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Recent Employment, Labor, EEOC & NLRB Regulatory Law News

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Aug
25
2021
Reminder to ERISA Fiduciaries: ERISA May Not Protect Fiduciaries from Liability Under State Law Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
26
2016
Moving Toward a System of Portable Benefits in the Gig Economy Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov
23
2022
Video: EEOC Targets Abortion Travel, Midterm Results, and SCOTUS Declines COVID-19 WARN Act Case – Employment Law This Week Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
8
2017
DOL Overtime Rule, NLRA Preemption, SF’s Salary History, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: Employment Law This Week 8/7/17 [VIDEO] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
27
2015
Health Care Industry: OSHA Is Quietly Gunning for You – Is Your Workplace Ready? Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
10
2020
California State Court Judge Rules That Controversial New Independent Contractor Law Does Not Apply To Approximately 70,000 Independent Truckers Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
4
2016
Criminal Enforcement Protects Trade Secrets Taken By Departed Employees Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Feb
6
2024
Wage War: Massachusetts Trial Court Rejects Globe Ex-President’s Profit-Sharing Claim Disguised as Wage Act Violation Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
15
2016
Banning Salary History Questions, Subway Restaurant Partners with DOL, Non-Competes: Employment Law This Week - August 15, 2016 [VIDEO] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
25
2017
D.C. Circuit Court Quashes the NLRB’s Extraordinary Expansion of Weingarten Rights Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
28
2017
Third Circuit Holds That Requirement to Arbitrate Disputes “Under This Agreement” Did Not Cover Wage Hour Claims Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Dec
23
2022
New Proposed Rules for NYC’s Automated Employment Decision Tools Law Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
23
2020
Executive Order Prohibits Inclusion of “Divisive” Concepts in Workplace Training Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
27
2020
Privacy and Security Considerations for Employers Grappling with Introducing Social Distancing and Contact Tracing Technologies in the Workplace Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
4
2023
New Year Reminder for New Jersey Employers: Employment Law Updates and Poster Requirements Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
8
2019
California Court of Appeal Holds That An Employee’s “Imprecise Evidence” Can Provide a Basis for Damages When an Employer Does Not Keep Accurate Records of Hours Worked – But That an Employer is Not Liable for Missed Meal Periods of Which It Was Unaware Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
10
2019
Illinois Employers Must Reimburse Employee Expenses Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
29
2015
Another Illinois Appellate Decision Applies Fifield, But A Dissent Suggests That The Issue Of What Constitutes Adequate Consideration For A Restrictive Covenant In Illinois Remains Open For Judicial Discussion Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
16
2019
Federal Appellate Courts Ring In the New Year by Taking Up Website and Mobile Application Accessibility Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
1
2015
Proposed DOL Rule To Make More White Collar Employees Eligible For Overtime Pay Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov
4
2020
OSHA Issues COVID-19 Citations, Michigan Enacts Liability Shield, and States Battle for Telecommuter Taxes – Employment Law This Week [VIDEO] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
18
2023
Employment Law This Week: What to Do When a Star Employee Decamps to a Competitor [PODCAST] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
7
2015
OSHA Targets Inpatient Health Care Facilities and Nursing Homes for Enforcement Actions Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
13
2024
Employment Law This Week Episode 337 - Termination Meetings on the Record [Video, Podcast] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
8
2015
Second Circuit Adopts "Primary Beneficiary" Test to Determine Whether Interns Fall Outside the Statutory Definition of "Employee" Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov
13
2020
November 2020 Immigration Alert Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov
2
2021
Time Is Money: A Quick Wage-Hour Tip on … New York’s New Rule on Contractors’ Liability for Subcontractor Employee Wages Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Feb
6
2019
Third Circuit: Federal Law Does Not Preempt New Jersey’s ABC Test for Independent Contractors Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
 

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