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OFCCP Week In Review: September 2022

DirectEmployers Association on 9/6/2022

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Cynthia L. Hackerott. In today’s edition,...more

OFCCP Week In Review: August 2022 #4

DirectEmployers Association on 8/23/2022

Top 10 Workplace Law Predictions for 2022

Fisher Phillips on 1/4/2022

Workplace law has changed dramatically over the past two years of the pandemic. Unfortunately, 2022 (or is it “2020 too”?) is shaping up to be another year full of new rules and regulations within this volatile area of law....more

California Attempts to Weed Out Unfair Labor Practices at the State Level by Enacting Union-Friendly Regulation on Employers in...

FordHarrison on 11/18/2019

As the cannabis industry has rapidly progressed over the years, states such as New York, New Jersey and Illinois have begun to implement legislation that encourages employers to engage in labor peace agreements with unions....more

[WEBINAR] Labor & Employment Law: What Changed in 2017

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 6/22/2018

Best Best & Krieger Labor & Employment attorneys discussed new legislation and case law impacting California employers - private and public. What Was Discussed -Legislation passed in 2017 -Wage and hour update ...more

Passage of the Save Local Businesses Act in the House May Signal a Broader Rejection of Obama-Era Rules On Joint Employment

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 11/14/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: On November 7, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Save Local Businesses Act. If passed by the Senate, the bill would overturn Obama-era decisions and agency guidance broadly defining and...more

Sometimes It’s Not What You Say But How You Say It

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 6/13/2017

A recent First Circuit opinion demonstrates that sometimes how you say something is more important that what you say. In fact, that principle led the court to reverse the NLRB’s order that a Massachusetts hospital must...more

NLRB Decision Potentially Expands "Perfectly Clear" Successorship Rule

Ballard Spahr LLP on 7/22/2016

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision in Nexeo Solutions, LLC earlier this week, ruling that the buyer in an asset purchase of the seller’s business was a "perfectly clear" successor. As a result, the...more

Germany: New Legislation Adjusts Temporary Employment and Contracts for Work and Labour

Littler on 11/30/2015

On 16 November 2015, Germany's Federal Minister of Labour introduced draft legislation to reform temporary employment and contracts for work and labour. The planned modifications intend to focus on the core function of...more

Tricks or Treats: Human Resources Challenges Ahead

Maynard Nexsen on 10/26/2015

Halloween is traditionally a time for “trick or treating.” For human resource professionals, many days can be Halloween-like, filled with unexpected events or career rewards. Recently, dozens of HR professionals participated...more

Be Careful What You Say During a Union Organizing Campaign

Foley & Lardner LLP on 9/16/2015

At the same time that the current National Labor Relations Board is giving employees what seems like the unfettered ability to engage in disparagement, profane outbursts, and racist comments that accompany protected union or...more

NLRB Blows Up Staffing Agency Model: Rewrites Joint-Employer Test

BakerHostetler on 8/31/2015

Boom! In a 3-2 decision, the National Labor Relations Board spontaneously redefined joint employment in a way that threatens to turn almost every company that works with a staffing agency into a joint employer for collective...more

Be Careful What You Say: Allegations Of Worker Misconduct Might Be Defamation

Fisher Phillips on 8/12/2015

Healthcare institutions have a moral and legal obligation to promote patient safety as an essential component of patient care. Supervisors and managers must be supportive of their staffs while remaining vigilant about the...more

“Unpredictable and Potentially Messy”?: NLRB Ruling Could Complicate Employers’ Workplace Investigations

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation on 7/15/2015

In its June 26 split decision in American Baptist Homes of the West d/b/a Piedmont Gardens and Service Employees International Union, United Healthcare Workers- West, 362 N.L.R.B. No. 139 (Case No. 32-CA-063475) (“Piedmont...more

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