Discrimination, Wages, Wage and Hour

Eye On The Session, Pt. 2: Labor And Employment Summary Of Louisiana’s 2021 Legislation

McGlinchey Stafford on 6/16/2021

On May 11, 2021, we reported on a number of bills that were pending before the Louisiana legislature which, if signed into law, would have had a direct impact on employers. The bills included increased penalties for those who...more

Is Your Company’s Hurricane Plan ready?

Cozen O'Connor on 6/21/2017

With the first tropical storm of the season bearing down on the Gulf Coast, it is a good time to dust off your HR Department’s Hurricane Plan and make sure it is up to date. If you don’t have one, it is an even better time to...more

2nd Circuit Reaffirms Limitations On Statistical Evidence In Pay Equity Cases

Fisher Phillips on 2/17/2017

As pay equity litigation heats up across the country, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals issued a January 26 decision that should help employers in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont combat claims brought under the federal Pay...more

The Employment Law Authority - January/February 2017

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/23/2017

A Moving Target: The Not So Final Overtime Rule - On November 22, 2016, a federal judge for the Eastern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction temporarily blocking the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) from...more

California Employment Law Notes - January 2017

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 1/10/2017

$90 Million Judgment Reinstated: Employers Must Relieve Employees Of All Duties During Their Rest Periods - Augustus v. ABM Sec. Servs., Inc., 2016 WL 7407328 (Cal. S. Ct. 2016) - Jennifer Augustus filed this...more

Ringing in the New Year: A Summary of New Employment Laws for 2015

Buchalter on 12/17/2014

With the use of more than a few pens, the Governor of California has enacted more than 50 new laws related to employment, some of which affect all employers, and others that affect only specific industries. Unfortunately for...more

Obama Requests Increased OFCCP Funding in FY 2015 Budget

Proskauer - Government Contractor Compliance... on 4/9/2014

On March 4, 2014, Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez released OFCCP’s FY 2015 budget request, which includes a request for over $107 million in funding for OFCCP’s operations. This amount represents a $3 million increase over...more

New Labor Laws Affecting Businesses Take Effect in 2014: BB&K's Cynthia Germano Examines the New Laws and Requirements for...

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 1/2/2014

As the new year dawns and we all make resolutions we are bound to forget by March, the California Legislature has passed new laws for 2014 affecting your business that you cannot afford to ignore. Business owners should work...more

Annual Labor & Employment Update 2013

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 12/23/2013

BB&K labor and employment law attorneys hosted a webinar focusing on new legislation and case law impacting California employers - private and public. Topics included: - New Legislation Public and Private Employers -...more

Annual Labor & Employment Law Update

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 12/11/2013

In This Issue: - New Legislation Public and Private Employers - Wage and Hour Law - Disability, Discrimination and Medical Leaves - Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation - Religion in the Workplace ...more

New York Federal District Court Declines to Extend Protections against Discrimination under the New York City Human Rights Law to...

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 10/10/2013

I just finished reading a very interesting opinion in Wang v. Phoenix Satellite Television US, Inc., which Judge Castel issued late last week out of the Southern District of New York and which addresses the scope of the New...more

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