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Uncertainty for Federal Contractors: Circuits Split as Fifth Circuit Upholds Minimum Wage Mandate

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has reversed a Texas federal court’s decision that invalidated President Joe Biden’s executive order increasing the hourly minimum wage for employees of federal contractors. The...more

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Labor & employment in Week 3 of Trump 2: The Empire Strikes Back

Resistance is building. In his third week in office, President Trump is beginning to meet with resistance to some of his initiatives. Here is the latest. Court blocks voluntary separation program -- at least, until Monday....more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Court halts OFCCP enforcement proceedings against contractor

The future of DOL’s administrative law judges is now murky. When the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program believes that a contractor has violated affirmative action obligations, its tried-and-true practice for...more

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Colorado’s Pay Transparency Law Survives Preliminary Injunction: Next Steps for Employers

Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act went into effect on January 1, 2021. The act creates significant compliance burdens for employers with even one employee in Colorado....more

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Long Beach ‘Hero Pay’ Ordinance Survives Preliminary Injunction

On February 25, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California denied a motion for preliminary injunction brought by the California Grocers Association (CGA) against the City of Long Beach. In California...more

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Federal Judge Denies Ride Share and Delivery Companies’ Request for Preliminary Injunction to Enjoin Enforcement of California’s...

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As we recently wrote here, Uber and Postmates (and two of their drivers) to file an eleventh-hour lawsuit seeking to enjoin the enforcement of California’s controversial new independent contractor law – known as AB 5 –...more

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Third Circuit Lifts Preliminary Injunction and Green Lights Philadelphia’s Salary History Ordinance

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On February 6, 2020, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Philadelphia’s salary history ordinance and reversed the decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania which had held that...more

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Philadelphia Salary History Ordinance Upheld by Court of Appeals

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On Thursday, February 6, 2020, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order upholding Philadelphia’s Salary History Ordinance (the Ordinance). Philadelphia was an early adopter of legislation prohibiting inquiries into...more

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San Antonio City Council Approves Changes to Paid Sick Leave Ordinance

In response to a lawsuit filed by a number of San Antonio business groups, the San Antonio City Council approved certain revisions to the city’s paid sick leave (PSL) ordinance, including renaming it the Sick and Safe Leave...more

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The City of Philadelphia Has Agreed To Stay The Enforcement of The Philadelphia Wage Equity Ordinance Pending Resolution of Court...

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The City of Philadelphia has agreed to stay the enforcement of the Philadelphia Wage Equity Ordinance, which was to take effect on May 23, 2017, and be codified in the Philadelphia Code at Sections 9-1103((1)(i) and 9-1131. ...more

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Although Presidential Election Creates Questions About FLSA Regulations, Employers Who Ignore December 1 Effective Date Do So At...

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Effective December 1, 2016, pursuant to new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations adopted by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the salary threshold for many salaried exempt employees will increase substantially, from...more

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Texas Judge Issues National Injunction Blocking FLSA Overtime Rules

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On November 22, 2016, Federal Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III, of the Eastern District of Texas, issued a national preliminary injunction blocking the Final Rule of the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”), that had amended...more

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OSHA Proposed Citations Covered by Texas Judge’s Grant of Preliminary Injunction to Government Contractors Challenging...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The first of several anticipated challenges to Executive Order 13673, “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces,” has resulted in a preliminary injunction staying the implementation of some – but not all – aspects of...more

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“Blacklisting” Executive Order Stayed by District Court Judge

On October 24th, 2016, United States District Judge Marcia A. Crone issued a preliminary injunction that suspends the implementation of certain portions of President Obama’s Executive Order 13673, called the Fair Pay and Safe...more

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Court Enjoins Enforcement of “Safe Harbor” Deadline for Piece Rate Law

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Seyfarth Synopsis: A court has temporarily suspended the deadline for employers to elect the statutory “safe harbor” for purposes of complying with recent legislation that makes it even more difficult for employers that pay...more

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