Last updated on March 30, 2020 to conform with the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) guidance dated March 28, 2020.
On March 18, 2020, President Donald Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) in...more
On March 18, 2020, President Donald Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) in response to the spread of the novel coronavirus and the illness it causes, COVID-19. Among other fiscal packages, the act...more
3/27/2020
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Welcome to the inaugural issue of our new quarterly newsletter, Ogletree Deakins Compass. We hope you enjoy the publication, which contains some of the familiar features of the Employment Law Authority, but also has a few new...more
10/4/2018
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THE EVOLVING DEFINITION OF SEX(UAL ORIENTATION) UNDER TITLE VII -
On April 4, 2017, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued its highly anticipated decision in Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, making...more
6/6/2017
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Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Sick Leave ,
Title VII
If you haven’t done it already, you will want to display the new Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) poster by March 8, 2013.
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) used the Family and Medical Leave Act’s (FMLA) 20th anniversary to issue federal regulations implementing statutory changes to the law, a new poster, and three new certification...more
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division issued an Administrator’s Interpretation on January 14, 2013, clarifying the definition of “son or daughter” under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) as it...more