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Fifth Circuit Reverses Injunction on Federal Contractor Minimum Wage

On February 4, in Texas v. President Trump & Department of Labor, a Fifth Circuit panel reversed a permanent injunction issued by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The injunction prohibited the...more

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Mississippi Court Blocks DOL’s Grant of Organizing Protections to H-2A Farmworkers

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On Nov. 25, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi blocked enforcement of the Department of Labor (DOL) rule granting organizing protections to farmworkers on temporary H-2A visas by entering a...more

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Ninth Circuit Deflates Contractor Minimum Wage Mandate

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On November 5, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the president lacks the authority under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act (FPASA or Act) to impose a $15 minimum wage on federal...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

[Webinar] Second Annual Employment Services Seminar for Washington Metro Clients - November 19th, 10:00 am - 1:15 pm ET

Join us for DWT’s Second Annual Employment Services seminar for Washington, D.C.-area clients and contacts on Tuesday, November 19. The agenda is now available!...more

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Employment Law Update: Federal Agencies Suffer Setbacks as Courts Enjoin Non-Compete Ban and Reject Lifting Stay of New Sex...

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In two separate rulings this week, federal agencies were stopped from enforcing new rulemaking that would significantly remake key areas of employment and non-discrimination law. In the first of these cases, Dept of...more

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Federal Judge Blocks Portions of Department of Labor Rulemaking on Davis-Bacon Act

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On Monday, June 24, 2024, a federal judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas (the Court) instituted a nationwide injunction on the enforcement of portions of the US Department of Labor’s (DOL) 2023...more

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Littler Lightbulb: March Appellate Roundup

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This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments at the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal in the last month....more

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Brazilian Courts Issue Injunctions on Gender Pay Parity Law

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Brazilian Courts have already ruled on the controversial Brazil’s Gender Pay Parity Law (Law No. 14.611 of 2023 – “Equal Pay Act”)—regulated by Decree No. 11.795 of 2023 and Ordinance No. 3.714 of 2023. The Equal Pay act...more

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Preliminary Injunction Against Illinois Equivalent Benefits Law for Temporary Workers

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In November 2023, soon after Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed amendments to the Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act (the “Act”), several staffing agencies and associations sued for an injunction against...more

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Puerto Rico House Seeks Injunction on Court Decision Striking Down 2022 Labor Reform

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The struggle to provide certainty on employment issues to the private sector in Puerto Rico is not over. The Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives is seeking an injunction to stay the district court decision...more

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Injunction Sought Against Biden’s Increased Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Order ‎

In April 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14026 to increase the minimum wage for federal government contractors to $15 per hour. On November 23, 2021, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued its final rule...more

Epstein Becker & Green

#WorkforceWednesday: CA Whistleblower Retaliation Cases, NYC Pay Transparency Law, Biden’s Labor Agenda - Employment Law This...

This week, we’re recapping major items shifting at the state, local, and federal levels, including whistleblower retaliation case law, pay transparency rules, and federal labor policies. California Supreme Court Specifies...more

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Republic of Labour Law – Irish HR Updates (UPDATED)

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Welcome to our February edition of Republic of Labour Law, a monthly newsletter in which we distil the most important Irish legal and HR updates from the last month in 500 words or less....more

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Second Injunction Issued on H-1B Rule Changes as DOL Releases Plan to Address Wage Level Issues

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Another court has issued an injunction against the enforcement of the Trump administration’s H-1B policies that would raise minimum salary requirements for foreign professionals. In a legal challenge from various technology...more

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U.S. District Court Sets Aside DHS and DOL H-1B Wage Rules

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In Chamber of Commerce, et al., v. DHS, et al., the U.S. District Court in California has set aside an interim final rule significantly altering prevailing wages to be paid to certain temporary and permanent foreign workers...more

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If Pain, Yes Gain — Part 85: Supreme Court of Texas Remains Silent on Austin Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Temporary Injunction

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Last Friday, the Supreme Court of Texas issued a one-line decision, without explanation, denying the City of Austin’s petition for review of an appellate decision temporarily enjoining the Austin paid sick...more

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Judge Issues Temporary Injunction Blocking Implementation of San Antonio’s Sick and Safety Leave Law

The City of San Antonio’s Sick and Safe Leave ordinance has been enjoined. The ordinance was originally scheduled to go into effect on August 1, 2019, but on July 24, 2019, a Texas state court delayed implementation until...more

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City of San Antonio Enjoined From Enforcing Sick & Safe Leave Ordinance

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On Friday, November 22, 2019, State District Judge Peter Sakai granted a temporary injunction enjoining the City of San Antonio from enforcing the Sick & Safe Leave Ordinance (SSLO), which was due to take effect on December...more

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Court Blocks San Antonio Paid Sick Leave Law

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Mere days before San Antonio’s Sick and Safe Leave ordinance was set to go into effect, the law was once again put on hold. In a ruling Friday, November 22nd, 2019, Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai temporarily delayed the start...more

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San Antonio Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Will Not Go Into Effect December 1

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A Bexar County judge just allowed San Antonio employers to enjoy their Thanksgiving holiday a little bit more. Bexar County District Court Judge Peter Sakai advised all counsel on Friday that he is granting the requested...more

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If Pain, Yes Gain—Part 69: Despite a New Effort to Zap the Local Texas Sick Leave Bug, Dallas and San Antonio Take Steps to...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On Monday, a lawsuit seeking an injunction of the San Antonio Paid Sick Leave Ordinance’s August 1, 2019 effective date was filed in a Bexar County District Court. The lawsuit was filed on the same...more

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Three Texas Cities Join the Mandated Paid Sick Leave Movement

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Austin, San Antonio and now Dallas have joined an ever-growing number of American cities passing paid sick leave ordinances.  Though Austin was the first to adopt such an ordinance, in November 2018 Texas’ Third Court of...more

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Employers Based Outside Minneapolis Liable for Paid Sick Leave Going Back to 2017

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The City of Minneapolis announced on May 29 that it will require all employers located outside city limits to retroactively credit employees working in the city for paid sick time they have accrued since July 1, 2017. As many...more

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Minnesota Court of Appeals Lifts Injunction That Limited Minneapolis Safe and Sick Time Ordinance to Employers Within City

In the latest chapter of the Minneapolis Sick and Safe time ordinance saga, the Minnesota Court of Appeals has ended an injunction issued by a lower court that limited the ordinance to employers located within the city of...more

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Non-Resident Employers Must Comply with Minneapolis Paid Sick-and-Safe Leave, Appellate Court Rules

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On April 29, the Minnesota Court of Appeals issued a key decision regarding Minneapolis’ sick-and-safe-time (SST) ordinance. As a result of the decision, the Minneapolis SST ordinance not only remains in effect, but it can...more

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