Businesses across Mississippi and the nation should plan to comply with a new rule from the Department of Labor (DOL), set to take effect on March 11, 2024, revising the way in which employers analyze who is an employee and...more
Significant new changes to the Davis-Bacon Act and Related Acts will play a critical role as federal contractors consider and prepare for construction projects in 2024, affecting labor and administrative costs as well as how...more
2/14/2024
/ Construction Project ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Energy Projects ,
Enforcement ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fringe Benefits ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Renewable Energy ,
Subcontractors ,
Suspensions & Debarments
With the first legal sales of medical cannabis recently occurring in Mississippi, employers should again take time to review (or familiarize) themselves with how Mississippi’s recent action in legalizing medical cannabis...more
In a victory for LGBTQ+ rights, the United States Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision authored by Justice Gorsuch, held employers are prohibited under Title VII from terminating employees simply because they are homosexual or...more
6/16/2020
/ Altitude Express Inc v Zarda ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
President Trump’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again set out a three-phased approach for reopening states with each phase lasting 14 days. However, the actual reopening process is determined by state and local...more