by Tammy Binford
The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) new rule on joint employment puts more employers at risk of joint employer status, meaning they will bear more responsibility related to unionization, bargaining, and unfair labor practice charges.
It’s the second half of 2023, and COVID fears have largely eased. But the debate still rages about the best environment for getting work done. Some employers are requiring people to return to the office full time—and...
On August 1, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a revamped and streamlined Form I-9, which must be used starting November 1. The biggest change, however, is DHS’s creation of an “alternate...
On July 25, 2023, an updated form from the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) became required for all applicable federal contractors and subcontractors subject to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act...
Two years ago, in a memo issued by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the agency’s general counsel signaled that one of the Board’s main priorities would be to scrutinize whether certain workplace policies...
Since 1978, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)—which amended Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964—has prohibited discrimination based on pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions. For 45 years...
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) requires employers to accommodate employees’ sincerely held religious beliefs unless accommodation would result in an undue hardship. Historically, denial of a...
You may have recently heard that the heads of two mega-tech companies, Meta and the company formerly known as Twitter, have exchanged accusations. No, we aren’t referring to the potential “cage match” but to the...
For the first time in almost 40 years, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced the issuance of regulations designed to update and modernize the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA), which require the payment of locally...
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in June known as Students for Fair Admissions, which ruled college admission programs cannot consider race. Although the ruling was specifically about educational institutions...
Noncompete agreements, which restrict a worker’s ability to work for a competitor, have come under increased scrutiny in recent years. In 2018, Massachusetts instituted comprehensive noncompete reform, which includes...
On May 4, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that starting on July 31, 2023, temporary flexibilities for Form I-9 compliance will be eliminated...
The lack of formality in administrative proceedings, such as unemployment claims, can lead corporations, LLCs, and other entities to believe they can file appeals in Arkansas courts. Recent cases have reemphasized that...
The decisions of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have always been subject to change—sometimes shifting in a pro-employer direction, and sometimes prolabor—depending on the political composition of its members...
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) isn’t limited to only covering pension or retirement benefits. It also covers most fringe benefits, such as health insurance, offered by employers. A recent case before...
In a unanimous decision, Groff v. Dejoy, the U.S. Supreme Court revived a former U.S. Postal Service mail (USPS) carrier’s religious bias suit. In the process, the Court upended decades of lower court precedent regarding...