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

by Tammy Binford

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ALJ demolishes OFCCP’s pay analysis in 4-year-long Oracle case

For the past four years, Oracle Corporation and the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) have been locked in litigation over claims—filed in the Obama administration’s...

Oct 31, 2020 · Federal Employment Law Insider

EEOC proposes sweeping change to conciliation process

After decades of criticism from employers, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) finally issued a proposed rule changing the core elements of the conciliation process on October 10, 2020. Usually not much...

Oct 31, 2020 · Federal Employment Law Insider

The expanding cost of contracting

Many of us have forgotten that the weeks before a presidential election were usually devoted to hectic campaigning. But the rest of the government was quiet. Every representative was back home running for reelection, as...

Oct 31, 2020 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Justice Barrett’s impact on employment law

Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court will immediately alter the kind and nature of the coalitions that form on the Court in reaching its decisions. Her votes on cases affecting employment...

Oct 31, 2020 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Sonderling, Samuels, Lucas sworn in as EEOC commissioners

On October 14, 2020, Keith E. Sonderling and Jocelyn Samuels were sworn in as Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) commissioners. Sonderling also was designated by President Donald Trump to serve as the group’s...

Oct 31, 2020 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Q - A: What to do if employee breaks policy against drug or alcohol use at work

Q We have an employee who definitely showed signs of being on drugs or alcohol at work. We want to let him go per our handbook policies, but he has now stated he is getting help for his problem. Is he protected since he...

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DOL revises paid leave requirements under FFCRA

On September 11, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) revised the regulations implementing the paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The...

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Employee staycation—PTO policies in the age of COVID-19

Throughout 2020, employers have faced uncertainty and challenges because of the COVID-19 outbreak. While you should prepare to adapt to any changes the pandemic presents, additional challenges will arise, including...

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Calling an employee a temp doesn't make it so

Staffing and hiring during the pandemic are especially chaotic. Many employers that don’t traditionally use temporary staff are seeking to fill short-term gaps in the workforce or simply want employees for a short time...

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As weather cools down, WARN Act lawsuits likely to heat up

The global COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect employers with no clear end in sight. While the prospect of a functioning vaccine may have to wait for a while, a spike in Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification...

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Superintendent's request for auditors to 'follow the money' leads to $400K verdict

High-stakes audits. Threats of violence. $400,000 paydays. While each of those events could be ripped from the plot of a Hollywood blockbuster, they're actually events streaming from a school district in Harvey, Illinois...

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DOL’s Wage and Hour Division provides work-from-home guidance

On August 24, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published guidance addressing employer obligations to track employee hours while teleworking. Even though the guidance is being issued in...

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Revised FFCRA regs narrow healthcare provider exemption, ease advance notice rules

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently revised its Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) paid leave rules in response to a New York federal court decision that struck down portions of the original rule...

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6th Circuit: 'Up there in years, you're at retirement age' is likely direct evidence of bias

A Michigan employer may have demonstrated age bias against a 60-year-old employee when it fired him after he had worked for the company for 40-plus years, the 6th Circuit recently ruled. The appeals court reversed the...

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