Welcome to FP Snapshot on Manufacturing Industry, where we take a quick snapshot look at the most significant workplace law developments over the past month with an emphasis on how they impact manufacturers. This edition is...more
COVID-19 changed work as we know it. For more than two years, countless employees have worked remotely from the comfort of their homes and have not stepped foot into an office. Although some debate its benefits, there is...more
Employees in South Carolina who report workplace misconduct may soon find themselves personally named as defendants in employment lawsuits following a recent noteworthy decision from the South Carolina Supreme Court. Managers...more
Federal labor officials just finalized a rule that broadens their ability to assess monetary fines against those business that commit wage and hour violations with regards to tip payments, a development several months in the...more
10/4/2021
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Final Rules ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Managers ,
Supervisors ,
Tip Credit ,
Tip-Pooling ,
Tipped Employees ,
Tips ,
Wage and Hour ,
Willful Violations
The National Labor Relations Board just ruled that employers may now require confidentiality from employees involved in open workplace investigations. Importantly, Tuesday’s decision in Apogee Retail LLC resolves conflicting...more
12/19/2019
/ Boeing ,
Confidential Information ,
Confidentiality Policies ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Rights ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Workplace Investigations
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced today its intent to publish a proposed “Election Protection Rule” that would amend regulations governing the filing and processing of petitions for secret ballot union...more
8/12/2019
/ Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Construction Industry ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Trump Administration ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Union Elections ,
Unions
In an effort to increase the state’s potential workforce, the South Carolina General Assembly passed legislation last week that will expand the state’s current expungement law and allow individuals to more easily remove...more
A bipartisan group of federal legislators has turned their attention to the sweeping revelations of sexual harassment in the American workplace by introducing a bill that would prevent employers from forcing claims of sex...more
12/11/2017
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Best Practices ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Harassment ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Title VII