Legal Alerts

Florida's Minimum Wage Rate Increases January 1, 2021

Election Year Issues in the Workplace

Unconscious Bias Training Still Permissible Under President Trump's Diversity Training Executive Order

What Does President Trump's Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping Mean for Government Contractors?

New York City's Earned Safe and Sick Time Act Amended

AB 685 – California Division of Occupational Safety and Health's Authority to Shut Down Operations and New Notice Requirements

California SB 1159 Codifies COVID-19 Workers' Compensation Presumption

New California COVID-19-Related Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Requirements Take Effect September 19, 2020

DOL Issues New Rule to Address Recent Court Decision on Certain FFCRA Provisions

DOL's Pass Intercepted: Court Strikes Down Narrow Definition of Joint Employer

California Independent Contractor Legislation Would Reform AB 5's Treatment of Freelance Writers, Musicians, Artists, and Other Professions; Bill Awaits Governor's Signature

Mark Your Calendars: New York State's Sick Leave Law Goes Into Effect on September 30, 2020

Department of Labor Issues Wage and Hour Opinion Letter Regarding Permissible Use of the Fluctuating Workweek Method of Compensation

Appellate Court Grants Uber and Lyft Temporary Relief from Re-Classifying Drivers as Employees

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

Tennessee Governor Signs COVID-19 Liability Shield into Law

San Francisco Superior Court Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction Requiring Uber and Lyft to Re-Classify Independent Contractors as Employees

OFCCP Final Rule – TRICARE Providers Not Subject to OFCCP Jurisdiction

Judge's FFCRA Ruling Invalidates USDOL's "Health Care Provider" Definition and Raises Questions About Paid Leave Eligibility During Pandemic-Related Shutdowns

Connecticut Creates Rebuttable Presumption that COVID Infection was Work-Related for First Months of the Pandemic

Virginia Issues Guidance in Support of Emergency Temporary Standard for the COVID-19 Pandemic

D.C. Expands Face Mask Requirement – Including Mandate for Employer Provided Masks

NLRB Updates Standard on Discipline for Offensive Conduct

Virginia Becomes First in Nation to Adopt Emergency Workplace Safety Rules in Response to COVID-19

DHS Rescinds Policy Change on Temporary COVID-19 Exemptions for Certain International Students

California May Pass a Measure for Stronger Privacy Rights Than the California Consumer Privacy Act this Coming November

DHS Rolls Back Some Temporary COVID-19 Exemptions for Certain International Students

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

South Carolina's New Lactation Support Act

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

New Florida Law Shortens Time for Filing Certain Discrimination Claims

New York State Reopening Guidelines Require Higher Education Institutions to Develop Reopening Safety Plans

California High Court Answers Many Questions Concerning the Reach of California's Employment Laws (But Leaves Some Questions Unanswered)

States Begin Releasing Plans for Reopening Schools, but Uncertainty Lingers

Georgia Legislature Passes COVID-19 Liability Shield

Immigration Alert: Update on Suspension of Entry of Certain Foreign Workers Until the End of 2020

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

Immigration Alert: President Trump Suspends Entry of Certain Foreign Workers Until End of 2020

California Update – State-Wide Face Covering Requirements; the Impact of the recent SCOTUS Anti-Discrimination Decision; and Local Minimum Wage Rate Increases

Non-Compete News: No-Hire Provisions Under the Georgia Restrictive Covenants Act

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

New York's Multi-Phase Business Reopening Guidelines and What This Means for Employers

EEOC Updates Guidance on COVID-19 and Federal Discrimination Laws

US Supreme Court Holds Title VII Protects LGBTQ+ Workers in Landmark Decision

Payroll Protection Program Update : Documenting Compliance with Agency Requirements and Guidance to Qualify for the Business Activity Exemption

Employers' Response to Racial Unrest

Payroll Protection Program Update: President Signs PPP Flexibility Bill into Law

California DFEH Offers Free Anti-Sexual Harassment Training Online

Payroll Protection Program Update: Congress Passes PPP Flexibility Bill

Payroll Protection Program Update: House Passes PPP Flexibility Bill

Illinois Model Sexual Harassment Training: Best Practices for Implementation

Payroll Protection Program Update: Forgiveness Application and Guidelines

COVID-19 Alert Digest 8 - FordHarrison

California Department of Fair Employment and Housing Combats Hate Crimes During the Coronavirus Pandemic

U.S. Department of Education Issues Long-Awaited Final Title IX Regulations On Sexual Harassment

Payroll Protection Program Update: Entities with Foreign Employees

COVID-19 Alert Digest 7 - FordHarrison

Payroll Protection Program Update: Increased Loans for Partnerships

Further Analysis of the Interaction Between Illinois Unemployment Compensation and the Federal CARES Act When Reducing Hours Compared to Full Unemployment

Returning to Work in Connecticut: Phase 1 Guidelines

Payroll Protection Program Update: Safe Harbor Guidance

New Guidance from DOL Addresses Potential Unemployment Compensation Concerns

California Files Lawsuit Against Uber and Lyft For Misclassifying Drivers

Virginia General Assembly Makes Pro-Employee Changes to State Laws

Alabama Governor's Proclamation Provides Civil Immunities for Businesses

COVID-19 Alert Digest 6 - FordHarrison

Six Bay Area Counties and the City of Berkeley Issue New "Shelter in Place" Orders to Ease Some Restrictions for the Purpose of Resuming Certain Businesses and Non-Essential Personal Activities

Paycheck Protection Program Updates

Los Angeles Continues to Lead Worker Protection in Hospitality, Janitorial, and Tourism Sectors Through Right of Recall and Retention Upon Change in Ownership

Returning to Work – Practical Issues Every Employer Needs to Consider

OSHA Issues Restaurant-Specific Guidance for Curbside Pickup and Takeout Services

Immigration Update - Reminder Employers Must Use New Form I-9 Beginning May 1, 2020

FH Immigration Alert: Presidential Proclamation Provides Details on President Trump's Temporary "Pause" on Green Card Processing

Reopening America – Employers Facing Paid Leave Issues Under the FFCRA

California Counties and Cities Issue Face Covering Requirements

COVID-19 Alert Digest 5 - FordHarrison

Are You Ready to Reopen? Legal and Practical Issues to Consider

President Trump Signs Bill Providing $320 Billion to Refill the Paycheck Protection Program, With a Catch for Businesses Owned by Large Companies

Changes to Employment-Based Immigration Processing in Light of COVID-19

President Trump Anticipated to Temporarily "Pause" Processing for Green Cards

San Francisco and San Jose Pass Emergency Paid Sick Leave Measures

New Jersey Governor Amends State "Mini-WARN Act" to Ease Impact on Employers Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19 Alert Digest 4 - FordHarrison

California's Governor Signs Executive Order Requiring Paid Sick Leave and Handwashing Protections for Food Sector Workers

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

Health Plan Provisions and FAQs in COVID-19 Related Guidance

Fed Announces $2.3 Trillion in Funding to Backstop CARES Act Loans

Recent COVID-19-Related Executive Orders Impact Connecticut Employers

New COVID-19-Related Obligations for Los Angeles Employers

New York Enacts Statewide Permanent Paid Sick Leave Law

Supreme Court Clarifies Standard Federal Workers Must Meet in Age Discrimination Lawsuits

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

COVID-19 Alert Digest 3 - FordHarrison

Labor Regulations Add Clarity and Controversy To COVID-19 Paid Sick and Family Leave

San Diego County, California Updates Health Order: New Posting and Facial Covering Requirements for Essential Employers, and Warnings Regarding Increased Enforcement

Florida Safer at Home Order

New "Shelter in Place" Orders in the Bay Area Implement Additional Restrictions on Businesses and Residents

Virginia Governor Issues Stay at Home Order

Federal Judge Enjoins City of Dallas' Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Set To Be Enforced on April 1

Florida's Pinellas County Issues Safer at Home Order

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

Tennessee Governor Issues Order Urging Residents to Stay Home

CARES Act Provides Support for Airline Industry

Summary of CARES Act Tax and Employee Benefits Provisions

CARES Act Assistance for Small Businesses—The Paycheck Protection Program

CARES Act Provisions Impact Employers

CARES Act Temporarily Increases and Expands Unemployment Insurance Benefits

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

Hillsborough County Safer-At-Home Order

President Signs Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act

Minnesota Governor Signs Stay at Home Executive Order Restricting Outside Movement

California Issues New Guidance on Identifying the "Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce" During the COVID-19 Pandemic Response

Six More Texas Counties Join Dallas County by Implementing Shelter in Place Orders

Washington D.C. Orders All Non-Essential Businesses Closed Beginning March 25, 2020

Virginia Announces Closure of Non-Essential Businesses and K-12 Schools

Georgia and the City of Atlanta Issue Separate 14-Day Restrictions Ordering Certain Residents to Stay at Home in an Effort to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19

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

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (Charlotte) Imposes "Stay at Home Order" for All County Residents beginning March 26, 2020

Dallas County Issues First Shelter-in-Home Order in Texas

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

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

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

New Jersey Governor Orders All Non-Essential Retail Operations Closed Indefinitely; All Employers to Limit On-Site Workers and Allow Remote Work to Maximum Extent Possible

New York State Enacts Emergency Paid Sick Leave Law and Orders Employers to Reduce 100% of In-Person Nonessential Workers

Connecticut Governor Lamont Orders Closure of Additional Businesses, Reschedules Connecticut's Primary Election and Orders all Nonessential Workers to Remain Home

California Passes Shelter in Place Order; Additional Counties Issue Restrictions

D.C. and Maryland Respond to COVID-19 Realities with Broadened Employee Protections

Illinois Governor Imposes "Stay at Home Order" for All Non-Essential Businesses beginning March 21, 2020

Immigration-Specific Coronavirus Resources Available

FAA Issues COVID-19 Interim Health Guidance for Air Carriers and Crews

It's Official - President Signs Coronavirus Paid Leave Act

Connecticut Update: Governor Lamont Announces Additional Measures to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19

California Governor Temporarily Suspends WARN Act Notice Requirements For COVID-19 Related Business Circumstances

Coronavirus Leave Bill Passes Senate – President Trump Expected to Sign

New York Governor Announces Agreement on Coronavirus Job Protection and Paid Sick Leave

EEOC Issues New Guidance Addressing the ADA, Rehabilitation Act and COVID-19

Sonoma and Ventura Counties and the City of Palm Springs Issue Shelter in Place Orders

Connecticut Governor Signs Executive Order Closing Schools and Ordering the Closure of Certain Businesses

House Revises Coronavirus Leave Bill Before Sending to Senate

California Counties' "Shelter in Place" Orders Severely Restrict Business Activities

Ban on Entry to US by Foreign Nationals Extended to U.K. and Ireland

House Passes Coronavirus Leave Bill

New Jersey Governor Orders Curfew, School Closings and Limitations of Business Hours

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

Entry to US by Foreign Nationals Traveling from Europe Banned Effective March 13, 2020

New Jersey's Supreme Court Upholds Reinstatement of Medical Cannabis User's Claim Under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination

Non-Compete News: Georgia Court Holds Contractor Owes Fiduciary Duty/Duty of Loyalty

Fifth Circuit Provides Positive Guidance on Independent Contractor Classification

HIPAA Privacy and Coronavirus

Recent Changes to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) May Require Employers to Revisit Their Privacy Notice as It Relates to Employees

Is the Gig Economy on Life Support? New York Proposes Process for Sweeping Changes to Worker Classification

NYS DOH Responds In Q&A to Joint Employer Questions and Reveals the Challenge A Fiscal Intermediary Faces in Obtaining an Offer For A Contract in the State's CDPAP

Employers Should be Prepared to Deal with Coronavirus

Immigration Update – USCIS Releases New Form I-9

New Registration Process for FY 2021 H-1B Filing Season

The Gig is Up – New Jersey Misclassification Laws Create Extreme Risk for Anyone Utilizing Independent Contractors

New York Joins Other States in Banning Salary History Questions

Will Your Fiscal Intermediary Be Chosen to Participate in New York's CDPAP?

DOL Issues Opinion Letters Providing Guidance on Nondiscretionary Lump Sum Bonuses and Per-Project Payments

Third Circuit Limits Ability to Certify Wage/Hour Class Actions - Making "Off-the-Clock" Matters Difficult to Certify and Likely Increasing Litigation of Wage/Hour Claims Against New Jersey Employers in State Courts

A (Temporary) Reprieve for Mandatory Workplace Arbitration

One Small Win for McDonald's, and One Giant Victory for Small Business Owners

New Year's Resolutions and Regulations that Employers Should Know Before the Ball Drops

New York Mandates That Fiscal Intermediaries Be Joint Employers to Continue in Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program

Judicial Approval Not Required for Offers of Judgment in FLSA Cases

2019 Recap: New York Leads the Nation in Expanding Work Harassment Protections

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

San Antonio Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Will Not Go Into Effect December 1

New Jersey Contracting Crisis – The War on Misclassification Rages On

California Attempts to Weed Out Unfair Labor Practices at the State Level by Enacting Union-Friendly Regulation on Employers in the Cannabis Industry

New Jersey Bill Creating Presumption of Employment for Independent Contractors Could Decimate the State's Gig Economy

"Better Ingredients, Better Pay?" – Federal Court Provides Guidance on FLSA Compliance and Reimbursement of Expenses for Pizza Delivery Drivers

DOL Attempts to End Confusion Regarding Bonuses and the Use of the Fluctuating Workweek

New Jersey Is About to Take Another Step Towards Eliminating the Use of Independent Contractors by Providing Them with Benefits

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

Florida's Minimum Wage Rate Increases January 1, 2020

Airline Alert: U.S. District Court Rules in Favor of Airline Flight Crew Employees on Paid Sick Leave Challenge

San Antonio Approves New Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Effective December 1, 2019

California Appellate Court Applies Dynamex Retroactively

Federal Court in Massachusetts Finds Race May Be an Admission Factor

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

October Brings Employment Law Changes to Maryland

California Governor Signs AB 5

DOL Reveals Long-Awaited Final Rule Governing Overtime Exemptions

Department of Labor Affirms that FMLA Runs Concurrently with Paid Leave

Lessons in Drafting and Implementing an Enforceable Mandatory Arbitration Agreement

AB 5, Codifying Dynamex and Broadening the ABC Test's Application, Passes California Legislature

NLRB Changes Course on Unilateral Employer Action Standard

SCOTUS Scheduled to Hear Oral Arguments on Whether LGBTQ Rights Are Protected by Title VII

Generalizations, Speculation and Stereotypes About Disabled Individuals Do Not Justify Refusal to Accommodate Use of Service Animals Under the ADA

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

Airline Industry Alert: Dismissal of AIR21 Whistleblower Claim

Employers Should be Prepared for the Challenges of the 2019 Hurricane Season

NLRB Further Expands Private Property Rights by Limiting Non-Employee Handbilling

Airline Industry Alert: DOL Announces Meeting to Solicit Public Input on Aviation Act Whistleblower Protection Provision – AIR21

President Trump Announces Nomination to Second Circuit Court of Appeals

NYS Eases Burden of Proof for Discriminatory Harassment

Illinois Governor Enacts Major Illinois Employment Law Changes

Fifth Circuit Finds EEOC Exceeded its Authority in Issuing Enforcement Guidance on Arrest and Conviction Records

Recent Progression in the Legalization of Marijuana has left Employers Dazed and Confused

New Jersey Passes the Broadest Wage Theft Law in Country With Dire Consequences for Employers

Connecticut Passes Sweeping Changes to its Human Rights Laws

City of Dallas Sued Over Paid Sick Leave Ordinance

New Jersey Joins Jurisdictions Banning Salary History Inquiries

NMB Adopts Rule Change to Simplify the Decertification Process of Labor Unions

Ninth Circuit Withdraws Decision Applying Dynamex Retroactively

Chicago Passes Ordinance Requiring Employers to Provide Predictive Scheduling for Certain Industries

BREAKING: San Antonio Postpones Its Paid Sick Leave Ordinance and Legal Challenge to Dallas' Ordinance Imminent

DOL Pivots, Providing Guidance Likely To Mitigate Recent Blitz of Minimum Wage Class Actions Related to Sleep Time And Off Duty Time Spent In Vehicles

Business Groups Sue to Stop San Antonio Paid Sick Leave Ordinance

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

What New Jersey's New Medical Marijuana Law Means for Employers Wondering How to Deal with Employee Cannabis Use

San Antonio Issues FAQs Regarding Paid Sick Leave Ordinance

U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Review Two Airline Industry Cases

Texas Paid Sick Leave Ordinances in State of Confusion - What Are Employers to Do?

