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We feature the latest news on emerging compliance issues such as Affordable Care Act (“ACA”/”Obamacare”) and Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) mandates, EEOC and Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) enforcement, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) investigations, employee benefits, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), the Department of Labor (“DOL”) Fiduciary Rules, joint employers status, E-Verify, workplace privacy, whistleblower actions, overtime requirements, and prevailing wage laws.

Employers can find the latest information on employment agreements and documents including: executive employment and compensation agreements, employee handbooks, sexual harassment policies, independent contractor agreements, social media policies, internet and email usage policies, separation agreements, equity compensation agreement and employee arbitration agreements.

On a state level, the National Law Review covers the latest on legislation, from laws banning-the-box and limiting the questions employers may ask during the hiring process; including limitations on questions about previous salary history and criminal history.  Additionally, the nation-wide push for employers to establish paid family leave & sick policy and the resulting patchwork of rules.  The National Law Review also  offers an analysis of employees rights to post about their work experience and how employers can respond to employees' on-line reviews and provides information to help companies remain compliant.

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Recent Employment, Labor, EEOC & NLRB Regulatory Law News

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Jul
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2015
The Cost of Doing Business Just Went Up (Again) – The DOL Proposes New Overtime Pay Regulations Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jul
1
2015
An Annual Ritual: Massachusetts Noncompete Legislation Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
1
2015
Same-Sex Marriage Decision: Uniformity in All States ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jul
1
2015
DOL Proposes Massive Expansion in Overtime Pay Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C.
Jul
1
2015
Employee Benefits Implications of Supreme Court Decision on Same-Sex Marriage McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
1
2015
Supreme Court’s Marriage Decision Should Prompt Employers’ Review of All Employment Policies Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Jul
1
2015
U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Proposed Overtime Regulations Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jul
1
2015
Manhattan Federal Court: Financial Firm Retained Discretion to Award or Not Award Bonus Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
1
2015
Recent OIG Audits of Home Health and Hospice Surveys May Signal Increased Scrutiny on Worker Qualifications Foley & Lardner LLP
Jul
1
2015
As Promised, OSHA Targets Health Care and Nursing Homes for Enforcement Actions Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
1
2015
NLRB Reverses Longstanding Rule: Employers Now Required to Disclose Confidential Witness Statements in Investigations – a Major Change for Labor Arbitration? Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
30
2015
Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Law Becomes Effective July 1, 2015 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jun
30
2015
OSHA Launches 2015 Heat Illness Prevention Program Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
30
2015
EEOC Updates Pregnancy Discrimination Guidance Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
30
2015
U.S. Department of Labor Releases Proposed Changes to Federal Overtime Regulations Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jun
30
2015
Department of Labor Releases Proposed FLSA Overtime Rules Changes; Final Rule Expected to Impact Millions Mintz
Jun
30
2015
Newly Released Proposed Overtime Regulations Estimated to Make 5 Million Workers Eligible for OT
Jun
30
2015
New Overtime Rules: $970 Per Week Salary Proposed For White Collar Exemptions in 2016 Holland & Hart LLP
Jun
30
2015
House Subcommittee Slashes OSHA, MSHA Budgets; Bill Heads to Full Committee Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
30
2015
DOL Unveils Proposed Guidance Affecting Overtime Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
30
2015
U.S. Department of Labor Proposes to Restrict Scope of FLSA ‘White-Collar’ Overtime Exemptions Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
30
2015
Wait Is Over: The Proposed FLSA Overtime Changes Are Out! Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
30
2015
Department of Labor issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Overtime Regulations, Seeks to More than Double Salary Requirement Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jun
30
2015
Highly Anticipated Proposed Changes to FLSA White Collar Exemptions Released Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
30
2015
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics and more: NLRB Weekly Summary of Decisions June 15 – 19, 2015 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
30
2015
Worth the Price of Admission: Third Circuit Defines "Overnight Stay” Under FMLA Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jun
30
2015
Proposed Revisions to “White Collar” Regulations Released; Salary Basis To Increase to Likely $970 Per Week; No Changes to Duties Tests Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
30
2015
Mayor De Blasio Signs New York City Ban-the-Box Law Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
 

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