Allowing college athletes to be paid for their name, image, and likeness (NIL) has changed college sports, but several decisions that are due in the coming months could make college sports unrecognizable. First, several...more
12/22/2023
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College Athletes ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Educational Institutions ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Minimum Wage ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Student Athletes ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
On December 21, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul signed New York State Senate Bill S9427A into law. This new law, which becomes effective during September 2023, requires employers with four or more employees to include the...more
The 2022 midterm elections in the United States are just around the corner, on November 8. Midterm elections generally decide which political party controls the United States Congress as well as state legislatures and...more
The 2021 Connecticut legislative session began January 6, 2021, and ended June 9, 2021. The legislature also held a special session from June 15-17, 2021. Several pieces of legislation were passed by both the House and Senate...more
6/25/2021
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Breastfeeding ,
General Assembly ,
Hairstyle Discrimination ,
Labor Reform ,
New Legislation ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Recreational Use ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On November 26, New York City will implement a package of laws, dubbed the “Fair Workweek Law” (Law). The package of five laws states that retail and fast food employers in New York City must provide employees with...more
On August 1, 2016, Massachusetts joined a growing state and federal trend by passing a comprehensive “pay equity” law. Indeed, the focus on equitable pay has been a major priority for the Obama Administration since 2009, when...more
On May 18, 2016, the United States Department of Labor (U.S. DOL) announced the publication of its highly anticipated Final Rule updating the overtime exemption regulations pertaining to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)....more
The risk of liability for misclassifying employees as independent contractors has been high due to federal and state enforcement initiatives, information-sharing arrangements, and complex legal tests for determining whether a...more
Subject to very limited exceptions, employees of federal contractors must be permitted to discuss their compensation without retaliation or fear of intimidation.
Federal contractors will be required to provide paid sick...more
9/24/2015
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Discrimination ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
Hiring & Firing ,
OFCCP ,
Profit Sharing ,
Retaliation ,
Transparency Directive ,
Vacation Pay ,
Wage and Hour
On August 27, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) issued a split decision (3-2) that drastically changes the test for determining whether an entity is considered a “joint employer” for purposes of collective...more
9/1/2015
/ Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. ,
Franchisee ,
Franchisors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
Minimum Wage ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Subcontractors ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Wage and Hour
On June 30, 2015, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comments on the DOL’s proposal to raise the salary threshold for the so-called “white-collar” exemptions from $455...more
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division announced a Final Rule revising the regulatory definition of "spouse" under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA). Effective March 27, 2015, the federal...more