?The rapid spread of flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), COVID-19 and the common cold this fall is causing a big wave of employee absences, with many staying at home to care for... Read more »
?Congress Reins In Nondisclosure Agreements Leah Shepherd U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the Speak Out Act, which prohibits the use of nondisclosure and nondisparagement agreements in the case of sexual... Read more »
?Congress Reins In Nondisclosure Agreements Leah Shepherd U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the Speak Out Act, which prohibits the use of nondisclosure and nondisparagement agreements in the case of sexual... Read more »
?Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) member Janet Dhillon, a Republican, has resigned effective Nov. 18, leaving the EEOC deadlocked—split between two Democrats and two Republicans. As a result of there being a... Read more »
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) did not adequately protect workers from COVID-19 during the height of the pandemic.... Read more »
?As the holiday season draws near—and companies face lower consumer confidence and greater fears of a recession—many employers are laying off workers. The technology sector has been particularly hard hit, with thousands... Read more »
?The City Council of Atlanta, Georgia recently passed an ordinance that amends its existing anti-discrimination law to include protections on the basis of criminal history status and gender expression. The ordinance is... Read more »
?The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether constitutional challenges to federal agency power can be brought in federal courts before administrative proceedings are completed. The high court heard oral arguments in two... Read more »
?October came and went without any proposed overtime rule from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), meaning employers are still waiting to see what wage and hour changes the DOL has in... Read more »
?This year’s Election Day resulted in a strengthening of abortion rights in several states, five months after the Supreme Court’s ruling in June left it up to each state to prohibit abortion... Read more »
