Following his inauguration on January 20, President Trump signed a slew of executive orders, including a handful related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives....more
1/24/2025
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Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College
Today, the Federal Trade Commission adopted a final rule purporting to ban noncompete covenants for workers nationwide, which will become effective 120 days after publication in the Federal Register, unless first enjoined in...more
4/24/2024
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Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
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U.S. Commerce Department
With 2024 underway, we highlight some of the most pressing legal issues facing employers this year, including increased regulation of noncompetition agreements, new paid family and medical leave laws, a new Overtime Rule, and...more
4/23/2024
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Citizenship Status Discrimination ,
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Employer Liability Issues ,
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Medical Leave ,
Misclassification ,
New Rules ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Off-Duty Employees ,
OSHA ,
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Paid Family Leave Law ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Remote Working ,
Unions
On August 30, 2023, the US Department of Labor announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which would increase the white-collar exemption salary threshold for employees to qualify as exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act...more
On October 11, 2022, the US Department of Labor (DOL) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would revisit the definition of an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)....more
The vast majority of class action litigation in the logistics industry over the past quarter, and indeed the last few years, has been focused on the issue of worker misclassification.
In particular, as state legislatures...more
1/7/2021
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Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Logistics ,
Misclassification ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Trucking Industry ,
Unions
On August 24, 2020, the US Department of Labor (DOL) issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2020-5 addressing employer obligations for tracking time worked by remote workforces.
The guidance is timely, given the transition...more
The Family First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which took effect on April 1, 2020, provides two paid leave benefits for certain employees, including two weeks of Emergency Paid Sick Leave and up to 12 weeks of Enhanced...more