This edition of Employment Flash looks at recent court decisions, including the U.S. Supreme Court's rulings on cases relating to the definition of a whistleblower and exemptions from the overtime pay provisions. This edition...more
5/2/2018
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Car Dealerships ,
Classification ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Data Controller ,
Data Protection ,
Delivery Drivers ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Realty Trust Inc v Somers ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Equal Pay Act ,
EU ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Independent Contractors ,
Internal Reporting ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Navarro v Encino Motorcars ,
New Legislation ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
No-Poaching ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Over-Time ,
Payroll Audit Independent Determination program (PAID) ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Salespersons ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Service Advisors ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Split of Authority ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deductions ,
Technology Sector ,
Title VII ,
Voluntary Self-Audit ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
This edition examines recent labor and employment developments at the U.S. federal, state and local levels, including the House of Representatives' American Health Care Act and the Senate's Better Care Reconciliation Act, the...more
6/29/2017
/ Administrative Interpretation ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Comp Time ,
Conditional Certification ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Day of Rest Laws ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Mandates ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Essential Health Benefits ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fair Workweek ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Food Service Workers ,
France ,
Germany ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Joint Employers ,
Kindred Nursing Centers v Clark ,
Misclassification ,
Parental Leave ,
Retail Workers ,
Salary/Wage History ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Sexual Stereotyping ,
Split of Authority ,
State Labor Laws ,
Title VII ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Whistleblowers
Supreme Court Adopts Deferential Standard of Review for EEOC Cases -
On April 3, 2017, in McLane v. EEOC, 137 S.Ct. 30 (2016), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that appellate courts should review lower court decisions to...more
5/1/2017
/ Congressional Review Act ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
H-1B ,
Local Ordinance ,
McLane Co. v EEOC ,
OSHA ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Salary/Wage History ,
SCOTUS ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Split of Authority ,
Standard of Review ,
State Labor Laws ,
Subpoenas ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Work Visas ,
Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting
The August 2016 edition of Employment Flash covers a number of developments, including the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on when the clock starts ticking on the filing period for constructive discharge claims; the Department of...more
8/19/2016
/ Ambush Election Rules ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Constructive Discharge ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Green v Brennan ,
Minimum Wage ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Leave ,
Parental Leave ,
Pensions ,
Resignation ,
Rounding ,
SCOTUS ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Wellness Programs ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Workplace Injury
In This Issue:
- SEC Pays First Whistleblower Award to Audit and Compliance Professional
- Supreme Court Allows Affordable Care Act Contraceptives Religious Exemption
- EEOC Adopts New Pregnancy...more
9/30/2014
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Ban the Box ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Competition ,
Compliance ,
Contraceptive Coverage Mandate ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Franchises ,
Franchisors ,
Gender Identity ,
Independent Contractors ,
Mailbox Rule ,
Misclassification ,
OSHA ,
Paid Leave ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Religion ,
Religious Exemption ,
Reporting Requirements ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Sick Leave ,
Unions ,
Vicarious Liability ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers