As we begin 2019, employers nationwide must address a host of new obligations under state and local laws that will go into effect this year. With the decline in federal regulations under the Trump administration, states and...more
States and municipalities have tackled pay equity and minimum wage issues. Over the next few months, 19 states will see an increase in their minimum wage.
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States and municipalities have tackled pay equity and minimum wage issues. Regarding pay equity, there is a growing trend of laws and ordinances that place restrictions on employers when it comes to asking applicants about...more
2/7/2019
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Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Salary/Wage History ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Beginning this year, employers in some states will be required to provide sexual harassment training for employees, including supervisors and management staff. Depending on the jurisdiction, the statute may dictate the...more
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) overturned yet another Obama-era precedent—the 2014 FedEx Home Delivery decision, which had severely limited the definition of an independent contractor under the National Labor...more
On August 29, 2018, Delaware Governor John Carney, signed into law House Bill 360, expanding sexual harassment protections for workers. The new law will take effect January 1, 2019. ...more
9/4/2018
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Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Corporate Culture ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Employment Policies ,
Harassment ,
Hostile Environment ,
New Legislation ,
Risk Management ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws
Mayor Bill de Blasio signed the "Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act" into law last week. The Act brings sweeping changes that affect all New York City employers. ...more
In a significant decision on the status of so-called "gig economy" workers, a California federal judge recently ruled that a former GrubHub Inc. delivery driver was an independent contractor, not an employee....more
2/16/2018
/ Economic Realities Test ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Gig Economy ,
GrubHub ,
Independent Contractors ,
Mileage Reimbursement ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
Over-Time ,
Uber ,
Wage and Hour
The Department of Transportation (DOT) recently added four drugs at the heart of the nation's opioid epidemic to its drug testing panels: hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxycodone and oxymorphone—the central ingredients in such...more
2/1/2018
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Commercial Truck Drivers ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Drug & Alcohol Abuse ,
Drug Testing ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Opioid ,
Pain Management ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Public Safety ,
Risk Management ,
Substance Abuse ,
Transportation Industry ,
Trucking Industry
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced on January 8 that it will not renew the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for El Salvador, giving protected Salvadorans until September 9, 2019, to either leave...more
In yet another blow to Obama-era Department of Labor (DOL) precedent, the DOL recently eliminated its six-part test for determining whether interns can be deemed employees for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA),...more
1/10/2018
/ Class Action ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fox Searchlight Pictures ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Internships ,
Misclassification ,
Primary Beneficiary Test ,
Unpaid Interns ,
Wage and Hour