Notes from the Chair and Executive Editor -
Welcome to the third quarter edition of SuperVision Today, the quarterly e-newsletter published by Spilman's Labor & Employment Group...
...In this edition of SuperVision...more
8/25/2015
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Minimum Salary ,
Misclassification ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Over-Time ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Retaliation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblowers
Exemption May Require Salary of Over $50,000 -
The United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) is proposing a significant increase to the salary employers must pay many employees in order to “exempt” them from overtime,...more
In This Issue:
- Notes from the Chair and Executive Editor
- The Fourth Circuit Asks What For, Answers with But For: The Determination that a Landmark United States Supreme Court Decision Does Not Change Employment...more
6/1/2015
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
But For Causation ,
Conciliation ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
LinkedIn ,
Mach Mining v EEOC ,
McDonnell Douglas Formula ,
Retaliation ,
SCOTUS ,
Social Media ,
Title VII ,
Unpaid Interns ,
Wellness Programs
Employers in the Carolinas are part of an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) test program designed to “streamline” the employment discrimination charge process. As of May 1st, the EEOC’s field offices in...more
The West Virginia Legislature has brought West Virginia more in line with its neighbors in regulating how employers must pay former employees upon the employee’s departure. Historically, West Virginia has imposed different...more
In this edition of SuperVision Today, Carrie Harris examines how a recent Fourth Circuit decision on the scope of harassment could apply to you, Milind Dongre reviews a recent United States Supreme Court decision regarding...more
2/27/2015
Last year, individuals filed over 100,000 charges of Title VII violations with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC” or “Commission”), thousands of which the EEOC has—and continues—to aggressively investigate...more
In a dramatic reversal, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) today ruled that employers may not restrict employees from using the employer’s email to communicate with fellow employees about union matters, or other...more
Notes from the Chair and Executive Editor -
Welcome to the fourth quarter edition of SuperVision Today, the quarterly e-newsletter published by Spilman's Labor & Employment Group.
With the election results in,...more
In This Issue:
- Recent Developments for Federal Contractors
- The Fate of Obamacare Premium Tax Credits
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity the Next Protected Class?
- EEOC Ratchets Up Focus on Pregnancy...more
Notes from the Chair and Executive Editor -
Welcome to the second quarter edition of SuperVision Today, the quarterly e-newsletter published by Spilman's Labor & Employment Group. Readers of this newsletter are invited...more
Notes from the Chair and Executive Editor -
The year 2014 marks Spilman Thomas & Battle's 150th anniversary. While we pause to reflect on our first 150 years, we are also looking forward to how we will create our next...more
Courts continue to make it easier for employers to adopt arbitration agreements and class action waivers.
In our most recent edition of SuperVision Today, we mentioned recent rulings from National Labor Relations Board...more
Employers responding to the market reforms contained in the Affordable Care Act (“ACA,” also referred to as ObamaCare) are trying to grasp how it treats some current arrangements, such as health reimbursement arrangements...more
In This Issue:
- Federal Contractors Should be Planning Ahead for the New Section 503 and VEVRAA Rules
- Putting the Pieces Together: How the ACA Impacts Health Reimbursement and Flexible Spending...more
11/22/2013
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Class Action ,
Contractors ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Discrimination ,
ENDA ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Flexible Spending Accounts ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Mortgages ,
NLRB ,
Pay or Play ,
Reimbursements ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Waivers
Notes from the Chair & Executive Editor -
Welcome to the third-quarter edition of SuperVision Today, Spilman Thomas & Battle's labor and employment e-newsletter. We are very excited about the recently launched Spilman...more
Enforcement of the Affordable Care Act's "Pay-or-Play" mandate is being delayed one year, to 2015, according to the United States Treasury Department. The mandate requires businesses to provide health insurance to all...more
In This Issue:
- Notes from the Chair & Executive Editor
- The Board Plays On: The NLRB Clarifies Its Position on At-Will Disclaimers
- Interns This Summer? Evaluating Your Unpaid Internship Programs...more
Employers nationally continue to struggle with how to respond and adapt to the ever-changing landscape that is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (often known as ObamaCare or the ACA). We at Spilman Thomas &...more
In This Issue:
- Notes from the Chair & Executive Editor
- Immigration Reform May Affect All Employers
- Primer on West Virginia State Law Labor and Employment Claims?
- Taking a Look at the Latest on Affordable...more
In This Issue:
- Notes from the Chair & Executive Editor
- How do you maintain at-will employment if you can't tell anyone?
- Update on Class Actions Following Dukes v. Wal-Mart
- Important Employer-Related...more