On June 15, 2016 the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) published its Final Rule updating federal contractor requirements to ensure nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in the...more
6/30/2016
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On August 27, 2015, in a long-awaited and 3-2 decision, the National Labor Relations Board announced a new, lowered standard for determining whether a business is a joint employer of a work force hired by a separate employer...more
9/1/2015
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Unions
On June 25, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, finally resolved a central issue under the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) as to whether Congress’ failure to provide expressly for Federal subsidies to States that did not...more
On November 3 U.S. District Court Judge Ann Montgomery gave Honeywell International a victory in Round One of the EEOC’s legal challenge to Honeywell’s wellness program, by refusing to grant the EEOC preliminary restraints...more
On October 27, 2014 the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked the U.S. District Court in Minnesota to temporarily restrain Honeywell International’s wellness program from performing biometric testing on employees. The...more
Effective immediately, federal contractors, including construction employers working on federally-funded construction projects, and federal government employers are prohibited from discriminating against applicants and...more
In a unanimous decision issued June 26, 2014, the Supreme Court ruled that President Obama’s three so-called recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board in January 2012 were unconstitutional and invalidated the...more
Beginning on May 29, 2014, all private sector employers must provide paid sick time to their employees who work in Newark, including part-time and temporary employees who work at least 80 hours in a calendar year, subject to...more
Effective March 24, 2014 federal contractors and subcontractors subject to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Rehabilitation Act”) or the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (“VEVRAA”) must...more
Beginning on January 24, 2014, all private employers in Jersey City must make sick time available to their employees, including part-time and temporary employees who work at least 80 hours in a calendar year. The following...more
The Affordable Care Act’s (“ACA”) mandates regarding health care plans, including the individual mandate, take effect with no change in schedule, despite the recent U.S. Treasury Department’s decision to postpone employer...more
On February 28, 2013, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued new procedures for assessing contractor and subcontractor disparate pay practices....more
In a 3-0 decision on January 25, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals held that a Board decision issued on February 8, 2012 was invalid because the Board failed to consist of a quorum of three validly appointed members....more