?A unique group of federal employees within the National Guard can keep their union rights, according to a 7-2 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on May 18. A 6th U.S. Circuit... Read more »
?A federal court jury recently required East Penn Manufacturing Co. to pay $22.25 million for wage and hour violations, the largest recorded jury verdict under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), according... Read more »
?Minnesota is close to enacting a near-total ban on the use of covenants not to compete. The Minnesota Legislature released a conference committee report on the bill (MN SF 3035), which reflects... Read more »
?A final warning against a union-organizing employee for “stealing time” was ruled unlawful by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) partly because the warning was more severe than discipline for similar or... Read more »
?As most employers in California know, employees must be reimbursed for any necessary expenses they incur in carrying out their job duties. The COVID-19 pandemic forced many organizations to allow their employees... Read more »
?The Los Angeles-based video game developer Riot Games agreed to pay $100 million to settle a sex discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit, the largest settlement of its kind in the California Department... Read more »
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued new technical assistance on May 18, explaining the application of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to automated systems that incorporate artificial intelligence... Read more »
?Workers at a Blue Bird factory that builds electric school buses in Fort Valley, Ga., recently voted to unionize, a victory that unions are calling a step forward for labor in the... Read more »
?On May 11, Gov. Bill Lee signed the Tennessee Information Protection Act (TIPA) into law, making Tennessee the eighth state to enact a comprehensive privacy law. Tennessee joins Indiana and Iowa in... Read more »
?The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on May 15 temporarily blocked a March district court ruling that jeopardized cost-sharing required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for preventive care, including cancer... Read more »
