Five months into President Trump's term, his administration's workplace policy is beginning to take shape. From notable developments at the Department of Labor (DOL), to long-awaited nominations to the National Labor...more
7/11/2017
/ Administrative Appointments ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Beryllium Exposure ,
Best Interest Contract Exemptions ,
Comment Period ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Mandates ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fiduciary Rule ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Individual Mandate ,
Investment Adviser ,
LMRDA ,
NLRB ,
Occupational Exposure ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Persuader Rules ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Repeal ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Workplace Safety
As the dog days of summer settle in, most statehouses have closed up shop. Legislatures in approximately 12 states remain in regular session, however, with a couple more active in special session. Roughly 200 labor and...more
7/7/2017
/ Background Checks ,
Discrimination ,
Equal Pay ,
Healthy Workplace Act ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Medical Leave ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
Parental Leave ,
Pay Transparency ,
Pregnancy ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Work Schedules
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
The day after Senators introduced bipartisan legislation to promote apprenticeships, President Trump signed an executive order to achieve the same end. On June 15, the president signed an executive order (EO): Expanding...more
From the workplace policy perspective, much of the focus of the first 100 days of the Trump administration was on confirming a new Secretary of Labor and reversing the Obama administration’s labor and employment agenda....more
6/8/2017
/ Administrative Authority ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EBSA ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Fiduciary Rule ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Minimum Wage ,
OFCCP ,
On-Demand Services ,
OSHA ,
Paid Leave ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
In a three-sentence press release, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta announced the withdrawal of two Wage and Hour Administrator's Interpretations (AIs) on joint employment and independent contractors. While the AIs were not...more
The American Enterprise Institute (AEI)-Brookings Working Group on Paid Family Leave has issued a new report analyzing the costs and benefits of implementing a national paid leave program, and laying out a compromise proposal...more
On May 24, 2017, the New York City Council passed five bills – collectively called the “Fair Workplace” legislative package – four of which significantly restrict the ability of fast food and retail employers to schedule...more
At this point in the year, many state lawmakers are wrapping up their efforts before summer, when many legislatures are in recess. Legislatures in roughly half the states have already concluded their sessions. Approximately...more
6/2/2017
/ Discrimination ,
Joint Employers ,
Minimum Wage ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Preemption ,
Pregnancy ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Sick Leave ,
Social Media Policy ,
Wage and Hour
Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), a lawmaker known for closely monitoring the changing nature of work, has introduced in the Senate legislation to promote innovative ways to offer portable benefits to workers in the on-demand...more
5/26/2017
/ Disability Benefits ,
Employee Definition ,
GAO ,
Gig Economy ,
Health Insurance ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
Pensions ,
Portable Benefits ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workers Compensation Reform
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
Last week Rep. Francis Rooney (R-FL) introduced a bill that would remove travel agents from the Department of Labor's list of workers that cannot qualify for the Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) overtime exemption for retail...more
5/23/2017
/ Agents ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Minimum Salary ,
Over-Time ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Retail Market ,
Travel ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
On April 29, 2017, the first 100 days of the Trump administration came to an end. A government shutdown was averted after the White House and Congress reached a spending deal, and the U.S. Supreme Court seat left vacant by...more
5/4/2017
/ Administrative Appointments ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Buy America ,
Compensatory Time Off ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Deregulation ,
Domestic Hiring Policy ,
Executive Orders ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Over-Time ,
Secretary of Labor ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
As April showers turn into May flowers, measures proposed earlier this year in the state legislatures begin to take root. Significantly fewer generally applicable labor and employment bills were introduced in April, around 60...more
5/2/2017
/ Ban the Box ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Data Breach ,
Discrimination ,
Drug Testing ,
Employee Benefits ,
Equal Pay ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Minimum Wage ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Pay Gap ,
Preemption ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Retirement Plan ,
Right to Work ,
Wage and Hour
As we turn the calendar to April, state legislatures are starting to hit their stride. Bills introduced earlier this year continue to advance, with more than 400 labor and employment-related measures remaining under...more
4/4/2017
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Ban the Box ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Equal Pay ,
Joint Employers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Wage ,
Pay Gap ,
Preemption ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
On Thursday, March 9, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held long-awaited oral arguments in Browning-Ferris International v. NLRB. The case will be critical in defining joint employment...more
On Friday, March 3, 2017, the New York City Council’s Committee on Civil Service and Labor considered a package of six bills that could significantly affect the scheduling of fast food and other employees. These measures seek...more
Statehouses across the country continue to propose legislation at a frenzied pace. In February, as in January, more than 500 bills concerning labor and employment issues were either introduced or addressed in some fashion....more
3/2/2017
/ Background Checks ,
Data Security ,
Discrimination ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Joint Employers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Wage ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Pay Transparency ,
Preemption ,
Right to Work ,
Salary/Wage History ,
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
According to Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez, the “largest question” for the incoming administration will be how to “embrace innovation” as part of the changing nature of work, while ensuring a level of workforce protections...more
On January 1, 2017, employers across the nation will face a host of new or amended federal, state, and/or local labor and employment requirements. At the same time, there is uncertainty as to how the Trump Administration and...more
12/7/2016
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Background Checks ,
Cell Phones ,
Commuter Tax Benefits ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Criminal Records ,
Data Breach ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Domestic Workers ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Restrooms ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Pay ,
Executive Compensation ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Fiduciary Rule ,
Firearms ,
Forum Selection ,
Franchises ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Exchanges ,
Healthcare ,
Immigrants ,
Investment Management ,
Joint Employers ,
Juvenile Justice System ,
Labor Law Violations ,
LGBTQ ,
Local Ordinance ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Minimum Wage ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Leave ,
Payroll Records ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Retirement Plan ,
Sick Leave ,
Silica ,
Smoking Bans ,
Social Media Policy ,
Transportation Industry ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wellness Programs ,
Work Schedules ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
Littler's WPI Insider Report details key labor, employment, and benefits news and events at the federal, state, local, and global levels. The December edition of the Insider Report discusses recent efforts to block...more
12/5/2016
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Blacklist ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EB-1 ,
EB-2 ,
EB-3 ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Fiduciary Rule ,
Genetic Discrimination ,
GINA ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Marijuana ,
Minimum Salary ,
Minimum Wage ,
NLRB ,
Obama Administration ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Leave ,
Persuader Rules ,
Presidential Elections ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Right to Work ,
Sick Leave ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions ,
USCIS Immigrant Fee ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wellness Programs ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
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