News & Analysis as of

Federal Employees Wage and Hour

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Labor & employment in Week 3 of Trump 2: The Empire Strikes Back

Resistance is building. In his third week in office, President Trump is beginning to meet with resistance to some of his initiatives. Here is the latest. Court blocks voluntary separation program -- at least, until Monday....more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Labor & employment in Week 2 of Trump 2: Can he do that?

I've been asking this a lot lately. President Trump’s first week of his second term in office was action-packed, as I posted last week. If you thought things would slow down for Week 2, you were mistaken. You may remember...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Federal Contractors Should Prepare for 2025 Minimum Wage Hike as Legal Challenges Unfold

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

Federal contractors may need to be prepared to increase pay for employees working on, or in connection with, covered federal government contracts. The hourly minimum wage for employees performing work on federal contracts...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Employeurs sous réglementation fédérale : L’échéance approche pour afficher la version définitive du plan d’équité salariale

Les employeurs sous réglementation fédérale qui sont assujettis à la Loi sur l’équité salariale (la « Loi ») ont jusqu’au 3 septembre 2024 pour afficher la version définitive de leur premier plan d’équité salariale....more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Federal Employers: Take Note of Upcoming Pay Equity Deadline

By September 3, 2024, federally regulated employers subject to the Pay Equity Act (Act) are required to post the final version of their first pay equity plan....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Belay that Order!  Supreme Court To Relook FAA’s Denial of Differential Pay to Coast Guard Reservist

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

On June 24, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in the case of Feliciano v. Department Of Transportation. The Supreme Court will review the Federal Circuit’s decision affirming the Merit Systems Protection Board’s...more

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC

2024 Washington Updates to Minimum Wage, Exempt Employees, and Noncompetes

Important developments are on the horizon for Washington State employers in 2024. Beginning on January 1, 2024, the minimum wage in Washington will go up to $16.28 per hour, up 3.4% from 2023 and the highest statewide...more

Wiley Rein LLP

What Contractors Need to Know About a Government Shutdown

Wiley Rein LLP on

WHAT: The odds of a federal government shutdown occurring increased significantly last week. Congressional gridlock is preventing even a continuing resolution to advance that would allow negotiations on a broader funding bill...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Les employés fédéraux peuvent acquérir plus de congés payés pour raisons médicales depuis le 1er décembre 2022

APERÇU - Depuis le 1er décembre 2022, les employés dans les lieux de travail relevant de la compétence fédérale peuvent commencer à accumuler jusqu’à 10 jours de congés payés pour des raisons médicales par année, sous...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Federal Employees to Accrue New Paid Medical Leave Days Starting December 1, 2022

OVERVIEW - Effective December 1, 2022, employees in federally regulated private-sector workplaces will start to accrue up to 10 days of paid medical leave per year, subject to certain terms and conditions. This change is...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

California Enacts Law Prohibiting Employment Discrimination Based On Off-Duty Marijuana Use, Effective 2024

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

Governor Gavin Newsome signed into law September 19, 2022 several measures relating to marijuana, including one that prohibits employment discrimination based on off-duty use of marijuana. The law takes effect on January 1,...more

Cozen O'Connor

Employment Law Now VI-116-Top 10 Employment Issues To Consider For The Summer Kick-Off

Cozen O'Connor on

As we approach the unofficial start to Summer 2022, today's new episode addresses the 10 issues that should be on the radar of all employers....more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Significant Changes to Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations Proposed

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued its long-awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking to revise Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) regulations....more

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

U.S. Department of Labor Announces Overhaul of Prevailing Wage Rules

On March 11, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to update the rules governing how workers are paid on federally funded construction projects. The proposed changes represent the...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

OFCCP Releases New Compensation Directive

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

Hot off the press on Equal Pay Day (the day that symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year) OFCCP has released a new compensation directive. Directive 2022-01: Pay Equity...more

Fisher Phillips

4 Employer Takeaways – and Predictions – from Biden’s State of the Union Address

Fisher Phillips on

During the first State of the Union address with both houses of Congress present since the pandemic began, President Biden made brief references to his ambitious workplace law agenda, touching on several labor and employment...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Contractor minimum wage to increase on January 30

The new floor is $15 an hour. The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor published its final rule implementing regulations under Executive Order 14026 (Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

New Federal Vaccine Rule: Wage and Hour Implications

The new federal rule requiring employers with 100 or more employees to mandate that their workers be vaccinated or undergo weekly testing takes effect on January 4, 2022. ...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Do a Double Take: Unraveling OSHA’s New Emergency Temporary Standard

Ward and Smith, P.A. on

This is article is part of a series summarizing key topics discussed at Ward and Smith's Fall Employment Law Update Webinar. Several Ward and Smith attorneys delivered their take on what the new Emergency Temporary...more

Jenner & Block

Government Contracts Legal Round-Up | 2021 Issue 18

Jenner & Block on

Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal,...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Some Questions About The Coming Vaxx Mandate

Idle speculation as employers await the actual guidance. As you know, last week President Biden issued Executive Orders and a directive to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to require many, many employers...more

Hogan Lovells

New COVID-19 Executive Order Expands Requirements for U.S. Government Contractors

Hogan Lovells on

Late last week, in the latest step to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, President Joseph R. Biden announced new Federal contractor employee vaccination requirements that are set to go into effect as of 15 October. The...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Beltway Buzz - September 2021 #2

Administration to Mandate Vaccines for Federal and Private-Sector Employees. President Joe Biden this week dramatically ramped up his administration’s efforts to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates across the country....more

McGlinchey Stafford

How Can Employers Prepare For Biden’s Vaccine/Testing Mandate?

McGlinchey Stafford on

On Thursday, September 9, 2021, President Biden announced that the Department of Labor is preparing to mandate that all business with 100 or more workers require their employees to either get vaccinated against the...more

Littler

Canada: $15 per Hour Federal Minimum Wage Will Take Effect December 2021

Littler on

A new federal minimum wage of $15 per hour applicable to federally regulated employees in the private sector was included in the Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1. ...more

34 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide