As Election Day approaches, employers nationwide consider the changes that may come with a victory by Senator Joseph Biden in the Presidential race and/or shift in representation in the U.S. Senate. While we cannot be...more
10/30/2020
/ Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equality Act ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
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Joe Biden ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
OSHA ,
Paycheck Fairness Act ,
Presidential Elections ,
Proposed Rules ,
Union Organizers ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Investigations ,
Workplace Safety
On November 16th, Texas federal judge Sam R. Cummings granted Summary Judgment to several business groups, joined by Texas and nine other states, seeking to block enforcement of the U. S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) new...more
11/18/2016
/ Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Confidential Information ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Obama Administration ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Persuader Rules ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Summary Judgment ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions
On June 26, 2013, the United States Supreme Court held that Section 3 the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which prevented the federal government from recognizing state-granted same-sex marriages, was unconstitutional because...more
10/15/2013
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DOMA ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Equal Protection ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Fifth Amendment ,
IRS ,
Same-Sex Marriage ,
SCOTUS ,
US v Windsor