NLRB, Department of Labor (DOL), State Labor Laws

New Illinois Law Aims to Curtail Employers’ Mandatory, Captive Audience Meetings

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 8/22/2024

Illinois joined a handful of other states in limiting employers’ ability to conduct “captive audience” meetings when Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law SB3649, commonly known as the Worker Freedom of Speech Act. The Act...more

Workplace Law Update: 12 Essential Items on Your May To-Do List

Fisher Phillips on 5/6/2024

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your April To-Do List

Fisher Phillips on 4/2/2024

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

Employment Flash - March 2024

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 3/25/2024

In this issue of Employment Flash: the new DOL rule on independent contractors, SCOTUS’s unanimous Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower ruling, plus labor law developments in California, Delaware, D.C., New York, the EU, Germany and...more

Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your February To-Do List

Fisher Phillips on 2/5/2024

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

5 Practical Employment Tips You Need to Know for 2024

Fenwick & West LLP on 2/1/2024

2023 was a seismic year for the employment landscape, with changes to state and federal laws that touch on hiring, firing, and just about everything in between. Members of Fenwick’s employment group recently walked through...more

Snakes! And Other Things to Watch for in 2024, Contingent Workforce Edition

BakerHostetler on 1/3/2024

When playing professional sports in Australia, you’d better watch out for snakes. A venomous red-bellied black snake was spotted on the field at an Australian Football League Women’s match earlier this year, causing an...more

Test Your 2023 Workplace Law Knowledge With This Quiz

Fisher Phillips on 12/28/2023

Were you paying attention to all the workplace law developments in 2023? While it’s hard to keep up with so many changes, you can take our quiz to test your knowledge and see how you stack up. But don’t worry if you get a...more

Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

Fisher Phillips on 12/4/2023

When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

OFCCP Week In Review: October 2023 #2

DirectEmployers Association on 10/10/2023

Thursday, September 28, 2023: US DOL Launching “Comprehensive Review” of Subminimum Wage Program, Assistant Secretary for ODEP Announced - Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Office of Disability Employment Policy...more

Developments in Employee Mobility: California’s SB 699, New York’s 203-f and FTC/DOL Collaboration

Paul Hastings LLP on 10/9/2023

Employers take note: a series of recent developments could impact employment agreements across the country. SB 699: A New Addition to California Non-Compete Law- Under California Business and Professions Code Section...more

SuperVision - Labor & Employment Insights, Issue 3, October 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 10/3/2023

New Business Reporting Obligations for Employers: Beneficial Ownership Information Under the Corporate Transparency Act - Effective January 1, 2024, most legal entities incorporated, organized, or registered to do business...more

Teach, Hit the Lab, Grade Some Papers and… Unionize? NLRB Rules That Private University Graduate Students Can Unionize

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 7/19/2023

Are PhD students at a private university who also teach courses and grade papers – tasks that are a part of their development but also certainly assist the university – employees who can unionize? The NLRB said yes for a...more

Policy Matters Newsletter - June 2023

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/29/2023

Aaaaaand we're back! As we did around the same time last year, we would like the thank the readers for y’all’s patience during our summer hiatus to allow our authors to take a short break to get some Vitamin D and replenish....more

Atlanta Opera: The NLRB Faces the Independent Contractor Music Once More

Butler Snow LLP on 6/19/2023

On June 13, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released a decision, referred to as Atlanta Opera Inc. (372 NLRB No. 95), that marks a shift in the applicable test for whether a worker qualifies as an independent...more

Policy Matters Newsletter - May 2023

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/17/2023

That AI Is So Hot Right Now, But What Is It? As we noted in this podcast, the labor and employment community – nay, most of the world – is struggling to figure out the best way to reap the benefits of AI, while most...more

Going By the Handbook Can Be Employer’s Best Defense

DarrowEverett LLP on 2/9/2023

Businesses are always searching for new ways to reduce liability and insulate themselves from risk, but one of the easiest and least expensive tools is often the one most frequently overlooked. Creating, promulgating, and...more