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AI-Empowered HR: Crafting Compliance in the Digital Age

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The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has released a Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) guiding employers on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in human resources activities. The FAB focuses on how the use...more

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DOL Issues Guidance to Agency Staff on Employers’ Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has published a Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) on the application of federal labor standards to employers’ use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other automated...more

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EEOC Releases Final Rule Implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

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On April 14, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) finally released its long-awaited final rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA or Act)....more

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Understanding the New Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and Full Scope of Pregnancy-Related Discrimination Laws for Schools

On June 27, 2023, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) went into effect. This new law requires covered employers to provide “reasonable accommodations” for the known limitations of a worker relating to pregnancy,...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Quiz!

Happy Mother's Day weekend. How much do you know about the new Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which will take effect only six short weeks from now? Take our Mother’s Day quiz and find out! You don’t have to be a mother (or...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Review and Revise: Prepare for PWFA’s June 27 Effective Date

You may recall that the Pregnant Works Fairness Act (PWFA) is modeled after the Americans with Disabilities Act and we blogged about the coming changes here. Given that the effective date is June 27, we’re back with an update...more

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Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and Interplay with Other Laws

As noted in our blog post on the passage of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), the Act takes effect in June 2023. In preparation for compliance with the Act, employers should consider how the PWFA interacts with other...more

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DOL Issues Guidance on Telework Under the Fair Labor Standards Act and Family and Medical Leave Act

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On February 9, 2023 the Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor (WHD) issued a Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) providing guidance to WHD field staff regarding proper compensation under the Fair Labor...more

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Department of Labor Issues Guidance on Teleworking

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The U.S. Department of Labor has issued guidance for teleworking employees. While the DOL did not announce any new rules, they clarified that the following existing rules continue to apply, even if an employee is...more

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DOL Guidance Provides “FAB”ulous Insight as to How the Agency Will Apply the Protections under the FLSA and FMLA to Remote Workers

The United States Department of Labor recently issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2023-1 (FAB), which provides guidance to agency officials on a number of telework issues. The FAB addresses (1) paying workers who telework...more

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Department of Labor Issues Guidance Relative to Remote Employees

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On February 9, 2023, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (“DOL”) issued a Field Assistance Bulletin (“Bulletin”). The Bulletin provides guidance on the application of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and...more

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U.S. Department of Labor Clarifies Break Requirements and FMLA Eligibility for Remote Workers

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division released a Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) providing guidance about employer obligations and worker protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the...more

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DOL Issues Guidance on Handling Telework under FLSA, FMLA

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued guidance on the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to employees who telework from home or from another location away from...more

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California Employment Law Notes - March 2021

Trial Court Properly Dismissed Employee’s CFRA And Disability Discrimination Claims - Choochagi v. Barracuda Networks, Inc., 60 Cal. App. 5th 444 (2021) - George Choochagi worked as a technical support manager for...more

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Key California Employment Law Cases: January 2021

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International Brotherhood. of Teamsters, Local 2785 v. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration No. 18-73488, 2021 WL 139728 (9th Cir. Jan. 15, 2021) - Summary:  Federal law preempts California’s meal and rest break...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Left Coast Appeals

This Week in the Ninth: Rest Breaks and Workweeks

This week, we take a look at two Ninth Circuit decisions considering agencies’ interpretations of the federal laws governing the employment relationship.  In the first, the Court deferred to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...more

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Doing Business In California: A Guide For Employers

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The allure of doing business in California is undeniable. It is the world’s sixth largest economy and a market of more than 39 million people. For employers, however, California presents unique challenges because its laws...more

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Time is Money . . . Unless It's Not: U.S. Department of Labor Clarifies Compensable Work Time

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In case you haven't noticed, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has been busy. After not issuing any opinion letters since 2009 during the Obama administration, the Wage and Hour Division ("WHD") of the DOL has issued 23...more

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Fun New FMLA Facts from the DOL

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The Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor (DOL) had taken a break for the past 9 years from issuing Opinion Letters. These Letters are not binding/do not have the effect of law, but can be beneficial to employers...more

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Reunited and It Feels So Good—The DOL’s Opinion Letters Are Back (Part 1 of 3)

Last July, we posted on the U.S. Department of Labor’s announcement that it was reviving its practice of publishing opinion letters as guidance on wage and hour issues, which the Obama Administration halted in 2010. After...more

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Department of Labor Offers Employers Clarity By Resuming Its Practice of Issuing Opinion Letters

In a welcome departure from its recent practice, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently issued its first new opinion letters in almost ten years. In addition to issuing three new opinion letters...more

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New Opinion Letters from the United States Department of Labor - Regarding Travel Time, Work Breaks, and Garnishments

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In January 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) returned to its practice of issuing opinion letters in response to specific employer inquiries, after an almost 10-year hiatus. Under the Obama administration, the DOL...more

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New U.S. DOL Opinion Letters Provide Guidance on Compensability of Travel Time and Break Time

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On April 12, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued two opinion letters that should help employers determine when they must pay for an employee’s travel time and break time. The opinion...more

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DOL Opinion Letter: Excessive 15-Minute Breaks Are Not Compensable

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On April 12, 2018, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued an opinion letter addressing the intersection between the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) when an employee needs multiple...more

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DOL Issues Guidance on Compensability of Medically Necessary Non-Exempt Employee Breaks

On April 12, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division issued opinion letter FLSA2018-19 addressing whether a non-exempt employee’s 15-minute rest breaks taken every hour for the employee’s own...more

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