On June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court held in a 6-3 ruling that “an employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender violates Title VII” of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Justice Neil Gorsuch, who was...more
6/16/2020
/ Altitude Express Inc v Zarda ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that class action waivers in arbitration agreements are enforceable. The Court's long-awaited decision makes clear that employers can require employees to resolve any...more
5/23/2018
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Epic Systems Corp v Lewis ,
Ernst & Young v Morris ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Murphy Oil v NLRB ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Savings Clause ,
SCOTUS
Businesses should carefully assess any independent contractor arrangements in light of an “Administrator’s Interpretation” issued on July 15, 2015 by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL). While the...more
7/21/2015
/ Compliance ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EBSA ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
FICA Taxes ,
FUTA ,
Independent Contractors ,
IRS ,
Misclassification ,
OFCCP ,
OSHA ,
SCOTUS ,
Solicitor General ,
Wage and Hour