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Recent Employment, Labor, EEOC & NLRB Regulatory Law News

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Jan
14
2022
$7.5 Million Jury Verdict for Employer in Unfair Competition and Restrictive Covenant Case Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
7
2015
OSHA Moves Closer to Finalizing “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses” (Electronic Recordkeeping) Rule Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
26
2021
Massachusetts to Advance COVID-19 Reopening Plan; Boston to Delay Reopening Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
14
2014
Second Circuit Reviews Record, Finds Question of Fact as to Discretion and Independent Judgment Exercised by Adjusters Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
27
2016
Fourth Circuit Wage Discrimination Claim Dismissed Where Female Professor Failed to Show Higher Paid Male Professors Were Appropriate Comparators Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
16
2019
Older Employee Let Go in Reduction in Force Can Proceed to Trial on ADEA Claim Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
27
2021
COVID-19 Deadline Extensions—No More Time Outs but No Single Deadline Either!! Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
28
2016
Employees on Rest Breaks Must Be Off Duty, California Supreme Court Rules Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
10
2018
MSHA Penalties Increased for 2018 Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
17
2019
Labor Board Upholds Employers Right to Provide Truthful Information about Right to Work Laws Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
10
2018
Government Not Ending H-1B Extensions, USCIS Says Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
20
2019
A Numbers Game: Labor Board Rules on Successor Employer’s Bargaining Obligation Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
20
2022
Wage and Hour Division Nominee Clears First Senate Hurdle (Barely), Proposed Salary Increase for Overtime-Exempt Employees Appears Likely Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
18
2023
DOL Pumps It Up With New Guidance on PUMP Act Enforcement Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
12
2018
Time to Prepare for the 2018 H-1B Lottery Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
22
2019
Federal Law Preempts California’s Meal and Rest Break Laws for Commercial Drivers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
5
2017
Federal Contractors Not Only Ones with Disability Goals Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
28
2019
New York City Ban on Pre-Employment Drug Testing Won’t Apply to (most) Healthcare Workers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
27
2022
Will Reopening of Social Security Administration Offices Ease E-Verify No-Match Backlogs? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
28
2015
Senate Passes Cybersecurity Law as the Struggle Between Data Security and Privacy Continues Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
29
2015
House Lawmakers Grill OSHA Administrator on Enforcement Issues Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
5
2019
Three Tips to Investigate Harassment Complaints When You Are Not “the Employer” Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
18
2017
Labor Department Trump Nominee Puzder To Withdraw? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
25
2018
Data Privacy Day: Top 10 for 2018 Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
6
2019
Timber Harvesting Company Cannot Escape Overtime Liability, But Commute and Meal Break Time Should Not Have Been Included, Sixth Circuit Holds Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
2
2022
Appeals Court Creates Circuit Split on Whether Bristol-Myers Applies to Collective Actions Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
7
2014
What the November Election May Mean to the “Quickie” Election Rule Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
3
2015
Fifth Circuit Affirms Rejection of Texas Choice-of-Law as to Oklahoma-Based Employees for Non-Compete Provisions, But Allows Texas Law to Apply to Non-Solicitation Provisions Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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