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Recent Employment, Labor, EEOC & NLRB Regulatory Law News

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Sep
11
2020
Fifth Circuit Concludes Employees Must Prove That a Bonus Payment Should Be Included in FLSA Regular Rate Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
14
2020
Luxembourg’s Teleworking Agreements with Neighboring Countries Remove Tax and Social Security Burdens During the COVID-19 Pandemic Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
2
2015
The NLRB's New "Expedited" Election Rules Became Effective April 14, 2015— Expect a Major Uptick in Union Activity in Retail 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.
Aug
9
2016
Title VII Sexual Orientation Bias, Religious Discrimination, At-Will Employment: Employment Law This Week for August 8, 2016 [VIDEO] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
17
2020
New York Paid Family Leave Benefits and Employee Contributions Set to Increase January 1, 2021 Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov
29
2018
Proposed Rules Loosen Restrictions on Hardship Withdrawals Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
10
2021
California Appellate Decision Recognizing Manageability Requirements for PAGA Actions May Provide Much Needed Relief to Employers Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
22
2020
International Challenges to Dismissing Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
10
2015
Department of Labor Publishes Updated Family and Medical Leave Act Forms Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
12
2015
OSHA’s New Guidance on Transgender Restroom Access: What Employers Need to Know Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
16
2015
Retailer’s Lack of Actual Knowledge of Applicant’s Need for Religious Accommodation Does Not Bar Religious Bias Suit Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Dec
18
2018
Mixed Results for Employers on Marijuana – Two Federal Courts Refuse to Find State Marijuana Laws Preempted by Federal Law Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
30
2020
Rule 7: Be Prepared to Improvise – Return to Work in the Time of COVID-19 Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
14
2020
Five More Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Topics to Address in the New Year Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
15
2020
The New Year Brings New Guidance on FLSA Issues from the U.S. Department of Labor Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
10
2019
The Proposed Expansion of Health Reimbursement Arrangements: Is This a Game Changer for Employers? Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
8
2015
San Francisco California Retail Workers Bill Of Rights Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
17
2019
New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira: The Supreme Court Applies The Federal Arbitration Act’s Transportation Workers Exclusion To Independent Contractors Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
21
2020
#WorkforceWednesday: OFCCP Guidance on Diversity Training, Starbucks’ Diversity Plan, Time Off to Vote [VIDEO] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
9
2015
NLRB Signals It Is About to Make It Much Easier For Unions to Organize Temps and Contingent Workers – Temps and Regular Employees To Be Included in Same Bargaining Unit Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Feb
28
2024
Spilling Secrets: Latest Developments – Restrictive Covenants in the Health Care Industry [Podcast] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
25
2023
Video: New Jersey’s WARN Act to Become Strictest in Nation – Employment Law This Week Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
28
2016
EEOC Task Force Offers Expansive Recommendations for Updating Anti-Harassment Policies and Training Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
31
2023
100 Industry Organizations Request Extension of Comment Period on FTC’s Proposed Noncompete Ban Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
3
2016
Lawsuits Against Overtime Rule, Voluntary Wellness Program, ADA: Employment Law This Week - October 3, 2016 [VIDEO] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
17
2015
U.S. Department of Labor Offers New Insight on the Misclassification of Independent Contractors Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Feb
2
2023
Here Come the Legislators – U.S. Senators Reintroduce Legislation That Would Ban Noncompetes and Empower the FTC to Regulate Them Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
 

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