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.
On April 18, 2023, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a revised scheduling letter and itemized listing, with comments due on May 17, 2023. In the original scheduling letter, the Office of Federal Contract...
With the arrival of ChatGPT last year and the release of similar products throughout this winter and spring, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and other federal agencies are intensely focused on...
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case challenging the so-called Chevron doctrine, which had given federal executive agencies latitude to interpret broadly written, often ambiguous laws. The implications for...
Through its administrative and regulatory arms, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is moving to recast the joint employment law, which will have a profound effect on the entire economy. As the economy has...
In a surprising and sweeping decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rejected the carefully crafted accord with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and its strongest supporters in Congress and...
On April 18, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case involving a former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) worker who was denied a religious accommodation to observe his sabbath. The broad implications of a...
On May 1, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) reversed a 2020 decision that made it easier to discipline workers for inappropriate or offensive outbursts while engaging in activities protected by the National...
Some employers offer severance agreements to employees when they’re discharged, waiving employees’ rights to potential employment claims in exchange for a few weeks’ or months’ salary. Many agreements also include broad...
At the Dentons Davis Brown annual labor and employment law seminar in April, employers discussed many topics that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic or were preexisting but were exacerbated by it. One such issue is...
The fundamental premise of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is that all employees are covered by its base requirements. This includes being paid minimum wage for every hour worked and time and one-half for all...
All U.S. employers are required to complete Form I-9 for employees hired to work in the United States. This form serves to verify an employee’s identity and ability to work in the country. Within 72 hours of hire...
Q: Our employee owes us money and has told us she wants the value of her paid time off (PTO) applied to her repayment obligations. Can we do this? What is required to pull the money from her paycheck? The answer to the...
On Friday, April 21, 2023, Delaware Governor John Carney allowed House Bill 1 and House Bill 2 to be enacted into law without his signature. The two pieces of legislation removed all state-level civil and criminal...
Q: What are our legal obligations to an employee who fell and injured himself at work but refused medical attention when the ambulance arrived? Check specific rules for your state, but in many cases an employee’s refusal...
The 2023 Carlton Fields Class Action Survey has revealed a significant increase in the number of labor and employment class action lawsuits and the amount companies are spending to defend those lawsuits. That is sobering...