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Employers' Response to Racial Unrest

Employers' Response to Racial Unrest

Lawsuits Against Colleges and Universities for Transitioning from In-Person to Online Classes: The Latest Wave of Covid-19 Litigation

Lawsuits Against Colleges and Universities for Transitioning from In-Person to Online Classes: The Latest Wave of Covid-19 Litigation

U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Religious Employers and Trump Administration in Two Important Decisions

U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Religious Employers and Trump Administration in Two Important Decisions

FMCSA Temporarily Waives Certain Pre-Employment Substance Abuse Tests for CMV Drivers in Light of COVID-19

FMCSA Temporarily Waives Certain Pre-Employment Substance Abuse Tests for CMV Drivers in Light of COVID-19

Illinois Passes Sweeping Legislation Impacting Employers

Illinois Passes Sweeping Legislation Impacting Employers

Missouri Victims Economic Safety and Security Act (VESSA) Requires Notification to Employees by October 27, 2021

Missouri Victims Economic Safety and Security Act (VESSA) Requires Notification to Employees by October 27, 2021

U.S. Department of Labor Issues Proposed Rule Prohibiting Displacement of Workers for Service Contract Act Jobs

U.S. Department of Labor Issues Proposed Rule Prohibiting Displacement of Workers for Service Contract Act Jobs

Missouri Supreme Court Expands Definition of Sex Discrimination to Include Sex Stereotyping

Missouri Supreme Court Expands Definition of Sex Discrimination to Include Sex Stereotyping

St. Charles County, Missouri Issues Stay-at-Home Order

St. Charles County, Missouri Issues Stay-at-Home Order

Jefferson County, Missouri Issues Stay at Home Order for the Period of March 24, 2020 through April 23, 2020

Jefferson County, Missouri Issues Stay at Home Order for the Period of March 24, 2020 through April 23, 2020

Missouri State Governor Mike Parson Issues Stay at Home Order for the Period of April 6, 2020 through April 24, 2020

Missouri State Governor Mike Parson Issues Stay at Home Order for the Period of April 6, 2020 through April 24, 2020

St. Louis City and County Stay at Home Orders Extended Indefinitely - Will be Reevaluated in Mid-May

St. Louis City and County Stay at Home Orders Extended Indefinitely - Will be Reevaluated in Mid-May

Virginia Enacts New Overtime Wage Law

Virginia Enacts New Overtime Wage Law

Transportation Industry Alert - Labor Law Changes from the Biden Administration on the Horizon

Transportation Industry Alert - Labor Law Changes from the Biden Administration on the Horizon

NLRB General Counsel Seeks to Limit Secret Ballot Elections in Favor of Union Recognition Based on Card Count

NLRB General Counsel Seeks to Limit Secret Ballot Elections in Favor of Union Recognition Based on Card Count

As Union Support Increases, so Does the Need for Effective Labor Management and Training

As Union Support Increases, so Does the Need for Effective Labor Management and Training

Maryland Enacts Novel Sexual Harassment Reporting Requirement

Maryland Enacts Novel Sexual Harassment Reporting Requirement

Maryland Raises Minimum Wage

Maryland Raises Minimum Wage

October Brings Employment Law Changes to Maryland

October Brings Employment Law Changes to Maryland

DIVERSITY IN THE WORKS: Recognizing and Stopping Microaggressions in the Workplace

DIVERSITY IN THE WORKS: Recognizing and Stopping Microaggressions in the Workplace

What Does Florida's "Stop WOKE" Act Mean for Employers?

What Does Florida's "Stop WOKE" Act Mean for Employers?

Federal Court Grants Preliminary Injunction to Halt Enforcement of Florida's Stop WOKE Act

Federal Court Grants Preliminary Injunction to Halt Enforcement of Florida's Stop WOKE Act

Department of Labor Deflates the 80/20 Rule & Inflates the Tip Pool

Department of Labor Deflates the 80/20 Rule & Inflates the Tip Pool

Sharing is Caring: DOL Expands Tip Pool and Dumps 80/20 Rule

Sharing is Caring: DOL Expands Tip Pool and Dumps 80/20 Rule

The DOL Releases Opinion Letters Regarding the Participation of Hosts and Hostesses in Tip Pools and the Proper Calculation of Overtime for Certain Tipped Employees

The DOL Releases Opinion Letters Regarding the Participation of Hosts and Hostesses in Tip Pools and the Proper Calculation of Overtime for Certain Tipped Employees

How does the Designation of Coronavirus as a Pandemic Impact Healthcare Employers?

How does the Designation of Coronavirus as a Pandemic Impact Healthcare Employers?