Alabama Passes State Equal Pay Act

NLRB Provides Hospitals and Other Employers Greater Control over their Private Property Available to the Public

New Mexico Joins the Nationwide Movement to "Ban the Box"

Seventh Circuit Holds Obesity is not ADA Impairment Absent Underlying Physiological Cause

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

Employers Must Consider Accommodating Workers' Religious Objections to Flu Vaccination

Ninth Circuit Applies Dynamex Retroactively

Despite Agency Appeal, Employers Required to Submit Component 2 Pay Data for Years 2017 and 2018 by September 30, 2019

Tennessee Expands Potential Immunity to Emotional Distress Claims to Private Employers

DOL Provides Roadmap to Avoid Misclassification of Gig Workers

Dallas Passes City Ordinance Mandating Paid Sick Leave

School Board Not Liable for Disciplining Disabled Educator's Excessive Absenteeism or Denying Her Leave Requests

Supreme Court Says: Express Language Required to Arbitrate on a Class Basis

SCOTUS Certifies Three Cases to Answer the Question of Whether LGBTQ Rights are Protected by Title VII

New Jersey Appeals Court Reaffirms that Obesity is Not Protected Under NJLAD

Maryland Raises Minimum Wage

Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Standard for Identifying Comparators in Title VII and ADA Discrimination Cases

NY Court of Appeals Upholds 13 Hours Pay for 24-Hour Shift Home Health Aides

Third Circuit Agrees with Other Appeals Courts – Federal Employees may Bring Retaliation Claims under Title VII

DOL Proposes New Revisions to Overtime Exemption Rules

New Jersey's Response to #MeToo: New Law Voids Non-Disclosure Agreements and Questions Future of Employee Arbitration Agreements

Non-Compete News: Georgia Court of Appeals Clarifies Definition of "Key Employee" Under the Georgia Restrictive Covenants Act

EEOC's Revised Pay Data Reporting Requirements Reinstated by Federal Judge

Major Religions - 2019 Holiday Calendar

A Hard Hat is Not Just for Men

Non-Compete News: Florida Senator Rubio Proposes Legislation to Loosen Grip on Non-Compete Agreements

Airline Industry Alert: NMB to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Rule to Simplify Process for Decertification of Labor Unions

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

"Better Ingredients, Better Pay?" - Courts to Consider Legality of Papa John's Reimbursement Policy for Delivery Drivers

"Lifting Up Illinois Working Families Act" Increases Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour (And Penalties for Non-Compliance)

New Jersey Expands Family Leave Laws to Provide Greater Benefits to Employees

New Jersey's Own "Green Deal": Adult Use Recreational Marijuana is Coming to the Garden State

Federal Court Rejects Free Speech Challenge to New York City's Payroll Deduction Law

Upstate Federal Court Holds Fiscal Intermediary a Joint Employer of Personal Assistants

Governor Murphy Signs Bill to Increase New Jersey's Minimum Wage to $15 by 2024

Airline Industry Alert: NMB Announces Proposed Rule to Simplify the Decertification Process

Supershuttle Transports Independent Contractor Status into the Spotlight

Municipal Liability Under the ADA for Website Inaccessibility

OSHA Rescinds Part of Electronic Records Rule and Adjusts Maximum Penalties for 2019

Seventh Circuit Limits Job Applicants' Age Discrimination Claims

Non-Compete News: Sixth Circuit Gives Attorneys' Fees to Employer

Ninth Circuit Weighs in On Website Accessibility Obligations

What Can Employers Expect in 2019?

Federal Government Shutdown Effect on Employers

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

Supreme Court Rules Independent Contractor Truck Driver Not Required to Arbitrate Wage Claim

Fashion Industry Impacted by New York's Amended Sexual Harassment Law

The Writing is on the Wall: A $15 Minimum Wage Edges Toward the New Normal

Connecticut Employers are Banned from Asking Applicants' Salary History Effective January 1, 2019

Year-End Update on NYS and NYC Employment Laws

18 States Set to Ring in the New Year with Minimum Wage Increases

New York City Enacts Mandatory Minimum Wage for App-Hail Drivers

Home Care Agencies Sued for Illegal Use of Captive Insurance Company

Non-Compete News: Is a Non-Solicitation of Employees Provision Enforceable in California?

Florida's Minimum Wage Rate Increases January 1, 2019

Help! I Just Received a Charge of Discrimination. Now What? - Part 3 of 3

Austin's Third Court of Appeals Holds Austin's Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Unconstitutional

For Employers, Inclement Weather Preparedness Includes Readying for Employee Questions on How Office Closures Affect Pay, Leaves of Absence, and More

New Ius Laboris Flagship Publication

Help! I Just Received a Charge of Discrimination. Now What? - Part 2 of 3

Supreme Court Rules ADEA Applies to All Public Employers Regardless of Size and Leaves the Door Open to Personal Liability

Department of Labor Relaxes Rules for Tipped Employees

Recent and Upcoming Changes to the Illinois Human Rights Act

Help! I Just Received a Charge of Discrimination. Now What? - Part 1 of 3

Is Your Company Speaking the Right Language?

New FMLA Forms Available from Department of Labor

Non-Compete News: In Georgia, Whether It Is a Non-Compete or a Non-Solicit Makes All the Difference

OFCCP Issues Flurry of New Directives for Contractors

Airline Industry Alert: FAA Enacts Prompt Settlement Policy for Pilots Who are First-Time Violators of Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulations

FordHarrison's 50-State Restrictive Covenant Desk Reference

Zero-Tolerance Policy Didn't Justify Refusing to Hire Medical Marijuana User in Connecticut

New Illinois Laws Require Employers to Reevaluate Policies and Practices

California Governor Signs Wave Of New Gender/Sex Related Bills Into Law In The Wake Of #MeToo

New York State Extends Deadline for Mandatory Sexual Harassment Training

Ninth Circuit Perpetuates Uncertainty in 80/20 Rule for Employers of Tipped Workers

Welcome to the Holiday Season! Reminders for Hiring Seasonal Employees

The Latest Buzz: New Jersey Moves One Step Closer to Legalization of Adult Recreational Marijuana Use

New FCRA Summary of Rights for Background and Credit Checks

Service Animals and the ADA - Part IV

NLRB Proposes Regulation to Resolve Joint Employer Issue

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

Website Accessibility and Americans with Disabilities Act - Part III

DOL Issues Employer-Friendly Opinion Letters

"This Call is Being Recorded": Secret Workplace Recordings

Non-Compete News: Pennsylvania Considers the "Freedom to Work Act"

New York State Issues Draft Anti-Sexual Harassment Training

New USCIS Deportation Policy Has Far-Reaching Implications for Employers

U.S. DOL Plans to Review Contractor Affirmative Action Certification

Common Sense Prevails: Waiving a Drug Test as a Condition of Employment is Not a Reasonable Accommodation

Beware of ICE in the Kitchen: the Return of Worksite Raids

New York City Commission on Human Rights Issues Mandatory Anti-Sexual Harassment Poster

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

New Jersey Enters Partnership with USDOL To Fight Worker Misclassification

"Drive-by" Lawsuits under the Americans with Disabilities Act Continue to Rise - Part I

OSHA Proposes Rescinding Part of Electronic Records Rule

Non-Compete News: Massachusetts Legislature Passes Non-Compete Legislation

FordHarrison and Ius Laboris Examine the Rise of the Gig Economy

Non-Compete News: Massachusetts Takes Another Swing at Comprehensive Non-Compete Reform

California Court Holds Rounding Employee Time Punches to Nearest Quarter Hour OK—Under the Circumstances

#MeToo at 30,000 Feet: The Unique Challenges the Anti-Harassment Movement Poses for the Airline Industry

New South Carolina Poster Requirement

DOL Formally Rescinds Revised Persuader Rule

Federal Court Both Affirms and Invalidates Enforceability of California's Immigrant Worker Protection Act

The Latest Buzz: New Jersey Employer Must Reimburse Injured Employee for Cost of Medical Marijuana

Sexual Harassment: New Protections for Independent Contractors in New York

New York City Considering Mandatory Minimum Wage for App-Hail Drivers

California Is the First to Bring European-Grade Data Protections to the United States

Supreme Court Rules that Public-Sector Agency-Shop Arrangements Violate the First Amendment

Non-Compete News – Georgia Court Interprets Who Can Be Subject to a Non-Compete

Eleventh Circuit Raises Bar for Employers Seeking Summary Judgment in Discrimination Cases

Maryland Enacts Novel Sexual Harassment Reporting Requirement

"Here We Go Again": Transgender Bathroom Dispute Headed Back to the Fourth Circuit

California's Fair Employment and Housing Council Broadens the Definition of National Origin, Including Specific Provisions Relating to Language Restrictions and Employees' Immigration Status

NLRB General Counsel Issues Handbook Guidance

U.S. Supreme Court Sides with Wedding Cake Baker in Gay Rights Case Based on Civil Rights Commission's Impermissible "Hostility"

South Carolina Pregnancy Accommodations Act

What are WPA Creditable Benefits?

Hands-Free Georgia Act Takes Effect July 1, 2018

City of Chicago Requires Airport Service Providers to Enter into Labor Peace Agreements

New York City Earned Sick Time Act Updates Take Effect: New Policies and Notices to Employees Required

U.S. DOL Announces Two-Year TRICARE Moratorium Extension

U.S. Supreme Court's Watershed Decision Preserves Arbitration Agreements, for Now - Dissent Encourages Legislature to Attempt to Reverse the Decision

House Bill Introduced to Address Sexual Assault and Harassment in the Transportation Industry

First Circuit Finds Termination of Employee for Inability to Work Rotating Schedule Did Not Violate the Americans with Disabilities Act

New Jersey Joins Growing List of States Mandating Paid Sick Leave

The New ABC's of Independent Contractor Classification in California

NLRB Holds that Hospital's Dress Code Policies Violate the NLRA

Fast Food Restaurant Workers at Burgerville Unionized

New York City's New Sexual Harassment Laws: What Employers Need to Know

New York State's New Sexual Harassment Laws: What Employers Need to Know

New York Appellate Court Reverses Arbitrator's Decision in Sexual Harassment Case

Non-Compete News: Is Your Non-Compete Clause Too Broad? An Illinois Court Offers Guidance

NEW LAW: New Jersey Now has the Broadest Pay Equity Law in the United States

Massachusetts and the Ninth Circuit: Recent Ban On Using Prior Salary as Basis for Gender Pay Gap

DOL Clarifies Tip Pooling Law

DOL Opinion Letters Providing Guidance on Travel Time and the Compensability of FMLA Protected Leave

Australia's Proposed Modern Slavery Act May Impact American Companies

Supreme Court Rules that Service Advisors at Automotive Dealerships are Exempt from Overtime and Rejects Principle that Exemptions to FLSA Should be Construed Narrowly

Who Won? – The New Tip Pool Law

The Timekeeper - A Quarterly Guide to Developments in Wage/Hour Law - Spring 2018 | Issue 1

New Jersey to Pass Broadest Pay Equity Law in the US

California Federal Court Says Employers Need Not Approve Multiple Leaves of Absence Where an Employee was Totally Disabled and Could Not Provide a Definite End Date to the Leave

US Companies Doing Business in the EU or Impacting EU Individuals Must Comply with the EU GDPR by May 25, 2018

Sixth Circuit Holds Transgender Status Is Protected by Title VII and Rejects Religious Freedom Restoration Act Defense

Ninth Circuit Creates More Uncertainty in 80/20 Rule for Tipped Workers

Getting "PAID" Just Got Easier: The DOL Rolls out a Pilot Initiative to Streamline the Resolution of Wage and Hour Violations

Public Accommodation of Service Animals and Emotional Support Animals

Have You Properly Prepared for a WPA Audit?

California Supreme Court's Recent Overtime Ruling Likely to Cause Payroll Problems

Second Circuit Provides Guidance on Intern-Employee Test

Austin, Texas Mandates Paid Sick Leave

NLRB Joint Employer Whiplash

Sixth Circuit Holds Telecommuting May Be Reasonable Accommodation

Second Circuit Finds Title VII Prohibits Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation

Risky Wager – the Hidden Liability of March Madness Office Pools

New Template Makes It Easier for Employers to Provide Notice Under California's Immigrant Worker Protection Act

Is the New Employer Tax Credit for You?

Be My Valentine! – BUT First Please Review and Sign Below

New Jersey Extends Workplace Protections to Breastfeeding Mothers

Eleventh Circuit Allows Employer to Share Employee's Tips as Long as It Pays Employee Minimum Wage

New HHS Division to Focus on Health Care Workers' Religious or Moral Objections to Providing Certain Care

The Race is on to File H-1B Work Visas on April 1, 2018

Maryland's Healthy Working Families Act Requires Employers in the State to Provide Sick/Safe Leave

Another Employer Deduction Bites the Dust

New Year – New Wage Hour Opinions (Sort Of)

NLRB Tosses "Overwhelming Community of Interest" Standard and Returns to the "Traditional Community of Interest" Standard in Determining Appropriate Bargaining Units

Will the Justice Department's Attack on Marijuana Impact New Jersey Employers?

U.S. DOL Endorses Primary Beneficiary Test for Internships

End of the Year Updates from the Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration

Handbooks – NLRB Gives Some Control Back to Employers

New Jersey Commissioner of Labor Clarifies the Owner-Operator Exemption under the State's Unemployment Law

NLRB Reverses Joint Employer Standard

Seventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Favor of Employer Finding That Required Mental-Health Examinations Did Not Violate the ADA

The Trump Board Signals Changes to Come

Watch out for IRS letters: IRS Begins Enforcing Employer Mandate

DOL's Proposed Rule Change to Give Employers Increased Flexibility to Distribute or Retain Tips from Employees Earning the Full Minimum Wage

DOH Extends Deadline for Fiscal Intermediary Authorization Application to Dec. 15

Changes in Previously Announced COLAs

OSHA Extends Date for Electronically Submitting Injury and Illness Reports

Department of Transportation Adds Four New Drugs to Testing Panel

Non-Compete News: Georgia Court of Appeals Confirms Lack of Geographic or Material Contact Limitation Does Not Invalidate Non-Solicitation of Employees Covenant

CDPAP Fiscal Intermediaries Must File an Application for Authorization With DOH or Cease Operations

Employers Can Expect New Problems When Recreational Marijuana Hits New Jersey

D.C. District Court Issues Injunction Against Transgender Military Ban

U.S. Department of Education Faces Lawsuit Challenging Recent Guidance Concerning Campus Sexual Misconduct

Emerging Laws Prohibit Employers from Inquiring About Past Pay Histories

IRS Issues 2018 COLAs

New California Laws on the Horizon

Applying the WPA to CDPAP -How Do You Do It?

Sixth Circuit Holds Employer Not Vicariously Liable For Actions Of Alleged Supervisor In Title VII Same-Sex Sexual Harassment Case, Affirming Summary Judgment For Employer

U.S. Department of Education Revises Guidance Concerning Campus Sexual Misconduct

Department of Justice Weighs In: Title VII Does Not Prohibit Gender Identity Discrimination

Presidential Proclamation Alters Travel Ban

Courts Continue to Wrestle with Whether Long-Term Leave Can Be a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA

Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Takes Effect April 1, 2018

Non-Compete News - Florida Supreme Court Holds Referral Sources Are Legitimate Business Interests Under Florida's Non-Compete Statute

Employers Must Use New I-9 Form Beginning September 18, 2017

The 2nd Department Rejects NYSDOL's "13 Hours Rule" For 24-Hour Shift Workers

EU GDPR Takes Effect on May 25, 2018: Is Your Company Prepared?

