Over the course of the past three months, the EEOC and Department of Labor have published a plethora of responses and updates to frequently asked COVID-19 questions. Topics have ranged from paid leave requirements under the...more
Employers everywhere have been repeatedly warned not to automatically terminate employees who have exhausted their Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave. Instead, employers should first consider whether the employee might...more
It hasn’t taken long, and if there was ever any wonder, it’s been put to rest. In the first weeks of the Trump administration we’ve seen wide-reaching philosophical shifts. But how will those shifts impact labor and...more
Friday we took a look at two important labor and employment questions for automotive employers and suggested next steps to consider during 2017. Today we’ll examine questions three and four....more
2/16/2017
/ Automotive Industry ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Duty to Accommodate ,
E-Verify ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Form I-9 ,
H-1B ,
Hiring & Firing ,
L-1 ,
LGBTQ ,
Paid Sick Leave Act ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration
A trio of recent court decisions staying implementation of the controversial persuader rule, most of the much-criticized Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (“FPSW”) executive order, and the Department of Labor’s highly publicized...more
12/16/2016
/ Arbitration ,
Barack Obama ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Contractors ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Minimum Salary ,
Notice Requirements ,
Over-Time ,
Paycheck Transparency ,
Persuader Rules ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Subcontractors ,
White-Collar Exemptions
As we reported previously, enforcement of equal pay laws and remedying of pay disparities continue to be top priorities for the U.S.Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and U.S. Office of Federal Contract Compliance...more
7/20/2016
/ Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Comment Period ,
Data Collection ,
Disparate Treatment ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
OFCCP ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
W-2 ,
Wage and Hour