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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.

Employers can find the latest information on employment agreements and documents including: executive employment and compensation agreements, employee handbooks, sexual harassment policies, independent contractor agreements, social media policies, internet and email usage policies, separation agreements, equity compensation agreement and employee arbitration agreements.

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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May
3
2017
Sixth Circuit Adopts “Cat’s Paw” Theory for FMLA Retaliation Cases Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
3
2017
Claims Against Investment Adviser in ERISA Fee Litigation Case Dismissed Proskauer Rose LLP
May
3
2017
What Should I Tell Employees on Leave About Their FMLA Usage? Everything! Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
3
2017
IRS Guidance on Cash Balance Benefit Formulas: Avoiding Employer Discretion Faegre Drinker
May
3
2017
Indiana Legislature Bans “Ban the Box” Ordinances Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
3
2017
Reminder: NYC’s Freelance Isn’t Free Act Takes Effect on May 15 Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
3
2017
California Paid Sick Leave Update: Employer Attendance Policies May Interfere With Labor Code Rights Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
3
2017
DOL Fiduciary “Package”: Basics on the Prohibited Transaction Exemptions: Interesting Angles on the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #45 Faegre Drinker
May
2
2017
California Employers Should Reevaluate Their Criminal Background Check Policies Before July 1, 2017 Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
2
2017
SEC Issues Another Whistleblower Bounty Award Proskauer Rose LLP
May
2
2017
Are A Jones Act Seaman's Wages Really Exempt From Garnishment? Jones Walker LLP
May
2
2017
$35 Million Settlement Reached In Race Discrimination/Glass Ceiling Case Zuckerman Law
May
2
2017
Colorado Legislative Update: The Fate of Employment-Related Bills (So Far!) Holland & Hart LLP
May
2
2017
One Racial Slur May Be Sufficient To Create a Hostile Work Environment, Says Second Circuit Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
2
2017
OSHA Withdraws “Fairfax Memo” – Union Representatives May No Longer Participate in Work Place Safety Walkarounds at Non-Union Facilities Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
2
2017
Successful Strategies for Preventing and Defending Claims of Sexual Harassment in Workplace Stark & Stark
May
2
2017
Sixth Circuit Issues Trilogy on Retiree Health Benefits Proskauer Rose LLP
May
2
2017
Can Defendants Obtain Discovery from Each “Party Plaintiff” in Collective Action? Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
2
2017
Safer Workplace Act Redefines Employee Drug Testing Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
May
2
2017
Administrative Check-Up on Participant Plan Loans Poyner Spruill LLP
May
2
2017
Spending Bill Leaves NLRB Budget Unchanged From 2016, Nixes Electronic Voting Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
2
2017
District Courts in Third Circuit Enforce Waivers of Class and Collective Arbitration Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
2
2017
California Cracks Down on Employers’ Use of Criminal Background Information Faegre Drinker
May
1
2017
Solicitor General Reviewing Government’s Position in Class Action Waivers Cases Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
1
2017
“Shifting” Away From Hourly Pay ... Be Aware of Potential Pitfalls Foley & Lardner LLP
May
1
2017
OSHA Update- May 1, 2017: Regulatory Delay, Continued Enforcement, and Recent OSHRC Decisions> Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
May
1
2017
Congress Considers FLSA Amendment That Could Provide Flexible Overtime Options Foley & Lardner LLP
May
1
2017
Business Community Requests Rejection of Revised EEO-1 Report Requiring Disclosure of Pay Data Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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