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Recent Employment, Labor, EEOC & NLRB Regulatory Law News

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Jun
14
2023
Minnesota Lawmakers Amend Current Law to Strengthen Protections for Employee Wage Disclosure Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jun
26
2019
Advanced Technologies and the Workplace, Part I: A Primer Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jun
28
2019
Seventh Circuit Holds That Obesity Alone Is Not a Protected Disability Under the ADA Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
24
2021
Illinois Enacts Stronger Anti-Discrimination and Equal Pay Laws Focusing On Criminal Convictions and Demographic Reporting Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr
30
2020
How the CARES Act Will Help Universities Combat the New Rise of COVID-19 Class Actions Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
26
2021
Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals: Texas Law Prohibits Sexual Orientation Discrimination Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
1
2020
What Six-Foot Rule? OSHA Construction Fall Standard Forces the OSH Review Commission to State It Does Not Exist Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jun
23
2023
Tennessee Removes COVID-19 Statute’s Sunset Provision Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
1
2020
Illinois’s Workers’ Compensation Rule Update: Court Halts Enforcement of New Rule That Presumes COVID-19 Infections Are Work-Related Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Feb
24
2017
Employing Minors in the Entertainment Industry: A Primer for Employers Doing Business in Canada Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jun
29
2023
Supreme Court Issues Ruling in Religious Accommodation Title VII Case Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jul
15
2019
Texas Legislative Roundup: New Laws Impacting Employers Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Feb
27
2018
Macron Ordinances Allow Employers to Unilaterally Reduce the Duration of Current Mandates Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Feb
28
2018
Supreme Court Declines to Review California’s Halt of DACA Rescission Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jul
22
2019
Oregon Requires Employers to Provide Notice to Employees Prior to I-9 Inspections Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr
9
2021
Beltway Buzz, April 9, 2021 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
11
2022
Washington’s Silenced No More Act Would Limit Use of Nondisclosure and Nondisparagement Provisions in Employment Agreements Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jul
14
2023
Georgia Appellate Court Says Employee Nonsolicitation Covenant Not Enforceable Without Express Geographic Limitation Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
15
2022
Oregon Governor Signs Bill on Incentives, Bonuses, and Equal Pay Act Requirements Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
17
2022
Philadelphia Mayor Signs Bill Providing for COVID-19–Related Paid Leave Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
15
2017
Can Fido Come to Work? EEOC Files Suit to Require Emotional Support Dog on Truck Route Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jul
25
2023
Fido, Sit … Stay … and Roll Over for Your Court-Ordered ADA Inspection Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
16
2020
IRS Updates FAQs to Expand Eligibility for Employee Retention Credits Under the CARES Act Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
21
2017
Connecticut Supreme Court Provides Guidance on Independent Contractor Classification Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
22
2018
Bahrain: Flexi-work Permit Allows Expats to Remain in Bahrain Without a Local Sponsor Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr
28
2021
California Court Affirms PAGA Claims Based on Cal/OSHA Violations: Are Further PAGA-Cal/OSHA Actions to Come? Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
26
2018
Transgender, Transitioning, and Title VII: Sixth Circuit Provides Protected Status Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Aug
15
2019
Third Thursdays with Ruthie: Lessons Learned From Recent Cases [PODCAST] Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
 

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