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

by Tammy Binford

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How to support an employee going through a gender transition

As transgender employees become more comfortable living openly as their authentic selves in the workplace, employers should be prepared to work with transitioning employees. Consider putting a plan in place that fosters...

Apr 27, 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

Drumbeat for the four-day workweek continues

Lawmakers in both Washington, D.C., and in Sacramento have introduced legislation to change the definition of a standard workweek from 40 hours to 32 hours. Similar proposals have stalled in the past on both the national...

Apr 27, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California

9th Circuit weighs in on religious objection to loyalty oath

A devout Jehovah’s witness refused to take the loyalty oath demanded by the California Office of the State Controller and sought a carve out for her beliefs in the supremacy of god and in pacifism. Did she have a prayer...

Apr 27, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California

When ‘sexting’ becomes sexual harassment

A recent California case addressed the question of whether offsite and afterhours texting between work friends could constitute sexual harassment. A pharmacist’s sexual harassment lawsuit against her former employer...

Apr 13, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California

Latest decision on arbitration of PAGA claims offers mixed bag

Many employers elect to use arbitration agreements with their employees and contractors, and recent cases have supported the enforceability of such agreements. Many individuals who have entered into arbitration...

Apr 13, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California

After a pregnant pause, employees must still be able do the job

No appellate court had ever before set forth the elements of a pregnancy discrimination claim. To show either pregnancy discrimination or disability discrimination, an employee still has to show that an accommodation...

Apr 13, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California

NLRB reverses course to establish new restrictions on severance agreements

On February 21, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that overbroad nondisparagement and nondisclosure provisions in severance agreements are an “unfair labor practice” in violation of Section 7 of the...

Apr 01, 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

EEOC targeting discriminatory use of artificial intelligence

Along with states and cities beginning to legislate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in employment decision-making, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has reaffirmed its position of ensuring...

Apr 01, 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

Critocracy: or when judges rule

“It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.” So writes U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Marshall in Marbury v. Madison, forming the procrustean base of American...

Apr 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

OFCCP to open contractor portal on March 31

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced on March 20, 2023, that it will open its contractor portal for the second year on March 31 and that all federal supply and service contractors and...

Apr 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

EEOC sees increase in charges in FY2022

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) finally issued its fiscal year (FY) 2022 performance report on March 14, 2023. The highlights of the report include the following. Monies collected totaled $513.7M (up...

Apr 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Walsh resigns; Biden nominates Su

Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Marty Walsh, the first of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet secretaries to leave, resigned to become head of the NHL labor union. His resignation was effective starting March 11. Julie Su...

Apr 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

NLRB reshapes labor law

In a series of recent rulings, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is imposing its vision of the law on workplaces, union and nonunion alike. By basing its decisions on the broad workers’ rights language in the...

Apr 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider