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.
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...
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...
On October 30, 2023, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order(EO) on the safe, secure, and trustworthy development and use of artificial intelligence (AI). The EO directs numerous federal agencies to take actions...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
In September 2023, the Idaho Supreme Court held that the exclusive remedy rule of Idaho’s workers’ compensation law doesn’t shield independent contractors from lawsuits filed by injured employees. Exclusive remedy rule...
Email is woven into our work lives. It’s important, and we should treat it as important, so we need to take a minute to think about making it more effective. Here are three suggestions. Suggestion No.1: Respond Somewhere...
The holiday season and corresponding celebratory shenanigans will soon be upon us. This means many employers may be facing the question “What do we do when someone brings their party to work?” This article covers the...
Q One of our managers has been out on short-term disability (STD), but he didn’t apply for Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave. If he returns three days per week, can we apply FMLA leave to cover the other two days...