The Ninth Circuit Affords No Deference to the DOL's 80/20 Tip-Credit Guidance—Creating a Circuit Split and Potentially Setting Up a Supreme Court Fight

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

Trump Administration Ends DACA Program

Expansion of Interview Requirement for Green Card Applicants, and Rumors of Change in Travel Authorization for Green Card Applicants

Employers Should Be Prepared to Deal with the Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey

Federal Court Declares DOL Overtime Rules Invalid

The Department of Health and Human Services Revises Drug Testing Custody and Control Form

New Texas Laws Taking Effect September 1, 2017

Diversity Moving Forward - Summer 2017

Compensating Aides for 24-Hour Cases: The Latest

Third Circuit Affirms Judgment in Favor of Employer in ADA Action, Finding that Compliance with NRC Regulations Justified Employee's Termination

Can You Fire an Employee Involved in Racist Protests? Should You?

NYC Pay History Ban to Take Effect October 31, 2017

New Jersey Expands Protection for United States Armed Forces Members and Veterans under New Jersey Law Against Discrimination

Seventh Circuit Holds Distressed County Did Not Violate ADEA When It Terminated Rehired Retirees to Preserve Supplemental Health Insurance Coverage and Avoid Additional Costs

Does Transgender Military Ban Signal New Direction of Trump Administration on LGBTQ Rights?

The Department of Labor Changes Course on Tip-Pooling Restrictions

Appellate Court Nixes Employee Arbitration Agreements

FordHarrison and Ius Laboris Publish Non-Compete Covenants Guide

Non-Compete News – Third Circuit Says Tortious Interference with a Non-Compete Requires Actual Knowledge of the Agreement at Issue

Lawsuits Challenging OSHA Rule Halted as OSHA Reconsiders Rule

Third Circuit Vacates Order Granting Summary Judgment in ADEA Failure to Hire Case Finding Triable Issue of Pretext

Georgia's New Kin Care Law: Who is Covered and What It Means for Employers

Eleventh Circuit Sets the Stage for U.S. Supreme Court Certification on Whether Sexual Orientation is Protected by Title VII

Tenth Circuit Rules Employer That Pays More Than Minimum Wage Does Not Have to Share Customers' Tips With Employees

Florida Enacts Law to Implement Provisions of its Medical Marijuana Amendment, but Significant Questions Remain for Employers

Chicago Adopts Final Rules Implementing Paid Sick Leave Ordinance

DOL's Revival of Opinion Letters and Request for Input on Overtime Rules Welcome News for Employers

Calendar Year Plans Need to File Form 5500 by Monday, July 31, 2017

Major Headaches Coming for Chicago and Cook County Employers When Implementing Paid Sick Leave Ordinances

NYC Enacts "Fair Work Week" Laws for Retail and Fast Food Employees

New Florida Law Addresses Status of Workers and Other Issues in Ride-Sharing Industry

Supreme Court Decision Offers Some Relief to Church-Affiliated Nonprofits Using ERISA Church Plan Exemption

During Last Week of School Seventh Circuit Rules in Favor of Transgender Teen On Restroom Use

USDOL Withdraws Joint Employment and Independent Contractor Guidance

Full Second Circuit to Revisit Its Position On Sexual Orientation as a Protected Class Under Title VII

Non-Compete News: Using Defend Trade Secrets Act, California Court Stops Deletion of Misappropriated Confidential Information

Off-Duty Employees Had Right to "Hang Out" on Employer's Property to Publicize Dispute

Federal Judge Rules that Transgender Employee's ADA Claim May Proceed

NYC's "Freelance Isn't Free" Act Effective May 15, 2017

ACA Repeal Effort Moves to Senate - Employers Should Continue Compliance for Now

Full Second Circuit Asked to Revisit Prior Precedent that Title VII Does Not Protect Sexual Orientation

Second Circuit Upholds NLRB Order Finding Derogatory Facebook Post Protected Under the National Labor Relations Act

California's New Criminal Background Check Regulations to Go Into Effect July 1, 2017

"Common Sense Reality": Seventh Circuit Holds That Sexual Orientation Discrimination Violates Title VII

Virginia Supreme Court Refuses to Expand Bowman Doctrine for Wrongful Termination of an At-Will Employee

24-Hour Home Care Workers Must Be Paid For All 24 Hours (Appellate Division, First Department, New York Supreme Court)

California Supreme Court Limits Right to Jury Trial on Health Care Whistleblower Claims

NLRB Asserts Jurisdiction Over Non-Teaching Employees of a Private Religious University

Employers Escape Private Claims under the Tennessee Tip Statute

President Trump Revokes Blacklisting Executive Order, Including Paycheck Disclosure Requirements

Second and Eleventh Circuits Rule They are Bound by Prior Precedent that Title VII Does Not Prohibit Sexual Orientation Discrimination, but Some Judges Suggest It Should

California Court Approves $700,000 Settlement for Seating Claim Brought By Retail Employees

Texas' Pending LGBT-Related Legislation: What it Means for Employers

ALJ Rules that OFCCP Exceeded its Authority in Demanding Certain Employee Compensation Data from Google

Supreme Court Rules that Former Acting NLRB General Counsel Became Ineligible to Perform Duties After President Obama Nominated Him for Permanent Position

Seventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Employer in Title VII and Title IX Retaliation Case

Ninth Circuit Enforces Arbitration Agreement's Class Action Ban, but Only After Severance of PAGA Ban

Is it a Gamble for Employers to Permit Office Pools During March Madness?

Hawaii Federal Judge Blocks President Trump's New Travel and Refugee Ban

California Businesses To Provide Neutral Restrooms So All Genders Can Do Their Business

USCIS Temporarily Suspends Premium Processing of H-1B Petitions

Non-Compete News - New York Will Not Stop Fired Employees from Competing

Airline Industry Alert: California Court Upholds RLA Exemption to State Wage and Hour Law

Fourth Circuit Creates New Joint Employment Test under the Fair Labor Standards Act

Trump Administration Revokes Obama's Transgender Bathroom Guidance for Public Schools

Trump Administration Withdraws Motion Seeking to Limit Court's Stay of Obama's Transgender Bathroom Guidance in Public Schools

Resource Update: What Can Employers Expect from the Trump Administration in the Upcoming Year?

Multiemployer Pension Plans: Section 1405 – Limitation on Withdrawal Liability

New Jersey Seeks to Become Center Of International Arbitration

Meal and Rest Breaks – What are the Rules?

Ninth Circuit Upholds Suspension of Executive Order's Travel and Refugee Ban

Puerto Rico Issues Comprehensive Labor Law Reform

UPDATE: Executive Order's Travel and Refugee Ban Temporarily Suspended

Participating in New York's CDPAP Is Necessary to Maintain Your Caseload

Ninth Circuit: FCRA Background Check Disclosure Cannot Include Liability Waiver

Non-Compete News – Georgia Court Interprets Georgia's Blue Penciling Statute

President Trump Signs Executive Order Calling for Travel Ban, Increased Foreign National Vetting Procedures and Visa Processing Changes

Philadelphia to Prohibit Asking Job Applicants About Their Prior Wage History

President Trump Signs Executive Order on Affordable Care Act

Tennessee Court of Appeals Cleans Up Questions on Dog Groomers' Employment Status

The Race to File H-1B Work Visas on April 1, 2017

Texas Court Enjoins Enforcement of Regulation that Would Forbid Discrimination in Healthcare on the Basis of Gender Identity and Termination of Pregnancy

Resource Update: 50-State Survey Provides Overview of State Tip Credit and Minimum Wage Laws

Expansive New Rule for Certain Employment-Based Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Visa Programs

Ninth Circuit Rules Service Advisors at Automotive Dealerships Are Not Exempt From Overtime Pay

Connecticut Supreme Court Rules No Punitive Damages Under the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act

Separate vs. Combined Leave Policies - The Pros and Cons

Major Changes to New York Overtime and Minimum Wage Regulations to Take Effect on December 31, 2016

Florida's Minimum Wage Rate Increases January 1, 2017

California Supreme Court Tells Employees To Rest Assured

What Does Florida's New Medical Marijuana Law Mean for Employers?

City of Los Angeles Passes Ban-the-Box Law

EEOC Issues Publication Informing Job Applicants and Employees with Mental Health Conditions of their Employment Rights

Federal Court Says ADA Does Not Require Reassignment of Employee Without Competition

Seventh Circuit Indicates It May Conclude that Sexual Orientation Discrimination is Sex Discrimination Under Title VII

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

Recommendations to Make the Corporate Holiday Party Fun, Festive, and Harassment-Free

NYC Employers Should be Aware of Stringent Local Laws

OSHA Anti-Retaliation Rule Will Take Effect December 1

Federal Court Stops December 1st Implementation of New Overtime Rules

Election Day 2016: New State Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave Laws

USCIS Releases New I-9 Form

Implementation of DOL's New Persuader Rule Permanently Blocked

Finally! Something That's Not "Protected Activity" in California

New York City Ramps Up Efforts to Enforce the Prevailing Wage Requirement of Its 421-a Affordable Housing Tax Exemption

What Impact Could Trump's Election Have on Employers?

DOJ Publishes Antitrust Guidance for HR Professionals Relating to No-Poaching and Wage-Fixing Agreements

White House Issues State Call To Action To Ban Certain Non-Compete Agreements

How to Run a Successful CDPAP Without Undue Risks

Employers Must Exercise Care to Avoid Being Considered a "Perfectly Clear" Successor Under Recent Board Decisions

On Eve of Implementation, Federal Court Presses Pause on Nearly Every Provision of Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces "Blacklisting" Executive Order

OSHA Update – Enforcement of Anti-Retaliation Rules Delayed

Full Seventh Circuit To Consider Whether Title VII Protects Sexual Orientation

New York District Court Decision Provides New Guidance on the Second Circuit's Intern-Employee Test

The State of Connecticut "Bans the Box"

Cook County Joins Chicago and other Jurisdictions in Mandating Paid Sick Leave

Employers Should be Prepared to Deal with the Impact of Hurricane Matthew

Five Reasons Why New York Restaurants Should Have an Employee Handbook

Resource Update: 50-State Survey Provides Overview of State Voting Leave Laws

DOL Issues Final Rule on Paid Sick Leave for Employees of Federal Contractors and Subcontractors

UPDATE: Compliance Date Extended for Electronic Travel Authorization Requirement for Visa-Exempt Travelers to Canada

Minimum Wage for Certain Federal Contractors Increases to $10.20 Effective January 1, 2017

How Do You Construct WPA Creditable Benefits?

Revised I-9 Form Approved But Not Yet Released

Sixth Circuit Upholds Jury Award Of Compensatory Damages Against CRA Under The FCRA For Negligence, But Vacates Punitive Damages Award

Effective September 29, Certain Visa-Exempt Travelers to Canada Must Have an Electronic Travel Authorization to Enter the Country by Air

"Watch out for Web accessibility requirements under the ADA!"

EEOC Issues New Enforcement Guidance Regarding Retaliation Claims

New IRS Procedure for "Late" Rollovers

Ninth Circuit, California Appellate Court Take Aim at Arbitration Agreements

NLRB Holds Student Assistants Who Have a Common-Law Employment Relationship With a Private University Are "Employees" Under The National Labor Relations Act

Labor Department Settles Overtime Pay Dispute with Its Own Employees

FLSA Conditional Certification Denied in NYS for 5,000 Home Care Workers

Does New Jersey's Conscientious "Everyone" Protection Act Trump the NLRB's Exclusive Jurisdiction? State Supreme Court says "Yes"

New OFCCP Sex Discrimination Rule Now in Effect

NLRB Rules Aircraft Cleaners Are Not Subject to the Railway Labor Act

Massachusetts Lawmakers Approve Pay Equity Bill

Immigration Penalties Increase Effective August 1, 2016

Individuals, Families, and Households and Those Who Jointly Employ Home Care Workers With Them are All Liable for Unpaid Overtime

Diversity... Moving Forward Summer 2016

Who Decides Whether Arbitration Will Include Class Claims? California High Court Says Ambiguous Agreements May Be Decided in Favor of Workers

EEOC Publishes Revised EEO-1 Pay Data Rule

NLRB Holds Employer Consent Not Required for a Union to Represent a Bargaining Unit Combining both Regular and Temporary Employees

Eighth Circuit Finds Non-Competition Agreements Assignable to Successor Employer in Asset Purchase Without Employees' Consent

California Court of Appeal Finds Fact Investigation by Outside Counsel is Privileged

Highlights of San Diego Minimum Wage and Sick Leave Ordinance Approved by Voters and Expected to Take Effect in July 2016

Important Tips for Addressing the DOL's New Overtime Expansion

Supreme Court Upholds University Affirmative Action Admissions Policy

EEOC Increases Penalty for Violating Notice Posting Requirements by 150 Percent

"Brexit": What American Employers Need to Know

Airline Industry Alert: FAA Does Not Recommend Routine Psychological Testing for Pilots

Employers Should Evaluate Safety Incentive Programs and Drug Testing Policies in Light of New OSHA Rule

New Jersey Employers Cannot Reduce Employees' Time To File Discrimination Claims From Two Year Statute Of Limitations, Rules Unanimous New Jersey Supreme Court

VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark for 2016 is 6.9 Percent

Eighth Circuit Weighs in On Legality of Class Action Waivers

"EEOC: Employers must allow transgender employees to use restroom of choice"

Alabama's New Non-Compete Statute Places New Restrictions on Employers

What Health Benefits Are Creditable Under the WPA?

"Persuader Rule" IMPORTANT UPDATE

What Are Creditable Benefits under the WPA?

Seventh Circuit Decision Rejecting Class Action Waiver Sets Stage for Supreme Court Review

Tennessee Legislative Update

Supreme Court Rules that Statute of Limitations Period for Constructive Discharge Claims Begins to Run from Date of Notice of Resignation

Invocation of "The Rule" During Trade Secret Injunction Hearings

DOL's Final Rule Expands Overtime Eligibility for Millions of Workers

New Federal Law Governs Trade Secrets

SCOTUS Fair Credit Reporting Act Background Check Standing Case Remanded to Lower Court

OFCCP Publishes Revised FAAP Directive

"Trade secret theft: a new cloak for an old dagger"

Starting July 1, 2016, Employees in Los Angeles Get Three Additional Days of Paid Sick Leave and $10.50 Per Hour

New Federal Law May Be Employers' Strongest Weapon Against Trade Secret Theft

"Nonunion company booked for firing in-plant protester"

"Potential for discrimination halts Georgia's religious freedom bill"

The UK Continues to Take Aim at the Gender Pay Gap

Russia's New Personal Data Localization Requirements

New York Enacts Paid Family Leave Law and Increases Minimum Wage Rate

DOL Issues Long-Awaited New Rule Governing Retirement Investment Advisors

California Supreme Court Tells Both Sides to Sit Down

San Francisco Becomes First U.S. City to Approve Fully Paid Leave for New Parents

Labor Department Unveils Final "Persuader Rule"

Lack of Time Records? There's an Expert for That – U.S. Supreme Court Reinforces Use of Time Study Experts in Class Certification

Is it a Gamble for Employers to Permit Office Pools During March Madness?

More Businesses Face Lawsuits Challenging Website Accessibility

Get Ready: USDOL Sends Final White Collar Exemption Rule to OMB – Could be Published in 30 to 60 Days

"Contractor called out for possible race bias on Musial Bridge project"

"Joint-employer liability in the franchise restaurant industry"

Fifth Circuit Decision May Endanger Many Texas Arbitration Agreements

Ninth Circuit Approves DOL Rule that Restricts Tip Pooling

Ius Laboris Knowledge Base Newsletter - March 2016

Multiemployer Pension Plans Reduced Interest Rate Assumptions Dramatically Increase Withdrawal Liability

Update - DOL's Final White Collar Exemption Rule Could Be Published Earlier Than July 2016

DOL Says Final Rule Will Be Published in July 2016 and Be Effective Within 60 Days

"Court grounds ADA lawsuit against United Airlines"

"When is sleeping on the job not a terminable offense? 11th Circuit weighs in"

EU-US Privacy Shield May Provide Guidance for Transatlantic Data Transfers

Form M-1 Filings Due March 1, 2016 for MEWAs

Restaurant Industry Alert: DOL Issues Administrator's Interpretation Impacting Joint Employer Liability in the Franchise Restaurant Industry

Unions and the Gig Economy

Union Agreement to Arbitrate "Sleep-In" Wage and Hour Claims Applies Even Though Agreement Was Signed After Lawsuit Began

DOL Issues Administrator's Interpretation Impacting Joint Employer Liability in the Franchise Restaurant Industry

Intercepting Office Pool Liability – What Do Employers Have to Lose by Permitting Super Bowl Related Gambling?

EEOC Proposes Requiring Employers to Report Pay and Hours Worked Information on EEO-1 Forms

NYS Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights

Fourth Circuit Backs NLRB on Supervisor Status

Employers Again Brace for Winter Storms

DOL Issues Administrator's Interpretation Expanding the Definition of Joint Employment

"Fire department employee's discrimination case is hosed"

"Age is just a number... unless you're 40 or older"

Reminder - The Race Is On to File H-1B Work Visas on April 1, 2016

How Does the New Texas Open Carry Law Affect Employers?

ACA Reporting Delayed

Congress Gives Commuters a Christmas Present

What's on the Horizon for Employers in 2016?

"Court gives city the shaft for employee's lewd comments"

"Termination lessons from the gridiron"

What You Need To Know About California's Amended Fair Pay Act That Takes Effect January 1, 2016

A Legal Tipping Point – Are No-Tip Policies the Wave of the Future?

Undoing Form 5500 Extensions

The Race to File H-1B Work Visas on April 1, 2016

"Focus on Paid Family Leave Intensifies in the U.S. as it Lags Behind Other Developed Nations"

"Car dealership's labor appeal is a lemon"

"Don't shred your applications! You could save $1.25 million"

DOH Reverses Position on Overtime Pay Under The Wage Parity Act

New York City Transit Benefit Requirement Fast Approaching

2016 Cost of Living Increases are Rare

The PACE Act – Changes to the Definition of Small Group for Purposes of ACA Market Reforms

Failure to Promote Employee on Maternity Leave Results in Litigation

Resource Update - Data Privacy in the Americas

"NLRB takes a knee in Northwestern University case"

"Event-planning company fined more than $600,000 for I-9 violations"

United States Supreme Court Denies Stay of Appeals Court Ruling Validating USDOL's Final Rule

Resource Update - Navigating the "Shadow Workforce" of Interns, Volunteers, Independent Contractors and Temporary Workers

Georgia Wage Garnishments Resume after Revised Order

Return to Sender: The Boomerang of Garnishment Checks Back to Georgia Employers

OFCCP Launches Class Member Locator

Airline Industry Alert: Court Finds Airline Deregulation Act Does Not Preempt Miami-Dade County's Living Wage Ordinance

24-Hour Shift Cases: Now Far Too Costly To Service?

DOL Announces Increase in Minimum Wage Rate for Federal Contractors

"Former employee can seek unpaid wages in both IDOL and court"

"Talk to the hand, but be cautious if you scan it!"

Diversity... Moving Forward - Summer 2015

EEO-1 Filing Deadline Extended to October 30, 2015

OFCCP Publishes Final Rule on Pay Transparency

Extending Form 5500 Deadlines

Executive Order Will Require Paid Sick Leave for Employees of Government Contractors

Federal Court Approves $415 Million Settlement of Employee Antitrust Claims Against California Technology Employers

Airline Industry Alert: Court Finds Federal Law Preempts State Drug-Testing Law as Applied to Flight Attendant

"What Are Expecting Employees Expecting Under the New 'Accommodation' Standard"

Hurricane Preparedness Applies at Work as Well as at Home – Questions Employers May Face This Season

NLRB Adopts New Broader Joint-Employer Standard

Tennessee Supreme Court Throws Out Applicant's Workers' Compensation Retaliation Claim Against Prospective Employer

Recent Opinion Letter Raises Questions Regarding California's Paid Leave Law

Airline Industry Alert: Washington State Supreme Court Finds SeaTac Ordinance Increasing Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour Enforceable at Airport

DOL's Final Rule Upheld By D.C. Court Of Appeals

"How to handle an agency-led wage and hour investigation"

"DOL says 'most workers are employees' under FLSA"

Fifth Circuit Rejects SOX Whistleblower Claims Not Raised in Administrative Complaint; Adopts Liberal "Reasonable Belief" Pleading Standard With Respect to Protected Conduct

Ius Laboris Americas Newsletter - August 2015

Is Mandatory Paid Sick Leave on the Horizon for Federal Contractors?

New Texas Law: Is it Enough to Ease Concern Over Franchise Liability for Employment-Related Claims?

Multiemployer Pension Plans - Withdrawal Liability is Mounting

USCIS Issues Final Guidance on When to File an Amended or New H-1B Petition After Matter of Simeio Solutions, LLC – But Cautions the Public: ‘Don't Rely on It'

Restaurant Industry Alert: Wage Board Proposal - Fast Food Workers' Minimum Wage May Rise to $15 in New York City by 2018

D.C. Circuit Reverses NLRB's Decision that AT&T Violated Employees' Rights When It Suspended Employees for Wearing T-Shirt Disparaging the Company

How to Effectively Handle a Wage and Hour Government Investigation

What California Employers Need to Know About the New CFRA Regulations Effective July 1, 2015

Recent Amendments Give California's Sick Leave Law A Much-Needed Shot in the Arm

Events Planning Company Fined over $600,000 for Serious I-9 Paperwork Violations

New Jersey's Conscientious "Everyone" Protection Act? State Supreme Court says "Yes"

DOL Interpretation Says "Most Workers are Employees" Under the FLSA's Broad Definitions

"Illinois governor manages a victory over state's largest union"

Restaurant Industry Update: Tennessee Court of Appeal Permits Lawsuit under State Tip Law to Proceed

Confidential Documents Potentially Safer From Employee Misappropriation Says New Jersey's Supreme Court

Court of Appeals Spices Up Class Certification "Death Knell" Laws For Chipotle

Resource Update: Mental Health Issues in the Workplace – A Global Perspective

The DOL's Proposed Amendments Increase the Salary Threshold for the FLSA's White Collar Exemptions - Dramatically Expanding the Number of Employees Eligible for Overtime

Supreme Court Holds States Cannot Ban Same-Sex Marriage; All States Must Perform and Recognize Same-Sex Marriage

Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act Subsidies for Coverage Purchased on Federally Facilitated State Health Care Exchanges

Appellate Decision Teaches New Jersey Employees How To Remove Confidential Documents and Trade Secrets from Employers

U.S. Department of State Announces Two-Thirds of its Consular Posts are Online and Processing Visas

Resource Update - Restrictive Covenant FAQs: How to Protect Your Business, Data, Intellectual Property, and People from Unfair Competition

U.S. Department of State Experiences another World-Wide Delay in Visa Processing

New York City Passes Ban-the-Box Legislation Affecting Private Employers

Resource Update: USCIS Issues Flawed Guidance on Filing Amended H-1B Petitions Post Matter of Simeio

No-Hire Clauses Common to Settlement Agreements Now Void In California

Calendar Year Plans Need to File Form 5500 by July 31, 2015

Airline Industry Alert: Ninth Circuit Reverses Status Quo Injunction against Airline

Supreme Court Finds Employer's Lack of "Actual Knowledge" of Need for Accommodation No Defense to Religious Discrimination Claim

Airline Industry Alert: OT Class Action Against Southwest Airlines Fails to Take Off

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Holds Hostile Work Environment Can Be Created With A Single Racial Epithet

California Court Ruling Pulls the Spurs Off PAGA Deputies' Boots

Federal Court Upholds Federal Contractor Union Notice Requirement

NLRB's General Counsel Confirms an Employer is Not Required to Provide Information Relating to a Union's Unsupported Belief that Two Separate Subsidiaries are Operating as One

EEOC Required to "Conciliate"—However It Sees Fit—Before Suing Employers

Ius Laboris Newsletter - May 2015

EEOC Will Begin Pilot Program for Online Submissions in Response to Charge Notices

California Attorney General Seeks Supply Chain Transparency Information from Businesses

California Labor Agency Overseeing Paid Sick Leave Law Says Employers Must Use Caution When Asking for Doctors' Notes

EEOC Issues Proposed Wellness Program Amendments to ADA Regulations

Employer Not Required by ADA to Permit Employee to Telecommute

Labor Department Proposes Fiduciary Conflict of Interest Rules — Again

New Precedent Decision Revoking an Approved H-1B Work Visa Petition Poses Dire Consequences for the Consulting Industry

Restaurant Industry Alert: "Fight for $15" Planned for Tax Day

Tennessee Governor Signs Legislation Providing Additional Employment Protections for Handgun Owners

NLRB Provides Insight into Recent Developments at Symposium

Resource Update: Religion, Holidays and Days off in the Global Workplace

DOL Defines a Married, Same-Sex Partner as a "Spouse" under the FMLA

No Reprieve for Employers: President Obama Vetoes Congressional Resolution Halting Implementation of NLRB's Ambush Election Rule

Supreme Court Delivers New Life to Pregnancy Discrimination Claim

Tennessee Legislature Approves New Employment Protections for Handgun Owners

March Madness: Could Friendly Wagers Among Employees Put Your Organization At Risk?

Supreme Court Upholds DOL's Rulemaking Procedure in Reclassifying Mortgage Loan Officers

OFCCP's Final Rule Prohibiting LGBT Discrimination by Federal Contractors Takes Effect April 8, 2015

New DHS Rule Extends Eligibility for Work Authorization to H-4 Dependent Spouses of Certain H-1B Workers Starting May 26, 2015

Ius Laboris Americas Newsletter - March 2015

The Tip Credit: Won't Be What It Is Now for New York Employers

New Jersey's "Ban the Box" Law Takes Effect March 1, 2015

Upcoming New Rules for New Category of PEO

New York Court Refuses to Enforce Agreement's Covenant Not to Compete Where Employer Breached the Agreement First

Philadelphia Enacts Paid Sick Leave Ordinance

Managing Retail Employer Risk and the Janitorial Services Contractor-Subcontractor Relationship

California Court Decision on Meal Breaks May Cause Health Care Industry To Go To Code Blue

Boon to New Jersey Employers: State Supreme Court Confirms that Federal Faragher/Ellerth "Affirmative Defense" Now Applies to Sexual Harassment Claims Under State Law

Resource Update: Organized Labor's International Strategy to Solve Its Domestic Crisis

The Diminishing Tip Credit: Another Reason it is becoming Harder to Comply with Wage & Hour Laws in New York

Resource Update: Parental Leave Laws in the U.S. and Abroad: Evolving International Standards

Diversity... Moving Forward - Winter 2015

New California Court of Appeal Opinion Provides Guidance on Rest Breaks

Winter Storms Raise a Blizzard of Questions for Employers

Amendments to New York's Wage Theft Prevention Act: A Double-Edged Sword for Employers

Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) Compliance Alert

Third Circuit Finds that the Federal Railroad Safety Act's Anti-Retaliation Provision Does Not Cover Employees Treated for Off-Duty Injuries

Supremes Leave PAGA Representative Claims Intact

Employers Should Prepare Now for Filing H-1B Visa Applications

Supreme Court Will Hear Same-Sex Marriage Issue

Illinois Employment Law Letter

New Jersey Supreme Court Restricts Ability to Label Workers as Independent Contractors

A Manager's New Year's Resolutions

Heads Up – The ACA Employer Mandate Is Now In Effect: Beware of Actions that Could Result in ACA Whistleblower Liability

DOL Administrative Review Board Nixes Greedy H-1B Worker's Front Pay Appeal Based on New H-1B Employer Petition Approval

U.S. District Court Blocks U.S. DOL's New Definition of Companionship Services Under FLSA

DOJ Says Title VII's Sex Discrimination Prohibition Includes Gender Identity

NLRB Opens Company Email Systems to Employees for Communications Protected by the National Labor Relations Act

Can Your Home Care Agency Afford to Employ "Sleep-Ins"?

NLRB Adopts New Election Procedures

Resource Update: HR Strategies for International Same-Sex Secondments

Appeals Court Vacates DOL Rule Authorizing Use of Skill-Based Private Wage Surveys in H-2B Temporary Labor Certification Application Proceedings

Supreme Court Narrows Test for Compensable Time Under the FLSA

Employers Get Ready to Ring in the New Year with New California Laws For 2015

OFCCP Releases Final Rule Prohibiting LGBT Discrimination in Government Contracting

Zero Tolerance for Marijuana Use by Employees: A Prescription for Litigation?

California Employers Should be Prepared to Comply with California's Law Making Companies Liable for Staffing Company/Labor Contractors' Wage-and-Hour and Other Employment Violations

How Will Obama's Immigration Actions Impact Employers?

City of Oakland Joins Two Other California Cities in Mandating Paid Sick Leave

Legal Alert: Employer Errors in Dealing with Additional Medicare Tax

OFCCP Announces Issuance of 2,500 Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters

Unpaid Wage Claims for Pre- and/or Post-Work Activities: Leaving America's Heartland and Coming to a Corporate Environment Near You

Retail's Best Kept Secret against Non-Employee (Union or Otherwise) Protestors? Property Rights and an Evenly Enforced Policy Restricting Time, Place and Manner

Massachusetts Voters Say "Yes" to Mandatory Sick Time

Dallas Voters Approve City Charter Amendment Prohibiting Discrimination Against City Employees based on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

IRS Provides Protection against Upcoming Change in Rollover Rules

Recent Changes to Maryland Law Give Pregnant Employees and New Parents Enhanced Employment Protections

Affordable Care Act Update: Hospitalization Services Required for Plan to Meet Minimum Value

Department of Labor Publishes Final Rule to Raise Minimum Wage for Certain Federal Contractors and Subcontractors

Resource Update: When Voting Rights and Politics Enter the Workplace

Resource Update: NLRB's Continuing Expansion of Off-Duty Access Rights

Ius Laboris Newsletter - October 2014

Airline Industry Alert: RLA System Board Rules That Cessation of Operations as an Air Carrier Resulted in Termination of the CBA

Proponents of Florida's Medical Marijuana Amendment Have High Hopes But Will Its Passing Affect Your Workplace Policies?

IRS Announces 2015 Cost-of-Living Increases to Benefit Plan Limits

New California Paid Sick Leave Law May Cause Headaches for Employers

Resource Update: Anti-Corruption Laws in the Americas

The Dawn of "Micro-Unions": A Scary Proposition for Employers

Illinois Employment Law Letter

Ius Laboris Newsletter- The Americas - October 2014

Are You Prepared to Deal with Potential Exposure to Ebola in the Workplace?

