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by Tammy Binford

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Employer communications with putative class members struck down

With the prolific numbers of wage and hour class action cases being filed in California, employers often seek ways to minimize their participation and reduce potential liability. In one case, an employer sought to obtain...

Dec 27, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California

Hard rocking supervisor brought to court

In a fairly straightforward sexual harassment case, the court of appeal took the opportunity to issue a pair of important points of procedure. First, it took issue with the trial judge, who used an outdated standard for...

Dec 27, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California

Defense verdict reversed because of improper evidence

One of the basic rules of trial evidence is that you can’t argue to a jury that a party is just a bad person who is dishonest and shouldn’t be believed. That form of “character assassination” is precluded precisely...

Dec 13, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California

NLRB joint employer rule prompts heated response

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its anticipated joint employer regulation in late October and caused an immediate firestorm among the affected business community. Definition of joint employer expanded...

Dec 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Bargaining orders to increase, per NLRB GC memo

In the recent Memo 24-01, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel (GC) Jennifer Abruzzo mapped out how the regional offices were to act to increase the number of bargaining orders issued under the Board’s...

Dec 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

PUMP it up! Breastfeeding accommodations in the workplace

The ability to pump breast milk in the workplace is protected by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In 2010, the Break Time for Nursing Mother Act was passed as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and amended the...

Dec 01, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota

DOJ focuses on citizenship discrimination

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has been involved in a number of large investigations with significant settlements over alleged discrimination in hiring under the Immigration and Nationality Act’s (INA)...

Dec 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

OFCCP continues to issue FY2023 results

As previously noted, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) late in fiscal year (FY) 2023 focused on federal contractors’ hiring disparities in entry-level jobs as well as compensation. In addition to...

Dec 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Biden EEOC finally fully staffed

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Charlotte Burrows was confirmed by the Senate on November 8, 2023, for a third term. She was initially appointed as an EEOC commissioner by President Barack Obama in...

Dec 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Child labor enforcement up 69%

In the period between 2018 and 2022, the Department of Labor (DOL) saw a 69% increase in child labor violations. In fiscal year (FY) 2023, the department found nearly 6,000 children working in illegal conditions, up from...

Dec 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Nearby water source acceptable under PUMP Act

Q To be compliant with the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers (PUMP) Act, the law states there must be a water source. Must this water source be in the same room as the designated space, or is...

Dec 01, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming

Is Congress serious?

In most years, just having to deal with George Santos (R-NY)—a man who ran for Congress as a fraud and conducted himself in Congress as a fraud—would be enough to stamp this as a bizarre Congressional session. Little did...

Dec 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Texas bans COVID-19 vaccines

The Texas Legislature is in special session and decided to enact a law, which Governor Greg Abbott is promising to sign, that bans the use of COVID-19 vaccine requirements by private employers. Details First, the law...

Dec 01, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

With minimum wage going up, who will reap the benefits?

Q Minimum wage is going up to $17.20 per hour for federal contractors on January 1, 2024. Does this require interns to be paid at the federal minimum wage rate, as well, or are they an exception? The Executive Order...

Dec 01, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont