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The National Labor Relations Board is an independent agency of the United States federal government created in 1935 as part of the National Labor Relations Act. The Board consists of five presidentially-appointed members, who are charged with overseeing union elections and hearing complaints of unfair labor practices under the NLRA. less -

Essentials for Maintaining Employee Handbooks, Including the Latest Employment Law Updates

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. on 11/29/2023

While not legally required, having an employee handbook is in every company’s best interest. It serves as a tool to communicate policies, procedures, and company values, providing protection for employers when they are...more

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

Fisher Phillips on 9/5/2023

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

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

OFCCP Week In Review: July 2020 #4

DirectEmployers Association on 7/27/2020

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 Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

Labor and Employment Issues Facing the Healthcare Industry

Littler on 7/12/2019

Public discourse on “healthcare” has focused primarily on health insurance and the significant changes made by the Affordable Care Act. But what about the providers of healthcare—the doctors, nurses, hospitals, pharmaceutical...more

EPLI Trends, Sexual Harassment Claims, And Planning For 2019

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 5/16/2019

The pace of workplace law change and risk exposure continues to grow. Filing of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and state agency charges, initiation of wrongful discharge and other lawsuits, and daily publicity...more

Employment Flash - March 2019

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 3/25/2019

This edition of Employment Flash looks at developments in labor and employment law, including with respect to minimum salary thresholds for the DOL's new overtime rule, the EEOC's collection of compensation data for increased...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - February 2019

PilieroMazza PLLC on 2/4/2019

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING - According to a Washington Technology article, just because government agencies reopened after five weeks of a shutdown does not mean things return to business as usual. In fact, the article...more

Employment Flash - January 2018

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/31/2018

The January 2018 edition of the Employment Flash looks at the Department of Labor's (DOL) new seven-factor internship test, a provision in the new tax law that seeks to reduce the use of nondisclosure agreements in sexual...more

[Webinar] Frequently Asked Employment-Related Questions and Answers Employers Need to Know - December 8th, 10:00am MT

Payne & Fears on 11/20/2017

Every year our clients approach us seeking legal counsel and guidance on a wide range of employment-related issues. Some of these issues are unique to a particular industry; others are common to employers in general. As this...more

Upcoming SCOTUS Term Promises To Be A Blockbuster

Fisher Phillips on 10/7/2017

If you are the kind of person who gets excited by hot-button legal topics and monumental court decisions, this is the Supreme Court term for you. The SCOTUS kicked off their 2017-2018 term several days ago by hearing...more

Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: July 2017

Zelle LLP on 7/6/2017

Since the last edition of That Is So Last Week on June 26, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a Jimmy John’s franchise in the Twin Cities did not violate the organizing rights of six employees that it fired for...more

Five Wage and Hour Questions: What’s “In Store” For 2017?

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/7/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: With the new administration and new year well underway, retail employers may be wondering what’s next for likely litigation and legislation impacting their business. Below are thoughts about five questions...more

Expect Pro-Business, Pro-Employer Changes Under Trump Administration

Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/23/2017

When Donald Trump won the presidential election in November, management-side labor and employment lawyers everywhere scrambled to figure out what the changing administration would mean for our nation's employers and our...more

The Trump Card: What’s In Store for the Workplace in 2017 and Beyond?

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 1/23/2017

On November 3, 2016, the National Labor Relations Board issued a Decision and Order in Trump Ruffin Commercial, LLC, finding that the Trump International Hotel, Las Vegas unlawfully refused to bargain with UNITE HERE...more

Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report - December 2016

Littler on 12/5/2016

Littler's WPI Insider Report details key labor, employment, and benefits news and events at the federal, state, local, and global levels. The December edition of the Insider Report discusses recent efforts to block...more

What Employers Can Expect From The Trump Administration

Franczek P.C. on 11/15/2016

Like the rest of the country, employers and HR professionals are left wondering what Donald Trump’s unexpected election as President means for the country. The Trump campaign was often light on detailed policy proposals, but...more

With the Election (Mercifully) Behind Us, What Will a Trump Administration Mean for Employers?

Littler on 11/10/2016

The 2016 Presidential election was arguably the most contentious, unpredictable, and politically polarizing race in this nation's history. The contours of the electoral map changed by the hour in the days leading up to...more

2016 Executive Employer Survey Report

Littler on 7/13/2016

The fifth annual report examines the legal, economic and social issues having the greatest impact on the workplace, based on survey responses from more than 800 in-house counsel, human resources professionals and C-suite...more

Gavel to Gavel: Training key to compliance

McAfee & Taft on 5/27/2016

The employment laws with which businesses must comply continue to grow in complexity and number. Within the last few months alone, federal agencies have been busy releasing new guidelines affecting a myriad of workplace...more

Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: March 2016 #2

Zelle LLP on 3/22/2016

Last week at the SHRM Legislative Conference, EEOC Chair Jenny Yang both praised and cautioned employers in talking about HR technology. In particular, Chair Yang said that some technology can reduce bias in the workplace,...more

Employment Flash - October 2015

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/2/2015

SEC Adopts CEO Pay Ratio Rule - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted a final rule requiring public companies to disclose the ratio of annual pay of their chief executive to median annual pay...more

The Employment Law Authority - September/October 2015

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/29/2015

On October 16, 2015, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) concerning new rules for extending the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program for international students...more

Employment Law Trends for 2015

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 8/14/2015

Few can quibble with the fact that 2015 has been a busy year for employment law. From historic pronouncements of the Supreme Court concerning fundamental and civil rights, to the Department of Labor’s release of guidance to...more

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