This is the first year that the Occupational Safety and Heath Administration’s (OSHA) expanded injury and illness reporting requirements take effect for employers in certain “high-hazard” industries. By March 2, 2024, covered...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) tweeted last week that it has cited more than 200 employers for coronavirus-related violations, with penalties totaling nearly $3 million. Amidst this wave of...more
11/17/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospitals ,
Masks ,
Meat Processing Plants ,
Nursing Homes ,
OSHA ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Workplace Safety
On April 10, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued interim guidance regarding enforcement of employers’ obligation to record employees’ COVID-19 cases. The guidance recognizes that determining...more
As the coronavirus outbreak continues to wreak havoc on markets and industries in the U.S. and around the world, businesses are now confronting significant and unique challenges. Successful navigation of these challenges...more
Those who believed the Trump administration would scale back the Obama-era Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) aggressive enforcement of wage and hour laws may be surprised to learn that the DOL recently announced that it recovered...more
11/5/2019
/ Audits ,
Best Practices ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Statistics ,
Minimum Salary ,
Obama Administration ,
Trump Administration ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Voluntary Self-Audit ,
Wage and Hour
On January 23, 2019, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) increased the maximum civil penalties that employers can receive for health and safety violations by 2.5 percent to account for inflation....more
Given the pace of change in the automotive space and related technologies, combined with increasing regulatory scrutiny and recent developments in trade and M&A, the global automotive industry can anticipate several risks and...more
1/23/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Automotive Industry ,
Cybersecurity ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Labor Laws ,
Manufacturers ,
Mergers ,
NAFTA ,
NHTSA ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Transportation Industry ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has recently taken one step forward, two steps back in terms of providing certainty to employers that use independent contractors.
On February 16, the NLRB invited briefing on the...more
Foley’s Automotive Industry Team has prepared this report examining what the litigation, enforcement and regulatory landscape is likely to look like in 2018 and beyond. Inside, you will learn about:
Managing warranty,...more
1/23/2018
/ Acquisitions ,
Auto Warranties ,
Automotive Industry ,
Connected Cars ,
Contract Terms ,
Cybersecurity ,
Driverless Cars ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Motor Vehicles ,
NHTSA ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Suppliers
Certain job advertisements have drawn media scrutiny in recent weeks, including dozens of postings seeking applicants with a “neutral” accent for language teaching, sales, and IT support jobs. Another trend, in the opposite...more
It appears that the days of expanded joint employer liability may be numbered, as the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) 2015 Browning-Ferris decision comes under attack on multiple fronts....more
At the same time that the current National Labor Relations Board is giving employees what seems like the unfettered ability to engage in disparagement, profane outbursts, and racist comments that accompany protected union or...more
9/16/2015
/ Blacklist ,
Chilling Effect ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
NLRB ,
Popular ,
Retaliation ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wrongful Termination
Employer job advertisements are, once again, coming under scrutiny. A few weeks ago, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) made headlines when it filed a lawsuit against a restaurant chain over its job...more