Join us for an engaging and informative labor-and-employment seminar designed to keep you abreast of the ever-evolving legal and regulatory landscape! This complimentary event is tailored for executives, management, and HR...more
2/12/2025
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Events ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Labor Regulations ,
New Legislation ,
New Rules ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Reasonable Accommodation
On Tuesday, January 21, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.”
The new Executive Order condemns corporate and governmental policies on...more
2/3/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
OFCCP ,
Popular ,
Trump Administration ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
In an 11-page memo released this afternoon, President Biden presented a multi-prong plan to combat the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Among other things, the plan indicates that there will be new COVID-related requirements...more
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a final rule for determining whether someone is an independent contractor for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The rule will be published in the Federal...more
On May 1, 2014, the National Labor Relations Board (the "Board") issued an announcement inviting interested parties to submit briefs on the question of whether employees who are permitted to use their employer's email systems...more
5/6/2014
/ Communication Workers of America ,
Electronic Communications ,
Email ,
Email Policies ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Public Comment ,
Purple Communications ,
Section 7 ,
Union Membership ,
Unions
Tennessee's "Guns in Parking Lots" bill was signed into law by Governor Bill Haslam on March 14 of this year. The law states that "the holder of a valid handgun carry permit recognized in Tennessee may transport and store a...more
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has issued a Final Rule implementing recent Family and Medical Leave Act amendments expanding the leave which employers must provide to military family members. The Final...more