As the year draws to a close, employers are assessing the next wave of labor and employment laws and regulations they will face in 2020 and beyond. Most new laws taking effect at the end of 2019 and throughout 2020 are at the...more
11/14/2019
/ Ban the Box ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEO-1 ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Form I-9 ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Health Insurance ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Reform ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Regulations ,
Local Ordinance ,
Marijuana ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
NLRB ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Pay Gap ,
Popular ,
Raids ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Smoking Bans ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
On March 4, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia surprised the employer community by vacating the White House Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) stay of the revised EEO-1 form’s pay data reporting...more
3/6/2019
/ Data Collection ,
EEO-1 ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
OMB ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Gap ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Wage and Hour
State and local legislatures considered over 1,000 labor and employment bills in February, more than 600 of them new. ...more
3/4/2019
/ #MeToo ,
Appearance Policy ,
Ban the Box ,
Big Data ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Dress Codes ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Joint Employers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Pay Gap ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Race Discrimination ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
Vaccinations
As summer approaches, most state legislatures have closed up shop for the year. Approximately 14 states are still in session, four of which are scheduled to adjourn in or around the end of June. ...more
6/4/2018
/ Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Leave ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Restroom Legislation ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
May begins the legislative homestretch for a number of states. Nearly half of the state legislatures have adjourned for the year, and another nine are expected to end their sessions by the end of the month....more
5/2/2018
/ Criminal Background Checks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Leave of Absence ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Pay Gap ,
Preemption ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
While the surge of state-level legislation introduced in the first quarter of 2018 has waned, some significant labor and employment bills are advancing through their legislative chambers. ...more
4/3/2018
/ Ban the Box ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sick Leave ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
State and local lawmakers introduced over 250 new labor and employment bills in February, and considered hundreds of others in various stages of the legislative lifecycle. Many topics covered by these measures are familiar,...more
3/2/2018
/ Ban the Box ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Independent Contractors ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Wage ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Pay Transparency ,
Preemption ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
With the holidays in full swing, state legislators across the country are enjoying a bit of a lull. December traditionally marks the calm before the storm, as most legislatures are out of session and will reconvene in...more
12/4/2017
/ Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Local Ordinance ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Right to Work ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sick Leave ,
Trade Secrets ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
The current leaders of the Department of Labor, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and National Labor Relations Board addressed transitions and regulatory plans at their respective agencies at a November 16 forum. ...more
11/17/2017
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Deregulation ,
EEO-1 ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
GINA ,
H-1B ,
H-2B ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Procedures ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Pay Gap ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Tip Credit ,
Tipped Employees ,
Wage and Hour
As the holiday season approaches, legislative activity at the state level is starting to slow down. The California General Assembly closed out its term, for example, giving employers a breather until January. Illinois’...more
11/2/2017
/ Ban the Box ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Deportation ,
Domestic Violence ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Equal Pay ,
FEHA ,
Form I-9 ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Governor Brown ,
Governor Vetoes ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Reform ,
Job Applicants ,
LGBTQ ,
Local Ordinance ,
New Legislation ,
Parental Leave ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Protected Class ,
Raids ,
Rape ,
Restroom Legislation ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sexual Assault ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Sick Leave ,
State and Local Government ,
Transgender ,
Wage and Hour
Despite recent publicity surrounding bills pending in the U.S. Congress, state legislatures have not lost their focus. More than 30 states have concluded their legislative sessions, and another half-dozen are in recess. But...more
8/2/2017
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Ban the Box ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Preemption ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Wage and Hour
Consistent with a major theme of the 2016 election cycle, equal pay and similar wage proposals dominated the attention of state legislatures in the first half of 2017. More than 100 such bills were introduced in the recent...more
On Tuesday, May 23, 2017, the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing to discuss the direction of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The witnesses and lawmakers raised several topics...more
5/24/2017
/ Data Collection ,
EEO-1 ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
OFCCP ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Wage and Hour
On Friday, President Trump issued an executive order, Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda ("the Order"), which calls for each federal agency to develop a regulatory reform task force to identify burdensome regulations for...more
2/28/2017
/ Administrative Appointments ,
Data Collection ,
Data Reporting ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Agency Taskforce ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Job Creation ,
Joint Employers ,
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) ,
New Regulations ,
NLRB ,
Nominations ,
OSHA ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Secretary of Labor ,
Trump Administration ,
Two For One Rule ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Workplace Injury
Most state legislatures are back in session, and they are poised to address a wide range of labor and employment issues this year. Since January 1, 2017, more than 500 employment-related bills have been proposed in more than...more
2/3/2017
/ Ban the Box ,
Employer No-Weapons Policies ,
Equal Pay ,
Firearms ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Wage ,
Pay Transparency ,
Preemption ,
Right to Work ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Union Dues ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wages ,
Work Schedules
Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report details notable labor, employment, and benefits news and events at the federal, state, local, and global levels. The January edition of the Insider Report reviews what...more
1/9/2017
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Ban the Box ,
Big Data ,
Contingent Employees ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Data Security ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Discrimination ,
EB-1 ,
EB-2 ,
EB-3 ,
EBSA ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
GINA ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
OSHA ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Payroll Deductions ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Sick Leave ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wellness Programs ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
Work Schedules ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
The 2016 Presidential election was arguably the most contentious, unpredictable, and politically polarizing race in this nation's history. The contours of the electoral map changed by the hour in the days leading up to...more
11/10/2016
/ Administrative Appointments ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Arbitration ,
Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
D.R. Horton v NLRB ,
DACA ,
DAPA ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Dodd-Frank ,
EEO-1 ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Ernst & Young ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fiduciary Rule ,
Gender Identity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Joint Employers ,
Judicial Appointments ,
LGBTQ ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
MAP-21 ,
Minimum Salary ,
Minimum Wage ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Leave ,
Persuader Rules ,
Political Appointments ,
Popular ,
Project Labor Agreements ,
Recess Appointments ,
Retirement Plan ,
Right to Work ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Standard of Review ,
Title VII ,
Transgender ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wages ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Workplace Injury
Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report details key labor, employment, and benefits news and events at the federal, state, local, and global levels. The November edition of the Insider Report turns a spotlight on...more
11/7/2016
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Ballot Measures ,
Big Data ,
Blacklist ,
Data Breach ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
EU ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Gig Economy ,
GINA ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
IRS ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Marijuana ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
NLRB ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Sharing Economy ,
Sick Leave ,
Unemployment Insurance ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft ,
Wellness Programs ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Work Schedules ,
Workers' Compensation Claim
Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report details key labor, employment, and benefits news and events at the federal, state, local, and global levels. The October edition of the Insider Report examines what Congress...more
10/6/2016
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Bereavement Leave ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEO-1 ,
Electronic Data Transmissions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
EU ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
Forum Selection ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Genetic Discrimination ,
GINA ,
Harassment ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Minimum Salary ,
Minimum Wage ,
Multi-Employer Pensions ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Leave ,
Pensions ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Retirement ,
Retirement Plan ,
Sick Leave ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Work Schedules
Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report details key labor, employment, and benefits news and events at the federal, state, local, and global levels. The August edition of the Insider Report compares the Democratic...more
8/4/2016
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
GINA ,
Health Insurance ,
International Data Transfers ,
Minimum Salary ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Parental Leave ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Transparency ,
Penalties ,
Personal Data ,
Political Campaigns ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft ,
Wellness Programs ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Workplace Injury
Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report details key labor, employment, and benefits news and events at the federal, state, local, and global levels. The July edition of the Insider Report includes a discussion of...more
7/6/2016
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Genetic Discrimination ,
LMRDA ,
Minimum Salary ,
Navarro v Encino Motorcars ,
OFCCP ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pensions ,
Persuader Rules ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sick Leave ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Work Schedules
Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report details key labor, employment, and benefits news and events at the federal, state, local, and global levels. The June edition of the Insider Report highlights recent federal...more
6/6/2016
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Ban the Box ,
Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEO-1 ,
Electronic Reporting ,
Employee Benefits ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Final Rules ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
GINA ,
Health Insurance ,
Minimum Salary ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Pensions ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Sick Leave ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wellness Programs ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report details key labor, employment, and benefits news and events at the federal, state, local, and global levels. The May edition of the Insider Report discusses recent agency...more
5/3/2016
/ Background Checks ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Drug Testing ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
International Data Transfers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
LGBTQ ,
LMRDA ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Minimum Wage ,
NDAA ,
OSHA ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Parental Leave ,
Pay Transparency ,
Persuader Rules ,
Sick Leave ,
Silica ,
Toxic Exposure ,
Union Elections ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft ,
Work Schedules
This month's edition of Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report includes articles on the Administration's push to finalize rules before the November elections, legislative and litigation steps to thwart those...more
4/6/2016
/ Criminal Background Checks ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Protection ,
Friedrichs v CA Teachers Association ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
LMRDA ,
MAP-21 ,
Minimum Wage ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Paid Family Leave Insurance Program ,
Persuader Rules ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Sick Leave ,
Silica ,
Social Media Policy ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
Littler's Workplace Policy Institute® (WPI™) presents the Insider Report, a monthly newsletter detailing key labor, employment, and benefits policy developments at the federal, state, local and global levels. This month's...more
3/4/2016
/ Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Budget ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Joint Employers ,
LMRDA ,
Minimum Wage ,
Sick Leave ,
Title VII ,
Voting Leave ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Work Schedules