?The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) top attorney, Solicitor Seema Nanda, has criticized states that are seeking to remove child worker protections, saying the states are irresponsible. We’ve gathered articles on the... Read more »
?Takeaway: Harassment based on religion is prohibited. It can be based on any of the following: an individual’s affiliation with a particular religious group; characteristics, such as dress, associated with a particular... Read more »
?Public-sector workers in Colorado would get limited union rights under a bill recently introduced in the state Legislature. If passed, the bill would allow public-sector workers to form a labor union, discuss... Read more »
?Companies in some sectors, such as health care, may feel legally compelled to maintain vaccine requirements even after the pandemic’s public health and national emergencies end on May 11. But some employers... Read more »
?A New York federal judge recently shook up the employment law world when he ruled that a new federal law preventing employers from requiring arbitration in sexual harassment claims also blocked arbitration... Read more »
?On March 8, the Michigan House of Representatives passed two bills that would repeal Michigan’s current right-to-work law. The two bills, House Bill 4004 and HB 4005, passed 56–53 along party lines.... Read more »
?Recent enforcement action shows the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is squelching noncompete agreements that some employers require workers to sign as a condition of employment. Noncompete agreements ban employees from working... Read more »
?Takeaway: Sketchy communication and faulty record keeping sent these wage claims to trial. That the employees in this case were undocumented did not save the employer from facing trial. ?A federal district... Read more »
?Ride-hailing and delivery companies can continue to treat their California drivers as independent contractors, a state appeals court ruled on March 13. The court mostly upheld the state’s Proposition 22, which said... Read more »
?Takeaway: The employer did not discriminate in violation of state law against a former employee based on a perceived disability, because the employee was able to perform job duties satisfactorily except when... Read more »
