On October 13, 2022, the United States Department of Labor ("DOL") published its proposed rule (the "Proposed Rule") for determining whether a worker should be classified as an employee or an independent contractor under the...more
Over the past two years, pay transparency laws have quickly spread and become a topic of state legislatures nationwide.
As pay transparency laws continue to proliferate across the United States, employers will need to...more
Three Ward and Smith labor and employment attorneys analyzed a number of real-life situations many employers are dealing with in the current landscape.
The webinar, part of Ward and Smith's In-House Counsel virtual...more
1/21/2022
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Federal Contractors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
OSHA ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
While the light at the end of the tunnel is visible, the darkness of the COVID-19 pandemic still looms over employers.
Over the last few weeks, states across the nation began taking steps to reduce the restrictions...more