New Year, New Standards: Florida Adopts the Federal Summary Judgment Standard

New Year, New Standards: Florida Adopts the Federal Summary Judgment Standard

New South Carolina Poster Requirement

New South Carolina Poster Requirement

What Issues May Employers Be Required to Address as Hurricane Florence Threatens?

What Issues May Employers Be Required to Address as Hurricane Florence Threatens?

South Carolina's New Lactation Support Act

South Carolina's New Lactation Support Act

Recent South Carolina Supreme Court Decisions May Increase Legal Risks in Employee Terminations

Recent South Carolina Supreme Court Decisions May Increase Legal Risks in Employee Terminations

Supreme Court Agrees to Consider Conflict Over Title VII Administrative Exhaustion Requirement

Supreme Court Agrees to Consider Conflict Over Title VII Administrative Exhaustion Requirement

Counsel

Counsel

Employers Must Consider Accommodating Workers' Religious Objections to Flu Vaccination

Employers Must Consider Accommodating Workers' Religious Objections to Flu Vaccination

Supreme Court Affirms Title VII Administrative Exhaustion Defense Must Be Timely Raised

Supreme Court Affirms Title VII Administrative Exhaustion Defense Must Be Timely Raised

Nashville Mayor Issues Stay at Home Order; Tennessee Governor Orders Closure of All Dine-In Restaurants, Bars and Workout Facilities – Both Effective Midnight March 22, 2020

Nashville Mayor Issues Stay at Home Order; Tennessee Governor Orders Closure of All Dine-In Restaurants, Bars and Workout Facilities – Both Effective Midnight March 22, 2020

Does Your Business Comply with the ADA's Accessibility Requirements? - Part II

Does Your Business Comply with the ADA's Accessibility Requirements? - Part II

Municipal Liability Under the ADA for Website Inaccessibility

Municipal Liability Under the ADA for Website Inaccessibility

Jury Trial Waivers May be an Option for Employers in the Wake of the Ending Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act

Jury Trial Waivers May be an Option for Employers in the Wake of the Ending Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act

Sixth Circuit Limits the Scope of Collective Actions

Sixth Circuit Limits the Scope of Collective Actions

Employers Relax After Tennessee Court Rejects Anxious Employee's Failure to Accommodate Claim

Employers Relax After Tennessee Court Rejects Anxious Employee's Failure to Accommodate Claim

Florida Business Required to Report Independent Contractors Effective October 1

Florida Business Required to Report Independent Contractors Effective October 1

Employers Should be Prepared to Deal with Coronavirus

Employers Should be Prepared to Deal with Coronavirus

Employers Must Post Family First Coronavirus Response Act Poster April 1, 2020

Employers Must Post Family First Coronavirus Response Act Poster April 1, 2020

Reopening America – Employers Facing Paid Leave Issues Under the FFCRA

Reopening America – Employers Facing Paid Leave Issues Under the FFCRA

OSHA's COVID-19 National Emphasis Program and Enforcement Response Plan – Targeted Inspections to Begin by March 26, 2021

OSHA's COVID-19 National Emphasis Program and Enforcement Response Plan – Targeted Inspections to Begin by March 26, 2021

Department of Labor Proposes Limits to Tip Credit for Work "Directly Supporting" Tipped Work

Department of Labor Proposes Limits to Tip Credit for Work "Directly Supporting" Tipped Work

Navigating OSHA's New COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard

Navigating OSHA's New COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard

OSHA Withdraws COVID-19 Shot-Or-Test Emergency Rule

OSHA Withdraws COVID-19 Shot-Or-Test Emergency Rule

New Connecticut Employment Laws

New Connecticut Employment Laws

U.S. Supreme Court Holds that Spending Clause Antidiscrimination Statutes do not Permit Recovery of Damages for Emotional Distress

U.S. Supreme Court Holds that Spending Clause Antidiscrimination Statutes do not Permit Recovery of Damages for Emotional Distress

U.S Supreme Court Finds High School Coach's Post-Game Prayers Covered Under First Amendment

U.S Supreme Court Finds High School Coach's Post-Game Prayers Covered Under First Amendment

Taking a Stand against Antisemitism - What Can Employers Do?

Taking a Stand against Antisemitism - What Can Employers Do?

