA , Immigrants , Immigration Reform , Independent Contractors , Intellectual Property Protection , Joint Employers , Management Rights Clauses , Marijuana , Medical Marijuana , Mexico , Minimum Salary , Minimum Wage , Misclassification , NLRA , NLRB , Non-Compete Agreements , Obama Administration , OFCCP , Over-Time , Pay Transparency , Persuader Rules , Protected Activity , Right to Strike , Section 7 , Sick Leave , Small Business , Staffing Agencies , Teaching Assistants , Trump Administration , Unions , USCIS , Wage and Hour , Whistleblower Protection Policies , Whistleblowers , White-Collar Exemptions , Witness Statements

Federal Contractors Might Be in for a Wild Ride in 2017

President Obama has signed multiple executive orders impacting federal contractors throughout his administration, and 2016 has been a particularly active year for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). In...more

2014/2015 Labor and Employment Observer

In This Issue: - Message from the Chair - On the Horizon: Is Obama Remaking the Workplace While Leaving Congress Behind? - The 2014 Supreme Court Decisions Every Employer Should Know - What to Expect from the...more

OFCCP Announces Proposed Rule on Pay Transparency

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced a proposed rule on pay transparency, to be published in the September 17, 2014 Federal Register. ...more

Obama Issues Executive Order Scrutinizing Labor Practices of Federal Contractors

President Obama does it again, issuing yet another Executive Order aimed at those seeking to do business with the federal government. On July 31, 2014, Obama issued the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order, which the...more

President Obama Wields His Executive Power Once Again to Target Federal Contractors on Pay Issues

On April 8, 2014, President Obama took two significant actions in the employee pay arena. He signed an Executive Order prohibiting federal contractors from retaliating against their applicants and employees for inquiring...more

Labor And Employment Observer - 2013/2014

In This Issue: Message from the Chair; Social Media and the Workplace: 2013 and Beyond; Unpaid Internships: Training Ground or Legal Landmine?; Supreme Court’s Nassar Decision Sets Higher Causation Standard for a...more

Hospitals Providing Medical Care to Federal Employees Covered by HMOs May Be Subject to OFCCP’s Affirmative Action and Other...

Over the years, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), which enforces affirmative action and equal opportunity regulations for federal contractors and subcontractors, has tried to assert jurisdiction over...more

New Employment Eligibility Verification Form, Form I-9, Issued by USCIS

On March 8, 2013, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a new Employment Eligibility Verification Form, Form I-9, and a revised Handbook for Employers, M-274. The main changes to the new Form are that...more

3/14/2013  /  Form I-9 , USCIS

OFCCP Rescinds Its 2006 Compensation Standards in Favor of More Flexible Approach to Pay Discrimination Compliance Evaluations

Effective February 28, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) rescinded its much criticized 2006 Compensation Standards and Voluntary Guidelines (Compensation Standards)...more

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