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

by Tammy Binford

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Whose faith? Whose credit?

“The full faith and credit of the United States.” It’s an awesome notion, one that has changed the world and made contemporary international finance and trade possible: a currency so reliable, so respected, that a...

Jun 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Acting Director Hodge discusses contractors use of AI

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Acting Director Michele Hodge recently responded to questions from federal contractors on the use of AI in employment decisions. Hodge—who just recently became...

Jun 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

EEOC Vice Chair Samuels provides guidance to employers

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Vice Chair Jocelyn Samuels spoke to an employer association and covered a wide range of topics on which the commission is focused: The EEOC is working on additional guidance...

Jun 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

OMB issued revised OFCCP scheduling letter for comment

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...

Jun 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Federal agencies take action on artificial intelligence

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...

Jun 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

U.S. Supreme Court has Chevron in its sights

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...

Jun 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

NLRB acts to rewrite law of joint employment

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...

Jun 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

NLRB continues to rewrite the law, approving abusive language

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...

Jun 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Supreme Court to decide whether to replace Title VII de minimis standard

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...

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NLRB ruling will make it tougher to discipline workers for outbursts

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...

May 31, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

NLRB ruling brings changes to severance agreements

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...

May 31, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

When everyone is watching: employee monitoring and tracking

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...

May 31, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Wage and hour law—Designed for the 1920s, applied in the 21st century

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...

May 31, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

ICE sunsets Form I-9 COVID flexibilities, requires compliance by August 30

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...

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