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Recent Employment, Labor, EEOC & NLRB Regulatory Law News

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Jan
12
2023
NY Warehouse Workers Protection Act Requires Employer Disclosure on Mandated Work Speed and Quotas and Offers Protection for Employees Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
28
2019
NLRB Replaces Its Test for Distinguishing Between Employees and Independent Contractors – Returns to Pre-2014 Common Law Based Test Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov
1
2021
New York DOL Issues FAQs on Recreational Cannabis – Guidance for Employers Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
16
2015
A Growing Role for the FTC in Regulating Workforce Management Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
22
2015
EEOC Rules Discrimination Based On Sexual Orientation Illegal Under Title VII Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
12
2016
Election Day: What Employers Should Know About Employee Voting Rights Laws Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
13
2020
Colorado Mandates 4 Days of Paid Leave for COVID-19 Testing Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
30
2017
Employment Law This Week: Two New CA Laws Impacting Hiring, Compensating Short Breaks, Suit Over “Draw” Pay System, Waiving ERISA Time Limits [VIDEO] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
31
2017
Restrictive Covenants – How Effective are Non-Competes and Non-Solicits in the Health Care Industry? Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
12
2015
Second Circuit Holds FLSA Cases Cannot Be Settled Without Court Review Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
13
2015
D.C. Circuit Court Invalidates Solomon’s Appointment As Acting NLRB General Counsel– What Does It Mean? Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
17
2015
NLRB Denies McDonald’s Appeal of Motion to Dismiss Joint Employer Claims Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
1
2024
OSHA’s New Walkaround Rule Potentially Grants Union Representatives Access to Safety Investigations Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
7
2021
Stimulus Bill Includes Temporary Special Relief for Flexible Spending Accounts Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov
17
2017
Trump Nominee Peter Robb Confirmed as NLRB General Counsel Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
23
2023
Non-Clarified – The NLRB GC’s McLaren Macomb Memo Provides Murky and Ominous Guidance on Board’s Prohibitions on Non-Disparagement and Non-Disclosure Provisions Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
1
2019
No-Poach Clauses in Franchise Agreements: Four More Franchisors Agree to Drop Them and the DOJ Weighs In on Class Actions Alleging Antitrust Violations Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
25
2020
Employer-Sponsored Leave Sharing or Leave Donation Programs: Benefits Guidance in the Time of COVID-19 Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
26
2020
Temporary Benefit Strategies to Immediately Help Workers: Benefits Guidance in the Time of COVID-19 Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
10
2019
New York Mandates 3 Hours Paid Time Off to Vote Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
30
2020
Coronavirus and Cash Shortfalls – What Can You Do to Mitigate the Effects of Coronavirus on Your Organization’s Financial Health? Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
22
2015
Meal Periods with Travel Restrictions May be Compensable Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
3
2022
The Intersection of the New York HERO Act and Federal Labor Law Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
24
2015
Cadillac Tax: What Hospitality Employers Need to Know Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
27
2021
Video: EEOC’s Proposed Wellness Regulations and Incentivizing Vaccines – Employment Law This Week Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
26
2015
Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Revised Hazard Communication Standard Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
28
2021
Virginia Passes Permanent COVID-19 Employee Health and Safety Requirements Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Dec
22
2016
Number of Paid Sick Leave Laws Expands Rapidly in 2016 Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
 

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