Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a final rule on how employers should properly determine whether a worker is to be classified as an employee or an independent contractor under the Fair Labor...more
On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision in Stericycle, Inc., 372 NLRB No. 113 (2023), which creates a new standard for evaluating whether a company's workplace rules violate the National...more
8/29/2023
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On Thursday, June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States, in Groff v. DeJoy, unanimously decided to clarify the standard under which employers must evaluate religious accommodation requests. In doing so, the Court...more
7/5/2023
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