The Situation: Recent amendments to the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 and Illinois Business Corporation Act of 1983 create significant new reporting and certification requirements for Illinois employers, along with new...more
The Department of Labor ("DOL") released a proposed rule on September 22, 2020, containing a new test for determining independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"). In many cases, the new test...more
9/30/2020
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Economic Realities Test ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Regulations ,
Minimum Wage ,
Over-Time ,
Proposed Rules ,
Wage and Hour
The Situation: Seventeen states and the District of Columbia filed suit in the Southern District of New York seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the U.S. Department of Labor's ("DOL") new joint employer...more
9/17/2020
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Final Rules ,
Joint Employers ,
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) ,
New Rules ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Wage and Hour
Employers navigating the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic cannot ignore the threat of labor and employment claims that may arise from the crisis. Indeed, a steady stream of pandemic-related lawsuits have already been filed,...more
6/1/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act ,
Workplace Safety