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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.

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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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Jun
29
2012
EEOC Finds that Transgender Workers Are Protected by Title VII Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
2
2012
Plaintiff’s Efforts to Preclude Her Deposition in Discrimination/Retaliation Suit Rejected by U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
25
2017
No Money, Big Problems: Union Pension and Benefit Obligations May Force Hartford Into Bankruptcy Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
6
2012
Michigan: PLA Deja Vu All Over Again? Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
25
2024
NLRB Official Fouls Dartmouth, Holds Non-Scholarship Student-Athletes Are Employees Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
12
2012
Crossing the Minefield of Criminal Background Checks Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
16
2012
Fight over unionization of Michigan home health care workers continues in federal court and at the ballot box in November Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
19
2020
Government And Agencies Tackling COVID-19 Economic, Tax Relief Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
15
2023
Redux: The PRO Act is Back in Congress Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
7
2015
NLRB Weekly Summary of Decisions, July 27 – 31, 2015 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
28
2016
Cook County, Illinois, Approves Increased Minimum Wage for Suburban Workers Beginning Next Year Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
6
2012
NLRB Tosses Employer's Investigation Confidentiality Rule Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
7
2014
Illinois Governor Signs Payroll Card Law Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
12
2012
Eighth Circuit Upholds NLRB Decision Finding Union to have Unlawfully Targeted Neutral Employer Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
16
2012
Another California Court of Appeal Struggles to Come To Grips with Arbitration Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
4
2016
Airline Employee’s Fraudulent FMLA Request Ensures His Claim Never Gets Off Ground Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
14
2017
NLRB Protected Concerted Activity or Harassment – Will Employers Finally Get Clarity? Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
15
2014
When “I Love You” May Be Too Much and Incur a Claim of Religious Discrimination Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
1
2012
NHL Labor Clock Ticking Entering the Labor Day Weekend Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
20
2014
NLRB Chooses Form Over Function Re: Eligibility of Certain Union Members to Vote Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
22
2014
Home Sweet Home? Employers and Employees are Just Scratching the Surface of How Work and Home Fit Together Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
28
2017
Accommodate Pregnant Employees and Nursing Mothers, or Expect Consequences Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
18
2016
The World According to Trump: Executives Behaving Badly Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
4
2017
Holiday Road – Avoiding Potholes in Holiday Parties Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
27
2020
Beware of the Small Print! CARES Act Provide Boons to Labor Unions Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
15
2014
FMLA Certifications: When "Unknown" and "Probably" Aren't Enough Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
23
2012
EEOC Must Abide By 300-Day Rule in Pattern and Practice Case, Says New Jersey Federal Court Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
3
2012
NLRB Issues New Guidance: Brings Some Clarity to At-Will Disclaimer Issues Barnes & Thornburg LLP
 

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