Connecticut Update: State Issues Guidance Regarding What Businesses Are Exempt From Mandatory Closure

Connecticut Update: State Issues Guidance Regarding What Businesses Are Exempt From Mandatory Closure

Recent COVID-19-Related Executive Orders Impact Connecticut Employers

Recent COVID-19-Related Executive Orders Impact Connecticut Employers

Returning to Work in Connecticut: Phase 1 Guidelines

Returning to Work in Connecticut: Phase 1 Guidelines

Illinois' Workers' Compensation Act Not a Bar to BIPA Claims

Illinois' Workers' Compensation Act Not a Bar to BIPA Claims

Non-Compete News: Pennsylvania Adopts New Standard for Enforcing a Non-Compete Agreement Signed After the Start of the Employment Relationship

Non-Compete News: Pennsylvania Adopts New Standard for Enforcing a Non-Compete Agreement Signed After the Start of the Employment Relationship

Resource Update: 2021 Desk Reference Provides Guidance to New Jersey Employers on State Employment Laws

Resource Update: 2021 Desk Reference Provides Guidance to New Jersey Employers on State Employment Laws

New Jersey Finally Gets a Roadmap to Creating a Valid Arbitration Clause

New Jersey Finally Gets a Roadmap to Creating a Valid Arbitration Clause

Non-Compete News: Open Season? Pennsylvania Supreme Court Invalidates No-Poach Provision Between Businesses

Non-Compete News: Open Season? Pennsylvania Supreme Court Invalidates No-Poach Provision Between Businesses

Non-Compete News: The End Of New Jersey Non-Competes as We Know Them?

Non-Compete News: The End Of New Jersey Non-Competes as We Know Them?

OFCCP's Affirmative Action Program Verification Interface Approved

OFCCP's Affirmative Action Program Verification Interface Approved

Executive Order Mandates Federal Contractors to Implement COVID-19 Safety Protocols

Executive Order Mandates Federal Contractors to Implement COVID-19 Safety Protocols

Task Force Guidance Mandates Employees Of Federal Contractors Receive The COVID-19 Vaccine

Task Force Guidance Mandates Employees Of Federal Contractors Receive The COVID-19 Vaccine

Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Blocked Nationwide

Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Blocked Nationwide

EEOC Delays 2021 EEO-1 Data Collection Until April 2022

EEOC Delays 2021 EEO-1 Data Collection Until April 2022

Restaurant Employment Law Compliance Checklist: 12 Employment Topics Every Restaurant Company Should Consider Before 2020

Restaurant Employment Law Compliance Checklist: 12 Employment Topics Every Restaurant Company Should Consider Before 2020

Non-Compete News: – Georgia Court Interprets Non-Compete Statute's "Sale-of-a-Business" Provision

Non-Compete News: – Georgia Court Interprets Non-Compete Statute's "Sale-of-a-Business" Provision

Georgia Department of Labor Emergency Rule Requires Employers to File Partial Unemployment Claims on Behalf of Workers

Georgia Department of Labor Emergency Rule Requires Employers to File Partial Unemployment Claims on Behalf of Workers

Texas Expands Coverage and Penalties for Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Individual Liability Now Available

Texas Expands Coverage and Penalties for Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Individual Liability Now Available

Restaurant Industry Alert: DOL Publishes Final Rule for Tipped Employees

Restaurant Industry Alert: DOL Publishes Final Rule for Tipped Employees

OSHA's COVID-19 Mandate Reinstated by Sixth Circuit

OSHA's COVID-19 Mandate Reinstated by Sixth Circuit

DOL Issues Guidance on Compensability of Time Spent Undergoing COVID-19 Health Screenings, Testing, and Vaccinations

DOL Issues Guidance on Compensability of Time Spent Undergoing COVID-19 Health Screenings, Testing, and Vaccinations

Congress Passes Bill Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Claims

Congress Passes Bill Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Claims

California Enacts Far-Reaching Fast Food Worker Law

California Enacts Far-Reaching Fast Food Worker Law

Welcome to the Holiday Season! Reminders for Hiring Seasonal Employees

Welcome to the Holiday Season! Reminders for Hiring Seasonal Employees

Federal Court Reinstates Independent Contractor Rule

Federal Court Reinstates Independent Contractor Rule

Non-Compete News: Georgia Appeals Court Clarifies What Constitutes Appropriate Definition of Territory In Non-Compete Under RCA

Non-Compete News: Georgia Appeals Court Clarifies What Constitutes Appropriate Definition of Territory In Non-Compete Under RCA

DOL Formally Rescinds Revised Persuader Rule

DOL Formally Rescinds Revised Persuader Rule

NLRB Implements Significant Changes to the 2014 Expedited Election Rules, Continuing Its Efforts to Rein in Obama-era Regulations

NLRB Implements Significant Changes to the 2014 Expedited Election Rules, Continuing Its Efforts to Rein in Obama-era Regulations

CARES Act Attaches Long-Term Strings to Mid-Sized Business Loans

CARES Act Attaches Long-Term Strings to Mid-Sized Business Loans

U.S. Department of Labor Announces New Independent Contractor Rule

U.S. Department of Labor Announces New Independent Contractor Rule