California Law Expands Scope of Liability of Employers that Use Labor Contractors

Brand Protection: The Case for Franchisor Auditing and Enforcement of Franchise Agreement Compliance Clauses

OFCCP Issues New Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing – Federal Contractors Must Act Quickly to Ensure Compliance

VETS Publishes Final Rule on VEVRAA Reporting Requirements

Restaurant Industry Newsletter - September 2014

Resource Update: Innovative Strategies for Defending Against the Rising Tide of Wage and Hour Class and Collective Action Claims

OSHA Announces Final Rule Changing List of Establishments Required to Keep Records and Reporting of Work-Related Injuries

Illinois Employment Law Letter

Business Associate Agreements May Require Amendment

Coerced Arbitration Agreement Not Enforceable in FLSA Collective Action

Diversity... Moving Forward - Summer 2014

Employees in Maryland Can Now Get Treble Damages for Overtime Claims

OFCCP Publishes Directive on Gender Identity and Sex Discrimination

Federal Court Rules that Minnesota Drug Testing Law Does Not Apply to Employment Outside of Minnesota

Florida Court finds Workers' Compensation Statute Unconstitutional

Federal Contractors See Hike in SCA Health & Welfare Rates

Illinois Employment Law Letter

Can You Hear Me Now: Employers in California Must Reimburse Employees for Mandatory Work-Related Calls on Personal Cell Phones

Tennessee Legislature Adds Employee Privacy Protections to "Internet Accounts"

OFCCP Will Require Contractors to File Equal Pay Report

NLRA Violation for Refusal to Allow Union Representation Prior to Drug Test

U.S. State Department Updates Information Regarding Delays in Visa and Passport Processing

Executive Order Requires Certain Federal Contractors to Self-Report Labor Violations; Prohibits Mandatory Arbitration of Certain Discrimination and Harassment Claims

NLRB Moves Toward New Standard to Hold Franchisors Are Joint Employers of Their Franchisees' Employees

Must an Employer Modify its Leave of Absence Policy to Ensure Compliance with the ADA?

Airline Industry Legal Alert: Pregnant Employees Now Entitled to ADA-Type Accommodations

State Department Says Computer Glitch Has Caused a World-Wide Delay in Visa and Passport Processing

Federal Courts Issue Conflicting Decisions on Affordable Care Act Subsidies

President Signs Executive Order Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Federal Judge Dismisses Claim against University; Failure to Appropriately Monitor Docket Not Excusable Neglect

OFCCP Argument for Expansive Scope of Desk Audit May be Weakened

New EEOC Guidance Expands Protection for Pregnant Employees

Illinois Employment Law Letter

Health Care Alert: Supreme Court Limits Agency Fees to Full-Fledged Public Employees

NY Legislature Passes Significant Amendments to the Wage Theft Prevention Act: Employers No Longer Required to Distribute Annual Pay Notices

Department of Labor Publishes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Implement Executive Order 13658

Supreme Court's Contraceptive Decision Not a One-Size-Fits-All Religious Exemption from the Affordable Care Act's Requirements

Supreme Court Invalidates Recess Appointments to NLRB

Supreme Court Rules that Public Employee's Testimony Is Protected by First Amendment

California High Court Finds Class Action Waivers Enforceable; Waiver of PAGA Action is not Enforceable

IRS Announces Section 409A Compliance Initiative Project

When is a Retirement Account not a Retirement Account?

Illnois Employment Law Letter

Healthcare Employers Must Be Consistent When Restricting Union Buttons and Other Insignia

Students in Clinical Training Program Were Not Employees Under the FLSA

New Tennessee Law Limits Scope of Employment Discrimination

New Jersey Bill Expanding Prohibition on Discrimination Against Unemployed Advances In State Legislature

Resource Update - Navigating the "Shadow Workforce" of Interns, Volunteers, Independent Contractors and Temporary Workers

Is Your Business At Risk for Damages and Civil Money Penalties Based on Violations Stemming from Improper I-9 and E-Verify Procedures?

NLRB Strikes Down Work Rule Prohibiting Off-Duty Employee Access to Company Property

Restaurant Industry Alert - Fast Food Strikes Announced for Global Workforce

OFCCP Issues Directive on TRICARE Moratorium

D.C. Council Seeks to Amend Wage Theft Prevention Act

OFCCP Announces National Percentage of Veterans in Civilian Labor Force is 7.2 Percent

Calendar Year Plans Need to File Form 5500 by July 31, 2014

Is Telecommuting as a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA the New Norm?

Airline Industry Legal Alert: Ninth Circuit Finds FAA Preempts Safety-Related Wrongful Termination Claim

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Michigan Constitutional Amendment Prohibiting Use of Race-Based Preferences in State University Admissions Decisions

Florida Supreme Court Finds State Law Bans Pregnancy Discrimination

Many Employers Will Owe Increased Unemployment Tax

Illinois Employment Law Letter

Legal Alert: TRICARE Complaint Dismissed Against Florida Hospital

Airline Industry Legal Alert: NMB Publishes New Strategic Plan

Legal Alert: Fifth Circuit Finds Confidentiality Provision Violates NLRA

NYC Paid Sick Time Law Effective Today, April 1, 2014

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Decides Severance Not Exempt from FICA

Legal Alert: Eleventh Circuit Upholds Enforceability of Class Action Waiver

Legal Alert: OFCCP Moratorium Offers Only Temporary Relief for Health Care Providers

Legal Alert: President Obama Orders Changes In Overtime Regulations – What to Expect and When

Illinois Employment Law Letter

NYC Paid Sick Time Law Amended to Cover Employers With As Few As Five Employees

Legal Alert: Employer Strategies in a Changing Slow-Growth Economy – Dealing with Organized Labor: The Boeing Blueprint

Legal Alert: Mayor Approves Newark Paid Sick Leave; Ordinance Expected To Take Effect Mid-June 2014

Legal Alert: March Madness - Could Friendly Wagers Among Employees Put Your Organization At Risk?

Legal Alert: California's Gentry Rule under Challenge

Legal Alert: VETS Issues Proposed Regulations Revising VEVRAA Reporting Requirements

Healthcare Legal Alert: The Full Quorum Strikes Back - NLRB's Ambush Election Rules Revived

Legal Alert: Final Regulations on Affordable Care Act's Employer Mandate Issued – Part 1

Legal Alert: Employers Must be Prepared to Deal with the Aftermath of the Recent Winter Storms

Illinois Employment Law Letter

Legal Alert: President Obama Signs Executive Order Raising Minimum Wage for Service and Construction Contracts

Airline Management Newsletter - February 2014

Legal Alert: Newark City Council Passes Paid Sick Leave Ordinance; Mayor Expected To Approve Measure

Legal Alert: Tennessee Employee Gun Owner Protection Amendment Voted Down

Legal Alert: New York Law Makes Misclassification of Workers in the Transportation Industry More Costly than Ever

Noncompete News - February 2014

Legal Alert: President Obama Plans to Sign Executive Order Raising Minimum Wage for Some Federal Contract Workers

Legal Alert: The Race to File H-1B Work Visas on April 1, 2014

Legal Alert: OFCCP CSAL Letters Will be Released Soon

Legal Alert: New Gender Equity Poster and Notice Required for New Jersey Employers

Legal Alert: The OFCCP Disability Self-Identification Form Has Been Finalized

Healthcare Industry Legal Alert: Nursing Home Settles Genetic Information Discrimination Lawsuit

Healthcare Industry Alert: Pregnancy-Blind Light Duty Policy Not Enough to Obtain Summary Judgment on Pregnancy Discrimination Claim in New Sixth Circuit Case

Illinois Employment Law Letter

Diversity... Moving Forward - Winter 2014

Legal Alert: Volunteer Hours of Firefighters and Emergency Responders Can be Excluded from ACA's Shared Responsibility Calculation

Restaurant Industry Newsletter - January 2014

Legal Alert: Bill to Amend New Jersey Law Against Discrimination to Include Protections For Pregnant Workers Passed By Legislature, Awaits Governor Approval

Legal Alert: Board Will Not Seek Supreme Court Review of Decisions Invalidating Notice Posting Rule

Legal Alert: IRS Answers Some Outstanding Questions for Same Sex Spouses

California Employment Law Letter

Illinois Employment Law Letter

Legal Alert: Whistleblowing Made Easy: OSHA's New On-Line Complaint Procedure Has Gone Live

Legal Alert: OFCCP Reveals Plans for Releasing Proposed Rules in 2014

Legal Alert: Fifth Circuit Further Strengthens Class Action Waivers with Latest DR Horton Decision

Legal Alert: Proposed Law Would Amend New Jersey Employment Discrimination and Whistleblower Laws to Protect Interns

Legal Alert: Trade Association Challenges OFCCP's Rehabilitation Act Rule

Legal Alert: Affordable Care Act Transitional Policy for Individual and Small Group Plans

Illinois Employment Law Letter

Legal Alert: Mid-Year Changes to Safe-Harbor Plans

Legal Alert: Health Care Reform Provisions for 2014 and Beyond

Legal Alert: New Jersey Voters Approve Minimum Wage Hike; Rate to Increase to $8.25 with Future Increases Tied to Cost of Living

Legal Alert: IRS Modifies "Use It or Lose It" Rule for Health Flexible Spending Arrangements

Legal Alert: Employers Should Be Aware of the Risks of Unexpected FMLA Liability

lllinois Employment Law Letter

U.S. DOL's Final Rule Limiting Domestic Services Imposes Heavy Burden on Household Direct Hires

Legal Alert: Fifth Circuit Says Designated Parking Space May Be Reasonable Accommodation

Legal Alert: NLRB Releases Notice of Procedures for Government Shutdown

Legal Alert: Government Shutdown and Processing of Immigration Benefits

Legal Alert: Jersey City Passes Paid Sick Leave Law; Applies to Employees Who Work At Least 80 Hours Per Calendar Year in City

Legal Alert: The Windsor FICA Fix

Legal Alert: Countdown Starts for Effective Date of Revised Veterans' and Rehabilitation Act Regulations

Legal Alert: Labor Department Signs On to State-of-Celebration Rule for Same-Sex Marriages

Companionship Exemption for Agency Employed Home Care Workers Ends Effective January 1, 2015

Legal Alert: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Bulletin about Federal Regulation of Payroll Cards

Legal Alert: OFCCP Announces Twitter Chat on New Veterans' and Rehabilitation Act Rules

Benefits Bulletin - September 2013

Legal Alert: New Jersey Governor Signs Social Media and Gender Parity Laws

Legal Alert: IRS Answers Residence Question for Same-Sex Spouses

Restaurant Industry Newsletter - August 2013

Legal Alert: Federal Court Finds NLRB Acting General Counsel Solomon's Appointment Invalid

Airline Industry Legal Alert: Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Aircraft Cabin Crewmembers

Legal Alert: OFCCP Releases Final Veterans and Rehabilitation Act Rules

Legal Alert: 6th Circuit Affirms NLRB, Requires "Overwhelming Community of Interest" To Challenge Bargaining Units

Legal Alert: Tennessee Financial Institutions Should Be Aware of a Rise in ATM Accessibility Lawsuits

Legal Alert: Tennessee Governor May Be Open to New Protections for Employee Gun Ownership

Healthcare News: Former Nurse Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Settle Circuit Split on Meal Break and Timekeeping Issue

Legal Alert: OFCCP Sends Final Disability and Veterans' Rules to OMB

Restaurant Industry Newsletter - July 2013

Legal Alert: OFCCP Removes CSAL Notice from Website

Legal Alert: New Jersey Enacts Domestic Violence Leave Law; Effective Oct. 1, 2013, Employers Must Provide 20 Days' Leave for Victims

Legal Alert: OFCCP posted notices Of CSAL

Legal Alert: New Jersey Supreme Court Eases Employee Retaliation Claims

Legal Alert: Federal Courts Deal a Blow to DOL Regulatory Efforts

Legal Alert: Guidance Released on Delay of "Pay or Play" Penalties Under ACA

The Companionship Exemption for Agency Employed Home Care Workers May End As Early As This Month. Are You Prepared to Defend Your Agency Against the Lawsuits That Will Follow?

Legal Alert: OFCCP Set to Publish Revised Disability and Veterans Regulations

Legal Alert: ACA "Pay or Play" Penalties Delayed Until 2015

Legal Alert: EEOC will be Sending New EEO-1 Passwords

Legal Alert: Georgia Employers Face More Aggressive Immigration Compliance Requirements Effective July 1, 2013

Noncompete News: Illinois Appellate Court Finds Restrictive Covenant Unenforceable; Continued Employment of at Least Two Years Required

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Strikes Portion of DOMA

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Sets Heightened Standard for Proving Retaliation Claims

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Adopts Narrow Definition of Supervisor Under Title VII

Restaurant Industry Legal Alert: Answers To Frequently Asked Questions Concerning California's Human Trafficking Notice Requirements

Legal Alert: Fourth Circuit Finds NLRB Lacked Authority to Issue Notice Posting Rule

Restaurant Industry Legal Alert: Child Labor Restrictions Could Impact Summer Hiring

New York State Department of Labor Publishes Proposed Regulations Governing Wage Deductions

Legal Alert: In An Effort To Raise Awareness Of Human Trafficking California Requires Certain Businesses And Establishments to Post Public Notices Regarding Victims' Rights

Restaurant Industry Newsletter - June 2013

Legal Alert: AG Opinion Provides Guidance on Tennessee's Safe Commute Act

Legal Alert: Federal Contractors Not Released from Notice Posting Requirement

Legal Alert: Minnesota Court Upholds Principle that Married Employees May Lawfully Sleep with the Enemy

Legal Alert: Another Federal Court Invalidates the Recess Appointment of an NLRB Member

Legal Alert: Tennessee's Safe Commute Act May Impact Workplace Weapons Policies

Legal Alert: Notice of Health Exchange Coverage Options Guidance Released

Legal Alert: Fast Food Walkouts May be Just Beginning

Legal Alert: New York City Council Approves Sick Leave Law

Legal Alert: Federal Appeals Court Strikes NLRB's Notice Posting Rule

Restaurant Industry Newsletter - May 2013

Immigration Alert: Attention International Travelers - Paper I-94s will be Eliminated by May 21, 2013

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Lends Support to Strategy For Curtailing Wage and Hour Collective Actions

Legal Alert: New Jersey Bill Would Limit Enforceability of Post-Employment Covenants

Legal Alert: OFCCP Updates Non-Retaliation Policy

Legal Alert: Full Implementation of SHOP Health Exchanges Delayed

Healthcare Industry Legal Alert: Federal Judge Finds that OFCCP Has Jurisdiction Over Three Hospitals

April 2013 Airline Management Newsletter

Restaurant Industry Newsletter - April 2013

Legal Alert: OFCCP's New Round of CSALs

Legal Alert: March Madness - Could Friendly Wagers Among Employees Put Your Organization At Risk?

Legal Alert: California Expands Protections for Disabled Employees

Noncompete News - March 2013

Legal Alert: The New Form I-9 Is Here

Legal Alert: MEWA Form M-1 and Final Regulations Released

Legal Alert: Sequestration Arrives With Federal Contractors Still Facing WARN Act Uncertainties

Legal Alert: OFCCP Issues New Directive for Analyzing Pay Discrimination Claims

Legal Alert: New FMLA Poster Required by March 8, 2013

Airline Industry Legal Alert: DOL Issues Final FMLA Crewmember Regulations

Legal Alert: Final HIPAA Regulations Released: Time to Review Your HIPAA Policies?

