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

by Tammy Binford

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Budget, Biden agenda, majority all hang in the balance

President Joe Biden’s visionary plan to remake America’s social safety net, transform its energy profile, and reform its tax structure—all part of the costly Build Back Better (BBB) initiative—is already floundering in a...

Jan 31, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Equal Pay Act: an old law with new twists

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA) is the oldest federal law prohibiting pay discrimination based on sex. The EPA is narrow in scope, applying only to employees working in the same workplace and preforming jobs that are the...

Jan 31, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Supreme Court rules against ETS but lifts CMS stay

On January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two rulings addressing whether the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

Jan 31, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Who decides? Going forward, unelected judges serving life terms

As the COVID-19 omicron variant spread across the nation, K Street and the entire country waited for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether and to what degree the federal government could act to confront the pandemic...

Jan 31, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

NLRB set to revise employee conduct, bargaining unit standards

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has invited interested parties to file briefs in two important cases, making clear its intention to reexamine and revise two defining rulings by the Trump Board: the expansion of...

Jan 31, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Noncompetes face uncertain future under Biden administration

The Biden administration has initiated numerous legal changes against employers, and most of you no doubt have been closely following the major disputes surrounding the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Nevertheless...

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Employee can’t base fraud claim on hospital’s flu shot policy, EEO statement

An employee claimed her termination was based on fraud because the employer didn’t honor its written commitment to equal employment opportunity (EEO) in its workplace practices, but the Arkansas Supreme Court recently...

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Minneapolis, St. Paul mayors issue new face mask mandates

In response to a surge in COVID-19 cases, the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have issued new mask mandates for places of public accommodation. Minneapolis On Wednesday, January 5, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey...

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Car-X works overtime to defend its commission-based technician pay plan

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is the bedrock federal statute governing how employers must compensate employees including their hourly, nonexempt workers, who must be paid one and one-half times their regular rate...

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Ohio court revives employee’s public policy violation lawsuit over prevailing wages

The Ohio Court of Appeals for Franklin County recently reversed the grant of summary judgment (dismissal without a trial) in favor of the employer in a case in which a former employee claimed he was discharged in...

Jan 31, 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

EEOC delays 2021 EEO-1 data collection until April 2022

The 2021 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection is tentatively scheduled to open on April 12, 2022, which is a little later than usual, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced. How Component 1...

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7th Circuit: Sick leave policy not seniority-based benefit under USERRA

The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) is a federal statute that protects military servicemembers’ and veterans’ civilian employment rights. In addition to requiring employers to put...

Jan 31, 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

Failure to enforce COVID-19 preventative measures results in serious OSH Act violations

The General Duty Clause of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970 requires employers to furnish a place of employment free from recognized and serious hazards, even if the danger isn’t specifically...

Jan 31, 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

Federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate saga continues

Of all the vaccination mandates issued by the federal government, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) emergency temporary standard (ETS) has likely received the most attention lately. Its...

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Tips for tweaking attendance policies to meet rising demand for flexible work

As employees return to the workplace from remote locations and give up the ability to take a break and walk the dog whenever they want, many are demanding more flexible work schedules. Here are some tips that may help...

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