8/31/2023 9:47:29 PM U.S. Department of Labor proposes nearly 55 percent increase in the salary threshold for white collar exemptions with automatic increases By Betty Graumlich Christopher Bouriat Noah Oberlander On August 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a regulatory rule that would raise the minimum salary threshold for...
8/28/2023 8:00:24 PM The NLRB announces new framework for union representation proceedings in Cemex decision By James Holt Cheryl Blount The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a decision in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC announcing a new framework for...
8/23/2023 2:38:10 PM UK paternity leave update: what you need to know By Carl De Cicco Amy Treppass The United Kingdom has published plans on proposed changes to paternity leave. These extend the period over which leave can be taken and...
8/21/2023 6:00:13 PM Fifth Circuit invalidates decades-old precedent requiring an “ultimate employment decision” for disparate-treatment claims under Title VII By Emily Harbison Cheryl Blount On August 18, 2023, the Fifth Circuit sitting en banc in Hamilton v. Dallas County unwound its long-held limitation that an adverse...
8/10/2023 5:24:32 PM NLRB tightens scrutiny of workplace rules in Stericycle, Inc. decision By Emily Harbison Joshua Sallmen Eduardo Vargas On August 2, the National Labor Relations Board issued the Stericycle, Inc. decision, in which it reinstated a modified version of the...
8/9/2023 8:11:54 PM U.S. Department of Labor’s prevailing wage rate rule impacts over one million workers and $200 billion in projects By Christopher Bouriat Joshua Sallmen On August 8, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule that will change the prevailing wage rate landscape for...
8/2/2023 9:51:08 PM Potential impacts on corporate DEI programs after the Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision By Mark Goldstein Tyree Jones Eduardo Vargas On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court upended affirmative action in higher education admissions in its landmark Students for Fair...
8/2/2023 3:48:37 PM What will changes to the UK flexible working regime mean for employers? By Jo Powis Joanna D'Cruz Changes to the UK’s statutory regime for flexible working have been in discussion for several years, but reforms are now coming to...
8/1/2023 11:05:53 PM USCIS establishes permanent optional remote Form I-9 inspection procedure for E-Verify employers and releases new version of Form I-9 for all employers By Betty Graumlich Noah Oberlander Beginning August 1, 2023, the U.S Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have now...