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

by Tammy Binford

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4th Circuit clarifies what qualifies as similar jobs under EPA

In an unpublished opinion, a unanimous panel from the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to employers in South Carolina, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia) provided some great...

Oct 31, 2022 · 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

Mississippi court denies former police chief’s due process appeal

Recently, the Mississippi Court of Appeals addressed a former police chief’s appeal of the City of Greenville’s decision to accept and enforce his resignation. It upheld the city’s decision and addressed the statutory...

Something off in your performance review process? Bias may be the culprit

Performance reviews (whether they’re annual, quarterly, or on some other schedule) can be fraught with flaws and weaknesses. Reviews often make both employees and managers nervous—employees because of what’s at stake...

Oct 31, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · California · New York · Texas · 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

Ideas for employers dealing with the ‘quiet quit’ phenomenon

With all the talk in recent months about “quiet quitting,” it doesn’t seem so quiet anymore. Employees who quietly have decided to just do the bare minimum at work instead of going the extra mile are making a loud...

NLRB relaxes standard for union insignias in workplace

On August 29, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a major decision that reversed a standard it set in 2019. Previously, employers enjoyed substantial discretion to limit alterations to work uniforms or...

OFCCP issues revised directive for compensation analysis

Covered federal contractors have been tasked by the federal government with preventing disparities in pay for their employees based on race, gender, and ethnicity. To prevent such disparities, the Office of Federal...

Nationwide Right to Unionize Act reintroduced

On September 8, 2022, federal Congressional legislators from Massachusetts and California reintroduced the Nationwide Right to Unionize Act, which takes aim at state “right to work” laws and attempts to increase...

Oct 31, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · California · New York · 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

Federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates: Where are we now?

Last fall, we were furiously drafting mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policies for a variety of employers, including healthcare facilities, employers with more than 100 employees, and federal contractors. With the back and...

Workers’ comp win doesn’t preclude similar FEHA claim

Coordinating injured employee rights under workers’ compensation, California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), and various state and federal leave laws can be especially challenging since employer obligations are...

Oct 16, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · California

Sue correct party to stop unlawful picketing activity

With considerable misgivings, the California Court of Appeal recently applied the state’s anti-SLAPP (“strategic lawsuits against public participation”) statute to toss a complaint made by Macy’s against a local union...

Oct 16, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · California

Can employee file suit in the county where she’s working remotely?

The California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) has a special venue provision letting employees file suit “in any county in the state in which the unlawful practice is alleged to have been committed, in the county...

Oct 16, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · California

Tesla tests envelope in employment and labor law

Tesla founder Elon Musk’s famously controversial battle with Twitter has captivated the media for months. But Tesla’s labor and employment law challenges are also emblematic of its founder’s aggressiveness and...

Oct 02, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · California

Pot, fast food, money, and outer space

New laws have recently been passed and signed on a variety of employment related topics. As Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Legislature moved to distinguish Sacramento from the nation’s other state capitals...

Oct 02, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · California

One-week delay in payment derails arbitration agreement

The California legislature has just placed a new procedural obligation on employers that take their employees to arbitration, requiring them to pay arbitration fees on time. The California Court of Appeal recently...

Oct 02, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · California

DOL proposes question on federal contractor on LM-10

On September 12, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced its proposed revision to the Office of Labor-Management Standards’ Form LM-10, which would require employers required to file the form to report their status...

Sep 30, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider