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Court challenge looms, but employers urged to prepare for new overtime rule

by Tammy Binford

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Federal agencies discuss retaliation, racial justice

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) hosted an online dialogue titled “Ending Retaliation, Securing Racial and Economic...

Feb 28, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Supreme Court will hear university affirmative action cases

On January 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear two cases that are expected to end the use of race in university admissions. The two cases, Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for Fair...

Feb 28, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Congress avoids shutdown, gives itself three more weeks

With only hours to spare, the Senate passed a continuing resolution (CR) that will fund the government until March 11. Although legislative leaders assured a budget deal to fund the government through the fiscal year...

Feb 28, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

White House issues prounion report

The long-awaited report from the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment was issued in early February, presenting about 70 recommendations and initiatives to advance the cause of unions, both in the...

Feb 28, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

OFCCP’s contractor verification portal opens for registration

Federal contractors will be required to use the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Program’s (OFCCP) contractor portal to register and certify that they have developed and maintained affirmative action programs...

Feb 28, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

When government fails to meet our universal needs

It isn’t often the case that K Street almost wholly shares the rest of the country’s concerns. But in facing the challenges and dilemmas created by the COVID-19 pandemic, there is no distance between K Street and Main...

Feb 28, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Tips for navigating Iowa COVID-19 workplace requirements

At the time of this posting, the Biden administration has rescinded the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) vaccine-or-test mandate for employers with at least 100 employees. Similar rules for federal...

Feb 28, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Recreational pot in the Old Dominion? It’s complicated

In 2021, Virginia became the first state in the Deep South to legalize marijuana. As a consequence, employers in the Commonwealth have been bracing themselves for the impact legal marijuana use may have on their...

Feb 28, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Free over-the-counter COVID-19 tests (if you can find them)

COVID-19 tests are now available over-the-counter (OTC) (if you can find them) through pharmacies, retail stores, and online retailers, and health plans must cover the cost, according to recent guidance from several...

Feb 28, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Seattle OLS announces rulemaking for new independent contractor law

The Seattle Office of Labor Standards (OLS) recently announced it will conduct an administrative rulemaking process related to the city’s new independent contractor protections (ICP) ordinance. The OLS will hold five...

Feb 28, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Biden administration steps up website accessibility enforcement

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently entered into settlement agreements with Hy-Vee and Rite Aid in response to concerns that the companies’ COVID-19 vaccine registration websites weren’t accessible to...

Feb 28, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Customer contact info may be trade secret, Georgia federal court rules

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia recently decided a case involving trade secrets and restrictive covenants after a former employee took a customer contact list with him when he left to work...

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