It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially given the rapid pace at which the White House acted in the first days of President Trump’s second term. In order to ensure you stay on...more
2/3/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Bias ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
EEO ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Reform ,
Labor Reform ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Pay Transparency ,
Standard of Proof ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
Did you keep up with all the workplace law updates in 2024? Take our quiz to see if you can score a perfect 10 or need to do some catch-up work. After jotting down your answers, use the answer key at the end (no peeking!) to...more
1/6/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Chevron Deference ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employer Rights ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Heat Exposure ,
Lateral Transfers ,
New Rules ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Privacy Laws ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Safety Inspections ,
Title VII ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Workplace Harassment Guidance ,
Workplace Safety
The Supreme Court will begin a new term on October 7, and we’re watching several cases that will likely have a big impact on the workplace. The Justices will grapple with wage and hour issues, coverage under the Americans...more
9/26/2024
/ Administrative Remedies ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Drug Testing ,
Due Process ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Evidence ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fringe Benefits ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
Oral Argument ,
Over-Time ,
Prevailing Party ,
SCOTUS ,
Social Security Act ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Wage and Hour
The Supreme Court issued several momentous decisions last term that will have a lasting impact on employer practices. The Justices continued to shape the workplace law landscape by ruling on an array of issues involving...more
7/18/2024
/ Acheson Hotels LLC v Laufer ,
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Administrative Procedure Act ,
Administrative Remedies ,
Adverse Employment Action ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Chevron Deference ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Corner Post Inc v Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Drug Testing ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Transfers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Failure to Accommodate ,
Fringe Benefits ,
Government Agencies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Disputes ,
Labor Relations ,
Lateral Transfers ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
Muldrow v City of St Louis ,
Murray v UBS Securities LLC ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Over-Time ,
Reinstatement ,
Retaliation ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
SCOTUS ,
SEC v Jarkesy ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Smith v Spizzirri ,
Standard of Proof ,
Starbucks Corp. v McKinney ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Title VII ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
While federal employment laws set nationwide standards, state and local laws often go well beyond – not only creating additional compliance obligations but also a patchwork of workplace rights to navigate. These laws vary...more
5/3/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
E-Verify ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Hairstyle Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Relations ,
Minimum Salary ,
Minimum Wage ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Transparency ,
Privacy Laws ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Salaried Employees ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
The Supreme Court’s blockbuster decisions last term dominated the headlines – and many rulings will have a lasting impact on employer practices. The Justices continued to shape the workplace law landscape by ruling on an...more
7/27/2023
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
Adverse Employment Action ,
Affirmative Action ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Arbitration ,
Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Chevron Deference ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Diversity ,
Economic Damages ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Lateral Transfers ,
Over-Time ,
Religious Accommodation ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Strike ,
Title VII ,
Undue Burden ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
No employer wants to be embroiled in litigation alleging wage and hour violations or find themselves the subject of an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) over pay practices. But employers in the healthcare...more