?The 2023 Virginia legislative session closed last month with substantially less activity than we have seen in recent years, in light of the politically divided government in the Commonwealth. The following briefly... Read more »
?Julie Su, President Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. labor secretary, faced intense partisan wrangling at her Senate confirmation hearing on April 20. The support and opposition fell mostly along party lines, as... Read more »
?Maryland legislators recently ended the 2023 session with three significant bills headed to and likely to be signed by Gov. Wes Moore. First, Senate Bill 828 would bring sweeping changes to the... Read more »
?Legal compliance spans the entire employment cycle from recruiting to separation, and it frequently changes at the federal, state and local levels. To highlight key lessons for compliance professionals, Wendy Harkness, the... Read more »
?Supporters and opponents debated the pros and cons to changing the rule that determines how to properly classify employees and independent contractors during a U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing... Read more »
?A Grubhub delivery driver in California recently won his case to be classified as an employee, rather than an independent contractor. It’s one of the first misclassification cases in the nation to... Read more »
?The U.S. Supreme Court on April 18 wrestled with the rules employers should follow for granting workers religious accommodations. During oral arguments, the court considered whether to maintain or revise the Hardison... Read more »
?Employees will likely have a harder time voting out unions they no longer want to represent them if the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) finalizes a proposed rule to rescind a 2020... Read more »
?A pair of bills recently introduced in Congress would boost the financial penalties on employers that violate federal child labor laws. The Justice for Exploited Children Act in the U.S. House of... Read more »
?Takeaway: Employers should exercise care in recognizing employee rights and administering benefits fairly. This is especially true when determining treatment of statutorily protected employees and ensuring they receive the same nonseniority rights... Read more »
