Regulatory Standards, Federal Labor Laws

Recent Decisions by the NLRB: Harsher Penalties for Employers Who Repeatedly Violate Labor Law, More Leniency for Worker Outbursts...

Franczek P.C. on 6/2/2023

As expected, in the last month the National Labor Relations Board has continued to issue decisions that reverse Trump-era precedents and expand the protections available to employees and unions. In Noah’s Ark Processors, LLC...more

U.S. Department of Labor Issues Guidance on FMLA Use for Mental Health Conditions

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 6/29/2022

The U.S. Department of Labor published “Fact Sheet #280: Mental Health Conditions and the FMLA” in May 2022, to explain leave eligibility under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for use related to an employee’s own...more

Incentives for COVID-19 Vaccination: Regulatory Considerations and Potential Federal Funding

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 10/26/2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic approaches the two-year mark, the United States leads the world in new COVID-19 cases and deaths. These tragic numbers reflect both the rise of the highly contagious Delta variant, as well as...more

Special Report - 2019 Global Employment Law Year in Review - March 2020

McDermott Will & Emery on 3/16/2020

We are proud to introduce the first annual McDermott Global Employment Law Year in Review: 2019. The purpose of this publication is to provide you with concise summaries of many of the laws and court decisions from 2019 that...more

Appellate Court Considers the Illinois “Employee Credit Privacy Act”

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/14/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: On December 3, 2019, the Appellate Court of Illinois affirmed summary judgment in favor of a public utility company that considered credit checks for individuals applying for a customer service...more

OSHA Collecting Final Input as it Considers Rule on Occupational Exposure to Beryllium in the Construction and Shipyard Industries

Littler on 1/13/2020

On October 8, 2019, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Occupational Exposure to Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds in Construction and Shipyard Sectors, 84...more

NLRB Wraps up Blockbuster Year with a Bang

Stinson LLP on 1/10/2020

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a whirlwind series of rulings to cap off 2019. The NLRB typically issues many decisions near the end of a Board member's term, so this flurry comes as no surprise...more

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