1/22/2025 3:13:57 PM Labor mobility remains in the limelight – FTC and DOJ take another swing at regulating the U.S. workplace By Mark Goldstein Cindy Minniti Over the past several years, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has made several attempts to regulate the U.S. workplace. This includes,...
10/21/2024 4:21:08 PM Unionization activity continues to surge in the U.S. By James Holt Brianna Schmid Recent years have shown a continued increase in unionization and organization activities within the American workforce, as measured by...
7/24/2024 9:17:46 PM Compete chaos: Pennsylvania Court blesses FTC non-compete ban just weeks after Texas Court strikes it down By Mark Goldstein Brianna Schmid As previously reported, in late April, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unveiled a final regulatory rule that would invalidate and ban...
11/17/2023 9:39:51 PM Dueling challenges to NLRB’s new joint employer rule succeed in extending effective date of rule By Emily Harbison Heather Raun On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board issued a final rule that dramatically lowered the standard for companies to...
10/30/2023 5:53:02 PM NLRB Issues Final Rule Replacing Joint Employer Test By Betty Graumlich David Hartmann On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board issued a final rule to replace and essentially reverse the joint employer test...
9/13/2023 9:19:38 PM California restaurant industry comes to agreement with labor union over FAST Act legislation By Jennifer Terry Eduardo Vargas On September 11, 2023, labor unions and the California restaurant industry reached an agreement that promises to significantly impact the...
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...
8/10/2023 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...
7/7/2023 6:07:27 PM Tomorrow’s supply chain – are dashcams in work vehicles legal under U.S. labor law? By Mark Goldstein Eduardo Vargas Over the past several years, a growing number of businesses that utilize delivery drivers have begun installing dashcam and similar...
11/9/2022 4:25:52 PM NLRB aiming to take pro-labor action in the areas of technology-based monitoring and surveillance and blocking charges By James Holt Eduardo Vargas Last week, the National Labor Relations Board signaled two additional areas in which it intends to pursue its labor-favorable agenda over...
10/5/2022 10:00:29 PM NLRB reverses precedent on dues checkoff obligations By Emily Harbison Eduardo Vargas Continuing a string of pro-union decisions, the National Labor Relations Board recently overruled a 2019 Board decision and held that...
11/12/2021 7:09:06 PM Complying with OSHA’s ETS? Don’t forget about your duty to bargain, says NLRB By James Holt Brenda Rosales-Carrillo Since its publication on November 5, 2021, employers have been reviewing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA)...
11/9/2021 9:10:05 PM New York enacts sweeping expansion of state’s whistleblower law By Mark Goldstein Alexandra Manfredi Talia Fiano Although New York has had an employment-related whistleblower statute for decades, many employers may not have been aware of it. That is...
10/12/2021 7:51:15 PM California employment law legislative updates: What’s new in the Golden State By Mark Phillips Brenda Rosales-Carrillo Brandon Nhan Nhan It’s that time of the year again! The deadline for California Governor Gavin Newsom to sign, approve without signing, or veto bills on...
10/4/2021 2:07:48 PM Federal contractors and subcontractors receive guidance on President Biden’s vaccine mandate, including December 8, 2021 compliance date By Emily Harbison Amanda Brown Jessyka Linton On September 24, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force issued guidance for federal contractors and subcontractors concerning...
6/3/2021 2:41:11 PM Virginia adopts new laws effective July 1 that continue to transform the employment landscape By Betty Graumlich Noah Oberlander Following last year’s wave of new employment laws (previously covered as follows: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3), Virginia has adopted a...