Legal Alert: California Supreme Court Issues "Mixed Motive" Decision Favorable to Employers

Legal Alert: USCIS Will Accept H-1B Petitions Beginning April 1, 2013

Legal Alert: DOL Issues Final Rule Implementing Statutory Amendments to the FMLA

Legal Alert: New Jersey Governor Conditionally Vetoes Minimum Wage Increase

Legal Alert: NLRB Strikes Down Employer's Handbook Policies

Legal Alert: Court Finds President's Recess Appointments to NLRB Unconstitutional

Legal Alert: Department of Labor Issues New Guidance Clarifying FMLA Qualifying Leave

Legal Alert: NLRB Judge Finds Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Provisions in Employment Agreement Violate NLRA

Legal Alert: New Board Policy Permits Front Pay to be Included in Settlement Agreements

Legal Alert: Deaf Lifeguard's Disability Claims Against Oakland County Go to Jury

Legal Alert: Correcting 2012 Withholding Errors

Legal Alert: Eighth Circuit Requires Arbitration of FLSA Claim and Rejects Board Decision in D.R. Horton

Legal Alert: The Fiscal-Cliff Tax Relief Affected Benefits, Too

Legal Alert: Board Changes Position – Holds Witnesses Statements Are Not Automatically Considered Confidential

Legal Alert: California Supreme Court Reverses Court of Appeal; Declares State Labor Picketing Laws Constitutional in 6-1 Decision

Legal Alert: DHS Proposes to Extend Work Authorization to H-4 Spouses of H-1B Workers

Legal Alert: California Rings In 2013 With New Employment Laws

Legal Alert: Employers Must Be Prepared to Use Revised FCRA Forms Beginning January 1, 2013

Legal Alert: IRS Provides Temporary Waiver of Certain Eligibility Requirements for the Voluntary Classification Settlement Program

Legal Alert: FCPA Resource Guide Issued

Legal Alert: Public University Lawfully Terminated HR Vice President Who Published Op-Ed Insensitive To Homosexuals

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Set to Rule on Same-Sex Marriage

Legal Alert: NLRB Judge Rules That Threatening Posts on Union's Facebook Page Are Not Union's Responsibility

Legal Alert: Untangling Healthcare Reform Form W-2 Reporting Requirements for PEOs

Legal Alert: IRS Provides Disaster Relief for Plan Participants

Legal Alert: Congress Approves Legislation Expanding Federal Whistleblower Protection Act

Legal Alert: Health Care Reform is Here to Stay

Legal Alert: PBGC Announces Pilot Program to Target ERISA 4062(e) Enforcement Efforts to At-Risk Pension Plans

Legal Alert: Snap Back to Reality: NLRB Steps Back from the Ledge on Employment At Will

Legal Alert: Board and Courts Clash Over D.R. Horton

Noncompete News: Former Employee Can't Sue Employer Under Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Over The Ownership Of Employee's Social Media Account

Legal Alert: Employers Must be Prepared to Deal with the Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy

Legal Alert: Second Circuit Finds DOMA Unconstitutional

Legal Alert: IRS Announces 2013 Cost-of-Living Increases to Pension Plan Limits

Legal Alert: NLRB Takes on At-Will Employment

Legal Alert: Proposed NJ Law Would Impact Certain Independent Contractors

Legal Alert: NLRB Upholds Employee's Discharge In First Facebook-Related Decision

Legal Alert: New Jersey Governor Takes Action on "Gender Pay Parity" Bills

Legal Alert: VETS-100/VETS-100A Report Filing Deadline Extended

Legal Alert: New York Strengthens Law Protecting Social Security Numbers

Legal Alert: New York Expands Permissible Wage Deductions

Avoiding Workplace Headaches During this Political Season

Post-Macy Best Employment Practices for a Transgender Workforce

Fall Management Update

Legal Alert: OFCCP Rescinds Outdated and Redundant Directives

Airline Management Newsletter

Noncompete News - Fourth Circuit Joins Other Circuits and Takes a Narrow View Of The CFAA In Employee Data Theft Case

Legal Alert: New Illinois Law Protects Social Networking Passwords

Legal Alert: NLRB Rejects Employer's Confidentiality Requirement for Internal Investigations

Noncompete News - Speculation is not Enough to Support Trade Secret Misappropriation Claims in California

Noncompete News - Eleventh Circuit Holds That RCA Does Not Apply to Non-Competes Signed Before May 11, 2012

Legal Alert: What to Watch in New Jersey – Pending Legislation

Legal Alert: Eleventh Circuit Finds DHL Express Not a Joint Employer under FLSA

Legal Alert: Calendar Year Plans Need to File Form 5500 by July 31, 2012

Legal Alert: New Authority Concerning Tax Treatment of Tips

Legal Alert: Federal Court Finds Owner-Operators Independent Contractors Under FLSA

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Reform Law

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Bars Arizona, Other States From Criminalizing Alien Employment

Legal Alert: Obama's Executive Order and the I-9 Compliance Implications

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Holds that Public Sector Unions Must Provide Nonmembers Notice and Opportunity to Opt Out of Special Assessments or Fee Increases

Legal Alert: DOL to Host Webinar on FMLA

Legal Alert: New Initiatives for Veterans Present Opportunities, Challenges for Employers

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Finds Pharmaceutical Sales Reps Exempt

Legal Alert: Frito-Lay Appeals ARB Ruling Which Granted OFCCP Access to Data

Airline Industry Legal Alert: NMB Clarifies Run-off Election Rule

Hospitality Industry Legal Alert: Court Upholds Tip Credit Notice Requirement

Legal Alert: First Circuit Finds the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) Unconstitutional

Legal Alert: NLRB Provides Additional Guidance on Social Media Policies

Legal Alert: Flexible Spending Account Limitation Put Off

Legal Alert: FAQs Issued on SBC Requirement

Legal Alert: Board Member Terence Flynn Resigns

Legal Alert: Is the NLRB Poised to Make Organizing College Faculty Easier?

Legal Alert: Only 23,000 H-1B Visa Numbers Remain for 2012

Airline Industry Legal Alert: NMB Announces Public Hearing on Proposed Rule Implementing RLA Amendments Which May Eliminate Carrier Victory in a Tie

Legal Alert: Minnesota Supreme Court Expands Sexual Harassment Cause of Action under State Law

Legal Alert: Court Invalidates Ambush Election Rule; Board Suspends Implementation

Legal Alert: COBRA Audits Updated

Legal Alert: DOL Provides Guidance on Participant-Level Disclosure Regulation

Legal Alert: US DOL Judges Require Production of AAP Data Beyond Date of OFCCP Scheduling Letter

Hospitality Industry Legal Alert: Second Circuit Rejects Board's ULP Determinations against Starbucks

Legal Alert: CA Employers Should Start Getting Commission Agreements in Writing

Legal Alert: Frequently Asked Questions About the Brinker Decision

Legal Alert: High Profile Allegations of FCPA Violations Require Compliance Assessment

Legal Alert: EEOC Permits Transgendered Worker to Proceed with Title VII Claim

Legal Alert: EEOC Issues Updated Guidance on Employers' Use of Criminal Records

Legal Alert: NLRB General Counsel Releases Guidance on Ambush Election Rules

Legal Alert: OFCCP Jurisdiction Over Health Care Entities

Legal Alert: First Federal Appeals Court Opinion Interpreting CIGNA v. Amara: Ninth Circuit Rejects Claim for Equitable Relief Under ERISA

Legal Alert: Appeals Court Blocks Enforcement of Notice-Posting Rule for Now

Legal Alert: Denial of Workers' Comp Claim May Form the Basis of RICO Claim

Legal Alert: Court Rejects Board's Notice-Posting Requirement

Noncompete News: Ninth Circuit Holds Employee Data Theft is Not Punishable Under the CFAA After All

Legal Alert: CA Supreme Court Finally Decides Brinker: Employers Must Only "Provide" Meal Periods, "Not Ensure" They Are Taken

Legal Alert: NLRB Notice Posting Requirement Takes Effect April 30

Legal Alert: Maryland Prohibits Employers from Requiring Employees' Social Media Passwords

Legal Alert: Eleventh Circuit Adopts "Manager Rule" and Rejects Manager's Retaliation Claim

Legal Alert: Court Grants Partial Summary Judgment in Favor of Hospitals in Nurse Wage-Fixing Lawsuit

Legal Alert: Texas Supreme Court Enforces Jury Waiver Agreement

Legal Alert: Supreme Court holds that States Cannot Be Sued for Damages under FMLA's Self-Care Provision

Spring Management Update

Legal Alert: Jury Finds Virginia Tech Negligent in School Shootings

Legal Alert: Court Upholds Board's Notice Posting Rule; Strikes Enforcement Provisions

Legal Alert: New Jersey Legislature Considering Increase to State Minimum Wage Rate

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Grants Review of University Affirmative Action Practice

Legal Alert: Final Section 408(b)(2) Disclosures Regulation Published; Disclosure Deadline Extended

Legal Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Decision on FAA Preemption Overrules West Virginia High Court

Hospitality Industry Legal Alert: The Trouble with Tips Continues: Two Recent Court Actions Illustrate Ongoing Challenges Facing Hospitality Employers

Legal Alert: Social Security Tax Break Being Extended to Year-End

Legal Alert: Ninth Circuit Invalidates Contractual Choice of Law Provision; Holds that California Law Applies to Independent Contractor Determination

Legal Alert: EEOC Publishes Guidance on Whether High School Diploma Requirement Violates ADA

Legal Alert: DOL Publishes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on FMLA Regulations

Legal Alert: FAA Reauthorization Act Amends RLA Election Procedures

Legal Alert: Opponents File Brief with Supreme Court Arguing Individual Mandate Provision of Health Care Reform Law is Unconstitutional

Legal Alert: New Jersey Legislature Attempting to End Owner Operators and Deputize Labor Unions

Legal Alert: Final Regulations Issued Regarding Summary of Benefits and Coverage Explanation

Legal Alert: EEOC to Hold Public Meeting on Pregnancy Discrimination and Caregiver Issues

Legal Alert: Georgia Garnishment Law Amended

Legal Alert: OFCCP Extends Time for Comments on Rehabilitation Act Regulations

Legal Alert: Unilateral Right to Amend Arbitration Agreement Makes Employment Arbitration Clause Unenforceable

Noncompete News: Virginia Supreme Court Overturns Long-Standing Precedent on the Enforceability of Noncompetition Covenants in Employment Agreements

Legal Alert: Title VII Record-Keeping Requirements Extended to GINA

Legal Alert: DOL Proposes Revising FMLA Regulations

Legal Alert: USERRA Expanded to Include Hostile Work Environment Claims

Reminder: OSHA Injury & Illness Summaries Must be Posted on February 1

Legal Alert: Class-Action Antitrust Complaint Alleging an Unlawful Employer "No-Poaching" Conspiracy Appears to Have Survived a Motion to Dismiss

Legal Alert: New York's Wage Theft Prevention Act Requires Notice to Employees

Legal Alert: EEOC Reports Record Number of Discrimination Charges

Noncompete News: Georgia Court uses Restrictive Covenant Act to Blue Pencil Nonsolicit Agreement

Legal Alert: NLRB Assesses Litigation Expenses Against Employer in Unfair Labor Practice Case

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Addresses "Ministerial Exception" to Discrimination Laws

Legal Alert: IRS Issues Interim Guidance on Health Plan Cost Reporting Requirement

Legal Alert: SEC Rule Proposes to Preclude Certain Collective Action Claims under FINRA Arbitration Rules

Legal Alert: Exempt or Non-Exempt Employee? The Wrong Response Can Cost You

Legal Alert: Class Action Preclusion and the NLRB

Legal Alert: President Recess Appoints Three Members to NLRB

Legal Alert: With Its Decision in Harris, the California Supreme Court Breathes Life into the Administrative Exemption

Legal Alert: Following the 2011 Appropriations Bill, Dealerships Face An Uncertain Future With Regard to Exempt Employees

Legal Alert: VETS 100/VETS 100A Report Filing Deadline Extended to January 15, 2012

Legal Alert: New Rule Restricting Cell Phone Use by CMV Drivers

Legal Alert: Mandatory Mediation in Minnesota

Legal Alert: Ford & Harrison Partner Discusses Significant Issues in Employment Related Class Actions

Legal Alert: Social Security Tax Break Temporarily Extended

Legal Alert: Board Publishes Ambush Election Rule

Legal Alert: NLRB Postpones Effective Date of Notice Posting Rule

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Sets Dates for Arguments on Health Care Law Challenges

Legal Alert: Senate Passes National Defense Authorization Act

Legal Alert: President Announces Plan to Nominate Two NLRB Members; Board Publishes Procedural Rule for Periods When it Lacks Quorum

Legal Alert Update: Will Congress Exempt Health Care Providers from Affirmative Action Obligations?

Legal Alert: Florida Minimum Wage Rate Increases to $7.67 Effective January 1, 2012

Legal Alert: Ford & Harrison Partner Discusses how the California Supreme Court's Upcoming Decision in Brinker May Impact Employers

Legal Alert: OFCCP Proposes Changes to Rehabilitation Act Regulations

Legal Alert: Will Congress Exempt Health Care Providers from Affirmative Action Obligations?

Legal Alert: NLRB Approves Changes to Speed Up Election Process

Airline Management Newsletter

Management Update

Legal Alert: Summary of Benefits and Coverage Requirements Delayed

Legal Alert: EEOC and OFCCP Publish Revised Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Coordination of Efforts

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Will Determine Validity of Health Care Reform Law

Legal Alert: Federal Contractors May Now File VETS 100/VETS 100A Reports—Deadline Extended to December 30, 2011

Legal Alert: In Surprising Decision Court Finds That The California Trucking Industry Does Not Have To Comply With California's Rest And Meal Break Laws

Legal Alert: California Provides a New "Lift" to Health Care Workers That Must be Shouldered by Their Employers

Legal Alert: IRS Announces 2012 Cost-of-Living Increases to Pension Plan Limits

Legal Alert: Tennessee Employers are Required to Compensate Employees for Travel Time To and From Jury Duty

Legal Alert: A New Document Required for California "New Hires"

Legal Alert: Watch Out Employers of Commissioned Sales People in New Jersey – They're No Longer Exempt

Legal Alert: California Employers No Longer Subject to State or Local E-Verify Requirements

Legal Alert: California's New Law Imposes Stiff Penalties on Employers who Misclassify Employees as Independent Contractors

Legal Alert: Back to Brinker: California's Meal Period Riddle Will Soon Be Answered

Legal Alert: Board Postpones Implementation Date of New Posting Requirement

Legal Alert: Ford & Harrison Lawyers Obtain NLRB Judge's Order Upholding Termination for Offensive Facebook Posts

Legal Alert: DOL Extends Deadline for Second Time to Submit VETS 100/VETS 100A Reports

Management Update

Legal Alert: Employee Misclassification Relief?

Legal Alert: Georgia Employers Must Use Attorney to Answer Garnishment Summons

Legal Alert: Board Releases Notice of Employee Rights Poster; Lawsuit Filed to Block Implementation of Final Rule

Legal Alert: New NLRB Standard Favors Smaller Bargaining Units

Legal Alert: NLRB to Require Posting of Notice of Employee Rights

Legal Alert: Eleventh Circuit Finds Individual Mandate Provision of Health Care Reform Law Unconstitutional

Legal Alert: Important Changes to Florida's Unemployment Compensation Law

Legal Alert: OFCCP Begins Development of Compensation Data Collection Tool

Legal Alert: Will Your Business be in Compliance with the California Transparency in Supply Chain Act by the January 1, 2012 Deadline?

Legal Alert: DOL Extends Time Until November 30, 2011 to Submit VETS-100/VETS-100A Reports

Airline Managment Newsletter

Legal Alert: Eleventh Circuit Issues Important New Decision on Attorneys' Fees in FLSA Lawsuits

Management Update

Legal Alert: Sixth Circuit Clarifies Employee's Burden of Proof for ADA Association Discrimination Claim Under the Distraction Theory

Legal Alert: Tenth Circuit Decides that Protective Gear Included in FLSA Exemption for Changing Clothes

Legal Alert: Illinois Civil Union Law Impacts Employers

Legal Alert: OFCCP Reinstates Use of Functional Affirmative Action Program Agreements

Legal Alert: Ninth Circuit Holds that Third Party Insurers may be Sued Under ERISA

Noncompete News: The Computer Fraud And Abuse Act Isn't Just For Computer Hackers Anymore; The Ninth Circuit Extends Its Protection To Employee Data Theft

Legal Alert: Texas Supreme Court Expands Enforceability of Covenants not to Compete

Legal Alert: New Law Prevents Texas Employers from Prohibiting the Storage of Employees' Legal Firearms in their Locked Vehicles While at Work

Legal Alert: Tennessee Enacts New Employment Authorization Law

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Rejects Nation-Wide Sex Discrimination Class Action

Legal Alert: Texas Supreme Court Permits Expansive Review of Arbitration Awards

Legal Alert: CMS Issues Unreasonable Rate Increase Final Rule

Management Update

Noncompete News: Georgia's Restrictive Covenants Act Effective May 11, 2011

Legal Alert: OFCCP Seeks Approval to Revise Scheduling Letter and Related Documents

Legal Alert: DOL Launches Smartphone Timesheet App

Legal Alert: Florida Minimum Wage Increases to $7.31 Effective June 1, 2011

Legal Alert: Ninth Circuit Finds Employer Has Burden of Proof When Denying Reinstatement After FMLA Leave

Legal Alert: Reminder - DOL's "Tip Credit" Notice Requirement Takes Effect Today

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Finds FAA Preempts State Law Prohibiting Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements

Legal Alert: OFCCP Publishes Proposed Veteran Regulations

Georgia Proposes More Aggressive Immigration Law

Legal Alert: Department of Labor Clarifies "Tip Credit" Regulations

Noncompete News: Is The Duty Of Loyalty Dead In California?

Legal Alert: Department of Labor Reverses Position on Exemption of Service Advisors Working for Automobile Dealerships

Legal Alert: Health Insurance Information Reporting Further Delayed

Legal Alert: Non-Enforcement Grace Period Extended for Certain Internal Claims and Appeals Standards

Airline Management Newsletter

Legal Alert: EEOC Revises ADA Regulations

Legal Alert: DOJ's Amended Rule Relating to Titles II and III of the ADA Now in Effect

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Holds That FLSA's Antiretaliation Provision Includes Oral Complaints

Noncompete News: Justice Department: Non-solicit Agreements Among High-Tech Employers Violate Antitrust Law

Legal Alert: Calendar Year Plans Need to File Form 5500 by August 1, 2011

Legal Alert: Second Circuit Addresses Class-Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements after Supreme Court's Stolt-Nielsen Decision

Noncompete News: Uncertainty Remains Regarding Georgia Noncompete Laws

Legal Alert: OFCCP Outlines New Audit Procedures

Legal Alert: IRS Replaces Schedule SSA

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Clarifies Cat's Paw Liability in Discrimination Claims

Management Update

Legal Alert: IRS Clarifies Reimbursements for Breastfeeding Supplies

Legal Alert: NLRB Settles Charge Claiming Employee was Fired for Facebook Post

Legal Alert: Keeping Violence Out of the Work Environment

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Permits Third-Party Retaliation Claims

Legal Alert: Computer Usage Policy Trumps California Employee's Attorney-Client Privilege

Legal Alert: OFCCP Proposes Rescinding Systemic Compensation Discrimination Guidance

Legal Alert: New Executive Order Requires Florida Agencies to Comply with E-Verify

Legal Alert: IRS Issues Guidance on Health FSA and HRA Debit Card Use for Over-the-Counter Drugs

Legal Alert: IRS Delays Nondiscrimination Requirements

Legal Alert: Agencies Issue Additional FAQs on Health Care Reform and the Mental Health Parity Act

Legal Alert: $1.9 Million Jury Verdict Awarded on Former Employee's Minnesota State Law Claim

Management Update

Legal Alert: NLRB Proposes Rule Requiring Posting of Employee Rights Under the NLRA

Legal Alert: IRS Expands Group Trusts

Legal Alert: Medical Loss Ratio Interim Final Rule Released

Legal Alert: IRS Issues Further Guidance Regarding In-Plan Roth Conversions, but Leaves Questions Unanswered

Legal Alert: Arizona Employers Must be Ready for New Medical Marijuana Use Law

Noncompete News: Georgia's New Restrictive Covenants Act

Legal Alert: NLRB Claims Firing Employee Over Facebook Post is Illegal

Legal Alert: Reach of Employee's "Waiting-Time Penalties" Cut Off at Three Years

Legal Alert: Senate Rejects Paycheck Fairness Act

Legal Alert: Changes to Grandfathered Plan Rules Announced

Legal Alert: EEOC Issues Final GINA Regulations

Legal Alert: How Will the 2010 Mid-Term Elections Impact Employers?

Legal Alert: Not Brinker, But A California Appellate Court Solves the Riddle - Employers Need Only "Provide" Meal Periods Not "Ensure" They Are Taken

Legal Alert: Hospital's Participation in TRICARE Subjects it to Federal Contractor Affirmative Action Obligations

Legal Alert: 401(k) Fee-Transparency and Disclosure Rule Published

Legal Alert: Health Care Reform Regulations - Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review Processes

Legal Alert: Do Employers Need to Report the Amounts that They Pay for Employees' Health Insurance?

Legal Alert: Dodd-Frank Act Requires Federal Agencies to Establish Offices to Evaluate Contractors' Diversity

Legal Alert: Tennessee Supreme Court Rulings Mean Employers May See More State-Court Retaliation Claims

Management Update

Legal Alert: Sweeping Reforms Imposed by Dodd-Frank Act Create Obligations for Employers

Legal Alert: Board Finds "Shame On" Banners Do Not Violate NLRA

Legal Alert: Overtime for Home Care Workers: On the Horizon?

Legal Alert: NLRB Poised to Overturn Two Critical Bush-Era Board Decisions

Legal Alert: IRS Issues Additional Guidance on Prohibition of Reimbursement for OTC Drugs and Medications

Noncompete News: California Court Finds Employers May Be Liable for Wrongful Termination When Honoring Competitors' Non-compete Agreements

Legal Alert: USCIS Increases Filing Fees for H-1B and L-1 Applications

Legal Alert: No Private Right of Action for Violation of California Law Prohibiting Employers from Taking Tips Left For Employees

Legal Alert: New Illinois Law Prohibits Use of Credit History in Hiring and Employment Decisions

Legal Alert: Dealing with Long Term Care Insurance Under Healthcare Reform

Legal Alert: Administrative Law Judge Rules in Favor of Company in OFCCP Compliance Review Dispute

Legal Alert: Ninth Circuit Finds Insurance Agent is Independent Contractor, Not Employee

Legal Alert: Health Insurance for Terminating Executives

Practical Insights: Dealing with Medicare Part B and COBRA Coverage

Legal Alert: DHS Issues Final Rule on Electronic Signature and Storage of I-9s

Legal Alert: OFCCP Issues Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Employment of People with Disabilities

Legal Alert: Health and Human Services' Proposed Rule to Modify the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules

Legal Alert: Form 5500 Filing Due for Calendar Year Plans

Legal Alert: California Court of Appeals Declares State Labor Picketing Laws Unconstitutional

Legal Alert: Minnesota Appeals Court Clarifies Distinction Between Independent Contractor and Employee

Legal Alert: More Health Care Reform Regulations Issued

Legal Alert: Form 5500 Schedule SSA Update

Legal Alert: More Health Care Reform Regulations Issued - Agencies Clarify Rules for Preventive Services

Legal Alert: Protective Equipment Not Included in FLSA Exemption for Changing Clothes

Legal Alert: Is Having a Close Relationship Enough to Pursue Title VII Retaliation Claim?

Airline Managment Newsletter

Management Update

Legal Alert: Minnesota Supreme Court Finds In-House Lawyer Not Protected by State Whistleblower Law

Legal Alert: Tennessee Governor Signs Law Permitting English-Only Policies

Legal Alert: DOL "Clarifies" that FMLA Definition of Son or Daughter Includes Children of Same-Sex Domestic Partners

Legal Alert: Anticipated Health Care Reform Grandfathered Plan Regulations Released

Legal Alert: Senate Confirms Pearce and Hayes as Board Members

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Upholds City's Review of Employees' Text Messages

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Holds that Two-Member NLRB Lacked Authority to Issue Rulings

Noncompete News: Eleventh Circuit Reaffirms Distinction Between Noncompete Provisions and Nonsolicitation of Customers Provisions in Georgia

Legal Alert: OFCCP Issues Verification Procedures under Executive Order 13496

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Holds that Arbitrator, not Court, Should Decide Issue of Unconscionability

Legal Alert: National Labor Relations Board Submits Request for Information on Possible Implementation of Off-Site Voting in Representation Elections

Legal Alert: Early Retiree Reinsurance Program Draft Application, Instructions and FAQs Available; Final Application Expected Late June 2010

Legal Alert: Insurance Web Portal Guidelines Issued by Health and Human Services

Legal Alert: Agencies Issue Interim Final Rules Concerning Dependent Coverage

Legal Alert: IRS Releases Further Guidance Regarding the Small-Employer Tax Credit

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Finds Firefighters' Disparate Impact Claims Timely

Legal Alert: HSA Contribution Limit Remains Unchanged for 2011

Supreme Court Holds that a Party Need Not be a "Prevailing Party" to be Awarded Attorney's Fees under ERISA § 502(g)(1)

Noncompete News: Update on Tennessee Trade Secret and Non-Compete Law

Legal Alert: Federal Contractors to Post New Union Notice June 21, 2010

Airline Legal Alert: Industry Challenge to NMB's Final Rule

Legal Alert: Faragher/Ellerth Affirmative Defense not Available for Claims under New York City Human Rights Law

Airline Legal Alert: NMB Publishes Final Rule

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Holds that Parties Who Have not Agreed to Class Arbitration Cannot be Required to Submit to Class Arbitration

Legal Alert: Proposed Legislation Focuses on Misclassification of Workers

Management Update

Legal Alert: Court Emphasizes that Evidence of Training Is a Must

Legal Alert: Third Extension of COBRA Premium Subsidy Extends Availability Through May 31, 2010

Noncompete News: Texas Values Clash in Noncompete Case High Court Agrees to Hear

Legal Alert: White Paper Discussing the Impact of Health Care Reform on Individual and Small Business Taxes

Legal Alert: IRS Issues Employee Affidavit for the HIRE Act

Legal Alert: Ford & Harrison White Paper Discussing Employment-Related Obligations Imposed by Health Care Reform Law

Legal Alert: Government Issues Proposed Rule Implementing EO 13494 "Economy in Government Contracting"

Legal Alert: Chart Summarizing Health Care Reform Act Requirements

Legal Alert: Clarification - CHIP Notice Deadline Approaching for Plan Years that Begin Between February 4, 2010 through April 30, 2010

Legal Alert: DOL Finds Mortgage Loan Officers are not Exempt Administrative Employees

Legal Alert: Update – President Announces Recess Appointment of Craig Becker to NLRB

Legal Alert: DOL Releases Updated Model COBRA Notice Packages

Legal Alert: OFCCP Update

Legal Alert: Health Care Reform Enacted

Legal Alert: President Signs Law Providing Tax Break for Employers Who Hire Unemployed Workers

Legal Alert: Miami-Dade County Enacts "Wage Theft" Ordinance

Legal Alert: COBRA Subsidy Extended Until March 31, 2010

Legal Alert: Participant Investment Advice Regulation Resurrected

Legal Alert: Act Now to Begin the Application Process for H-1B Visas for FY 2011

Legal Alert: A Look Back at 2009 and What 2010 May Hold for Employers

Legal Alert: Update: Senate Fails to Confirm Becker as NLRB Member, Could a Recess Appointment Be Lurking?

Legal Alert: Reassess Independent Contractor Classifications Now in Light of President Obama's Proposed Budget

Legal Alert: New Guidance Regarding Penalties for Child Labor Violation

Legal Alert: DOL Publishes Model CHIP Notices for Eligibility for Premium Assistance Under Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program

Legal Alert: EFCA by Fiat? What a Becker Confirmation to the NLRB Could Mean for Employers

Legal Alert: Calling the Ledbetter Act a "First Step," Sponsors Urge Senate to Pass Paycheck Fairness Act

Legal Alert: Interim Final Regulations (Finally) for the Mental Health Parity Act

Legal Alert: OFCCP Announces Newly Scheduled "Listening Sessions"

Legal Alert: Eleventh Circuit Finds that Job Applicant Need Not Be Disabled Under the ADA to Sue for Prohibited Pre-Offer Medical Inquiry

Legal Alert: DOL Publishes Model COBRA Notices, Other Compliance Resources

Legal Alert: DOL's Final Participant Contribution Regulation

Legal Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Lets Stand Decision of California State Court Refusing to Enforce Arbitration Agreement Containing Class Waiver Provision

Legal Alert: OFCCP Plans "Listening Sessions" on Upcoming Regulatory Actions

Legal Alert: The Latest 409A Release – A Document Correction Program

Legal Alert: Federal Defense Contractors Cannot Require Arbitration of Some Discrimination Claims

Airline Legal Alert: President Signs Law Extending FMLA Provisions to Flight Crew Members

Legal Alert: President Extends COBRA Subsidy Under New Department of Defense Appropriations Act

Airline Legal Alert: Status of NMB's Attempt to Change 75-Year-Old Majority Rule

Airline Legal Alert: NMB Maintains Prohibition Against Use of "Hyperlinks" to Voting Website

Legal Alert: OFCCP Announces New Round of CSAL Letters

Noncompete News: Georgia Supreme Court Reverses Injunction On Unenforceable Noncompete, But Upholds Injunction Based On Trade Secrets Protection

Legal Alert: Second Wave of I-9 Audits: ICE Sends Notices of Inspection to 1,000 Employers

Legal Alert: Check Your Individual Retirement Account Agreements

Legal Alert: USCIS Commences H-1B Audit Program

Legal Alert: It's Plan Amendment Time Again

Legal Alert: FTC Extends Enforcement Deadline for Red Flags Rule to June 1, 2010

11/4/2009

Legal Alert: FMLA's Military Leave Provisions Expanded

Airline Legal Alert: NMB's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Airline Legal Alert: Hoglander and Puchala Propose to Change NMB Voting Rules

Legal Alert: IRS Employee Plans Team Audits

Legal Alert: EEOC Revises "EEO is the Law" Poster to Include Information on GINA

Legal Alert: Federal Court Finds ERISA-Covered Plan May Be Comprised of Individual Rather than Group Insurance Policies

Management Update

Legal Alert: Supreme Court to Determine First Title VII Statute of Limitations Case in Post-"Ledbetter Fair Pay Act" Era

Legal Alert: IRS Announces Cost of Living Adjustments to Retirement Plan Dollar Limitations

Legal Alert: Where ′O Where are the Regulations for the Mental Health Parity Act?

Practical Insights: Liability for Termination of Group Life Insurance Coverage

Legal Alert: DHS Rescinds No-Match Regulation

Legal Alert: Online Reporting Under HIPAA Breach Notification Rule Required by Department of Health and Human Services

Airline Legal Alert: NMB Rules Under Union Siege

Legal Alert: New Challenge to the Federal Defense of Marriage Act

Legal Alert: New IRS Guidance Concerning 2009 RMD Waivers

Legal Alert: EEOC Releases Proposed Regulations Implementing the ADAAA

Noncompete News: Minnesota Court Refuses to Create Non-compete Agreement Where None Exists, Denies Temporary Restraining Order

NLRB UPDATE: Key NLRB Precedents Likely to Fall Under Liebman Board

Legal Alert: Fourth Circuit Refuses to Stay Implementation of Federal Contractor E-Verify Rule

Legal Alert: Department of Health and Human Services Issues Breach Notification Rules for Unsecured Protected Health Information

NLRB UPDATE: Key Precedents Likely to Fall Under Liebman Board

Legal Alert: New York Employers Must Provide Written Notice of Pay Rate to New Hires

Legal Alert: OFCCP's $900,000 Settlement with Gerber Holds Lessons for Other Employers

Legal Alert: Federal Contractor E-Verify Rule Goes Into Effect on September 8, 2009

Legal Alert: Government Urges Employers to Encourage Sick Employees to Remain at Home During Influenza Season

NLRB UPDATE: Key NLRB Precedents Likely to Fall Under Liebman Board

Legal Alert: DOL Issues Proposed Rule Implementing Executive Order Requiring Posting of Employee Rights

Airline Management Newsletter

Legal Alert: OFCCP Update

Legal Alert: Reminder – September 30, 2009 Deadline: EEO1 and VETS 100 Reports

Legal Alert: FTC Announces Delay in Implementation of Red Flags Rule

Noncompete News: Non-Solicit Relating To Former Customers Found Unenforceable

Legal Alert: New York Human Rights Law Amended to Prohibit Discrimination against Victims of Domestic Violence

Legal Alert: Appeals of Cobra Premium Assistance Denials to be Handled by New Services Provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Legal Alert: Swine Flu Pandemic - Advice for Employers

Legal Alert: Making it Easy on 403(b) Plans

NLRB UPDATE: Key NLRB Precedents Likely to Fall Under Liebman Board

Legal Alert: Federal Minimum Wage Rate Increases on July 24, 2009

Legal Alert: Florida Employers Must Comply with Increased Federal Minimum Wage Rate

Legal Alert: Enforcement of the South Carolina Illegal Immigration Reform Act Underway

NLRB UPDATE: Key NLRB Precedents Likely to Fall Under Liebman Board

Legal Alert: DHS Will Implement Federal Contractor E-Verify Requirements and Rescind Stalled No-Match Regulation

NLRB UPDATE: Key NLRB Precedents Likely to Fall Under Liebman Board

Management Update

Legal Alert: Overtime Issue for Home Care Workers is Alive as Senators Press to Have US DOL Regulations Altered or Reinterpreted

Legal Alert: USCIS Still Accepting H-1B Cases Subject to the H-1B Cap

NLRB UPDATE: Key NLRB Precedents Likely to Fall Under Liebman Board

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Firefighters in High-Profile Discrimination Case, Sets New Standard for Evaluating Disparate Treatment Versus Disparate Impact

Legal Alert: IRS Issues Guidance Regarding Administration of the COBRA Subsidy

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Rejects "Mixed Motive" Age Discrimination Claims

Legal Alert: Wisconsin Increases Its Penalties for Employment Discrimination

Legal Alert: Applicability Date of Federal Contractor E-Verify Rule Delayed for the Fourth Time

Legal Alert: DOL Issues Guidance Regarding Procedure for Appealing Denial of COBRA Subsidy

Practical Insights: Top Ten Concerns When Reducing Payroll Costs

Legal Alert: When a Safe Harbor Becomes Unsafe

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Finds No Current Violation of Title VII Based on Pre-PDA Leave Credit Policy

Legal Alert: DOL's 2010 Budget Calls for an Increase in Enforcement Funding

Legal Alert: 2010 HSA Contribution Limits and HDHP Deductibles and Out-of-Pocket Maximums Released

Legal Alert: DOL Opinion Letter Addresses Notice Required from Employees Seeking FMLA Leave

Legal Alert: Top 10 Costly Workplace Mistakes To Avoid This Year

Airline Management Letter

Legal Alert: Legislative Update - Recently Introduced Legislation that Could Impact Employers

Legal Alert: Legislation to Revise FMLA Introduced

Noncompete News: HB 173: Potential Sea Change to Georgia's Noncompete Law

Legal Alert: WHAT'S UP WITH THE EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE ACT? Reports of its Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

Legal Alert: EEOC Issues Guidance Regarding ADA-Compliant Workplace Preparation for the Swine Flu

Legal Alert: President Obama Announces Nominations to fill NLRB Vacancies

Legal Alert: Employers Should be Prepared for an Outbreak of Swine Flu

Legal Alert: Applicability Date of Federal Contractor E-Verify Rule Delayed

Legal Alert: REMINDER – Amended COBRA Notices Must be Provided by April 18, 2009

Legal Alert: Revised I-9 Form Takes Effect Today

Legal Alert: House Considers Paid Family Leave Legislation

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Finds CBA Requires Arbitration of ADEA Claims

Legal Alert: IRS Issues Guidance Addressing Questions Regarding the Application of the COBRA Subsidy

Management Update

Finding Witness-Prep Wisdom

Legal Alert: COBRA Model Notices Issued

Legal Alert: Big Labor's Assault on Workplace Democracy Begins

Legal Alert: Plan Loans under Truth-In-Lending Act

Legal Alert: Federal Courts Reject Argument that ADA Amendments Act is Retroactive

Noncompete News: No Recovery of Compensation Tied to Unenforceable Noncompete

Airline Management Letter

Legal Alert: Making Work Pay - A Little

Legal Alert: Whistleblower Provisions in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act May Impact Employers

Legal Alert: How Employers May Claim the Tax Credit for COBRA Subsidies Paid under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Legal Alert: IRS Issues Final Rule on Automatic Enrollment

Legal Alert: Economic Stimulus Act Impacts HIPAA Requirements

Legal Alert: Qualified Transportation Benefit Increases

Legal Alert: Legislation Prohibiting Employment-Related Predispute Arbitration Agreements Introduced in Congress

Legal Alert: Economic Stimulus Act Impacts COBRA Coverage

Legal Alert: Expansion of CHIP Reauthorization Act Creates New Burdens for Group Health Plans

Legal Alert: Courts Halts Milwaukee Paid Sick Leave Ordinance

Legal Alert: Reminder – Employers Must Comply with Revised FMLA Regulations

Legal Alert: I-9 Implementation Delayed

Legal Alert: THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME? President Obama Issues A Series of Pro-Labor Executive Orders

Legal Alert: Reminder: OSHA Injury & Illness Summaries Must be Posted on February 1

Legal Alert: Implementation of New I-9 Form Delayed – Employers Should Use Earlier Forms

Management Update

Practical Insights: Qualified HSA Distribution

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Unanimously Adopts an "Uncomplicated Rule" - Plan Administrators Should Pay Benefits in Accordance with the Terms of the Plan

Legal Alert: President to Sign Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

Legal Alert: Milwaukee Employers Must Provide Paid Sick Leave Beginning February 10, 2009

Legal Alert: Revised I-9 Form Now Available

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Title VII Retaliation Prohibition

Legal Alert: New York Employers Must Comply with New Law on Criminal Background Checks

Legal Alert: Visa Waiver Program Travelers Must Have ESTA Approval

Legal Alert: Arizona Court of Appeals Rules That Metadata Is Not Subject to Public Records Request

Legal Alert: Employers Must Comply With The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act

Legal Alert: Bill Impacting Pay Discrimination Claims Sent to Senate

Legal Alert: USCIS Revises I-9 Form

Legal Alert: Federal Contractor E-Verify Requirement Delayed

Airline Legal Alert: New FMLA Regulations, Amendments, and Forms Effective in One Week

Legal Alert: Second Circuit Reassesses Standard of Review Governing Challenges to Conflicted ERISA Plan Administrators' Benefits Decisions

Reminder – New FMLA Notice Requirements Take Effect January 16

Legal Alert: Democratic Representative Hilda Solis Nominated for Secretary of Labor

Legal Alert: Reporting and Withholding Requirements for Deferred Compensation under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code

Legal Alert: New York WARN Act - New Burdens on Employers

Legal Alert: Congress Provides Seniors With Limited Retirement Account Relief

Legal Alert: IRS Provides 403(b) Relief

Legal Alert: Section 409A Update - New Guidance from the IRS

Noncompete News: Georgia Courts Apply Strict Scrutiny to Restrictive Covenants in Franchise Agreements

Management Update

Legal Alert: DOL Publishes Rule Implementing Amendments to Veteran Reporting Requirements for Federal Contractors

Legal Alert: DOL Issues New Final FMLA Regulations

Legal Alert: Is the ADA Amendments Act Retroactive?

Legal Alert: Federal Contractors Will be Required to Use E-Verify Beginning January 15, 2009

Airline Management Letter

Legal Alert: Recent Election Results Will Likely Impact Airline Employers

Legal Alert: Best Practices for Avoiding Fiduciary Litigation under ERISA (Part I)

Practical Insights - Year-End Deadline Looms for Tax Code §409A Compliance

Legal Alert: ADAAA Legislative History Provides Possible Clue to New "Disability" Definition

Legal Alert: California Court of Appeal Re-addresses a California Employer's Duty to Provide Meal and Rest Periods for its Employees

Noncompete News: Halloween Edition

Legal Alert: California Supreme Court Will Determine a California Employer's Duty to Provide Meal and Rest Periods for its Employees

Legal Alert: DHS Issues Supplemental Final Rule on SSA No-Match Letters Aimed at Lifting Court Injunction

Legal Alert: IRS Announces Cost of Living Increases to Dollar Limitations on Pension Plans

Legal Alert: Executive Compensation under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - Executive Summary

Legal Alert: EEOC Guidance on Applying Performance and Conduct Standards Under the ADA

Legal Alert: Pending Legislation - What the Elections Could Mean for Your Workplace

Legal Alert: Mental Health Parity Act Included in Economic Stimulus Package

Legal Alert: Amendment to California Law Eliminates Overtime Pay for Certain Computer Software Employees

Legal Alert: President Signs ADA Amendments Act

Legal Alert: Ninth Circuit Upholds Legal Arizona Workers Act

Legal Alert: Congress Approves ADA Amendments Act

Legal Alert: District of Columbia Employers Must Provide Paid Sick Leave Beginning November 13, 2008

Management Update

Legal Alert: Ford & Harrison Launches New Webpage Focused on Employee Free Choice Act

Legal Alert: CMS Issues Updated Creditable Coverage Notices

Legal Alert: 403(b) Compliance Deadline is Approaching

Noncompete News: California Supreme Court Destroys Enforcement Of Nonsolicit of Customers Provisions

Practical Insights - Non-Profits: Hidden Insurance Contracts Are a Problem for Your Tax Sheltered Annuities

Airline Management Letter

Legal Alert: Court Rules on Florida's "Guns at Work" Law

Legal Alert: Labor Department Proposes New Disclosures of Fees and Expenses

Legal Alert: California Court of Appeal Clarifies Meal and Rest Period Requirements for California Employees

Legal Alert: Reminder: Federal Minimum Wage Increases to $6.55 Per Hour on July 24, 2008

Legal Alert: Handbook Language May Create Leave Rights even if Employees are not Eligible for FMLA Leave

Legal Alert: HEART Act Provides Benefits for Employees Serving in the Military

Legal Alert: Election of Remedies Provision Does not Violate Title VII

Legal Alert: Making Tax Code §409A Corrections Before Time Runs Out

Management Update

Legal Alert: Posting Notice of SPD on Firm Intranet Site may not be Sufficient to Meet ERISA Requirements

Legal Alert: Florida’s Guns At Work Law to Take Effect July 1, 2008

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Finds State Disability Pension Plan does not Violate ADEA

Legal Alert: Federal Labor Law Pre-empts California’s Prohibition on Use of State Funds to Promote or Deter Organizing

Legal Alert: Supreme Court’s Anticlimactic Decision in Glenn does not Streamline ERISA Litigation

Legal Alert: California Law Banning Cell Phone Use While Driving Takes Effect July 1

Legal Alert: President Signs Executive Order Requiring Federal Contractors to Use Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification System

Legal Alert: Arizona Immigration Law May Soon be Tested

Legal Alert: IRS Provides Guidance On HSA Contributions

Legal Alert: South Carolina Enacts Law Prohibiting Employment of Unauthorized Aliens

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Finds that Federal Employees Can Bring Age-Based Retaliation Claims

Legal Alert: Minnesota Adopts Ellerth and Faragher Affirmative Defense for Claims of Sexual Harassment Under State Law

Noncompete News: Georgia Court Finds Noncompete Unenforceable Based on Overall Impact of Restrictions

Practical Insights - Courts Defer to Fiduciary’s Decision if ERISA Plan Contains Explicit Language

Legal Alert: Employers and Insurers Meet GINA – The Newest Addition to the Federal Discrimination Law Family

Legal Alert: GINA Includes Amendment to FLSA Penalty Provisions

Legal Alert: IRS Announces Increases in HSA Contributions for 2009

Legal Alert: New Jersey Governor Signs Paid Family Leave Law

Legal Alert: Court Finds FSA Administrator Violated ERISA by Providing Misleading Benefit Documents

Legal Alert: Arizona Governor Signs Law Amending Employer Immigration Sanctions Law

Legal Alert: Court Rules in Favor of Employer on Corporate Pilots’ Age Discrimination Claims

Legal Alert: IRS Says Tax Rebates May be Withdrawn from Tax-Favored Accounts Without Penalty

Legal Alert: DOL Guidance Clarifies Issues Relating to QDIA Regulation

Airline Management Letter

Legal Alert: IRS Issues Final Regulations on Comparable Contributions to HSAs

Legal Alert: Florida "Guns at Work" Law Challenged

Legal Alert: Last Employer Left in Massachusetts Turn Out the Lights…

Legal Alert: Florida Governor Signs “Bring Your Guns to Work” Law

Legal Alert: Public Employers: Drug Screening All Applicants Held Unconstitutional

Legal Alert: DHS Issues Supplemental Proposed Rule Regarding “Safe Harbor” No Match Regulation

Legal Alert: California Supreme Court Reverses Judgment in Favor of Employer in California Family Rights Act Case

Legal Alert: Seventh Circuit Permits Plan Participants to Proceed with ERISA Action

Management Update

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Reaffirms Limited Judicial Review of Arbitration Decisions Under FAA

Legal Alert: A Safe Harbor for Small Plans: The DOL Proposes New Regulations Regarding Participant Contributions

Legal Alert: A Lesson for California Employers to Learn with their Morning Cup of Coffee

Legal Alert: IRS Clarifies When Plan Amendments May be Used to Correct Operational Failures

Legal Alert: New Rule Prohibits Filing Multiple H1-B Petitions on Behalf of a Single Employee

Legal Alert: “Guns at Work” Laws Resurface in Several States

Legal Alert: California Legislature Proposes Law That Would Mandate Paid Sick Leave

Ford & Harrison Announces the Diversity Pipeline Scholarship for Emory University School of Law IL's

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Decides that EEOC Intake Questionnaire May Be a Charge of Discrimination

Legal Alert: California Supreme Court Finds that Individuals Cannot Be Held Liable for Retaliation

Legal Alert: Penalties Increase for Certain Immigration Violations

Noncompete News: Georgia Court of Appeals Reiterates Narrow Scope of Non-Solicitation Clauses

Practical Insights: Is Your Multi-Employer Pension Plan Threatening to Terminate Early Retirement Benefits For Your Employees If You Withdraw From the Plan?

Legal Alert: New York’s Highest Court Addresses Mandatory Service Charges

Legal Alert: IRS Adopts Controversial Private Letter Ruling Regarding Deductibility of Certain Severance Payments

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Rules on “Me Too” Evidence of Discrimination

Legal Alert: DOL Releases Wellness Program Checklist

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Holds that FAA Overrides Conflicting State Law Jurisdictional Provision

Legal Alert: California Legislature Introduces Bill Allowing Employers More Flexibility In Work Scheduling

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Permits Plan Participants to Sue for Fiduciary Breach

Legal Alert: California Court of Appeal Finds Employee's Claims Preempted by National Labor Relations Act

Legal Alert: DOL Proposes Revisions to FMLA Regulations and Seeks Comments on Military Family Leave

Legal Alert: California Court of Appeal Expands the Administrative Exemption Under the New Wage Orders

Management Update

Noncompete News: Employer Bound By New Employees' Prior Agreement To Litigate Noncompete Claims In State Court

Legal Alert: Reminder - Act Now to Begin the Application Process for H-1B Visas for FY 2009

Legal Alert: DOL Addresses Effective Date of New FMLA Requirements

Legal Alert: President Signs Bill Expanding FMLA Protection for Military Family Members

Legal Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Will Determine Whether an Employee who Cooperates in Internal Harassment Investigation is Protected from Retaliation

Legal Alert: California Supreme Court Rules that Employer Is Not Obligated to Accommodate Employee Engaged in Compassionate Use of Marijuana

Legal Alert: U.S. Supreme Court to Review Conflict of Interest Standard