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Seyfarth Synopsis: The EEOC and the Department of Labor Wage Hour Division (WHD) have taken an important step toward inter-agency coordination, committing to information sharing, joint investigations, training, and public...more
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Host Leigh Tyson interviews Jon Yarbrough about what happened in 2021 in labor and employment law (spoiler alert: a lot!) and what we can expect in 2022....more
In a December 13, 2021 decision, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court adopted a standard heretofore applied in federal court for determining joint employer status. In Jinks v. Credico (USA) LLC, four plaintiff employees...more
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