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Recent Employment, Labor, EEOC & NLRB Regulatory Law News

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Feb
5
2016
Federal Trade Secrets Bill Clears Important Hurdle Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
4
2021
May 2021 Immigration Alert Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
10
2017
In Re Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.: The Tenth Circuit Permits A Company-Wide FLSA Collective Action To Proceed Under The Spurious Action Approach to Facilitate Notice Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
26
2019
Proposed Rule Would Change the FLSA’s Fluctuating Workweek Method of Calculating Overtime Pay Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Feb
16
2016
Staffing Industry Decision in Connecticut Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
9
2018
Mile High Non-Compete Law: Colorado Court of Appeals Determines Enforceability of Liquidated Damages Clause in Physician Non-Compete Agreement Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
29
2019
Ninth Circuit Rules That California Home Care Workers Can Sue LA County For Unpaid Overtime Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
29
2020
California Court Whittles Down Claims Against StubHub Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
30
2023
Employment Law this Week Episode 313 - The Ripple Effect of the Supreme Court’s SFFA Ruling for Diversity in the Workplace [Podcast, Video] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
16
2018
U.S. DOL Issues Three Opinion Letters After Nine-Year Hiatus Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
27
2017
Second Circuit Finds Employee’s Obscene Facebook Post Is Protected Activity, Reminding Employers of Importance of Uniformly Enforcing Employee Conduct Policies Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Feb
26
2015
DHS Extends Eligibility for Employment Authorization to Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses of H-1B Nonimmigrants Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
28
2017
Another California Court Confirms There Is No Right To A Jury On Private Attorneys General Act Claims Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
28
2021
The Blueprint 2.0: California Moves Toward a Full Reopening Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
26
2018
Healing the Healers: Preventing Workplace Violence in Health Care Settings Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
5
2022
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Field Assistance Bulletin on “Protecting Workers from Retaliation” Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
13
2023
California Passes the First U.S. State-wide Ban on Caste Discrimination Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
8
2016
EEOC on Position Statements, Hispanic Ruled as Race, NLRB on Computer Use, Big Data Privacy, Tip of the Week [VIDEO] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
4
2021
EEOC Updates Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccination Policies, Including Mandates, Incentives, and Accommodations Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
11
2016
Taco Bell Employees Likely Are Not Celebrating Their “Victory” in California Meal and Rest Period Class Action Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
8
2017
Employment Law This Week- May 8, 2017: Reliance on Salary History OK, Rescission of Resignation Case Ends, Photo Termination Case Proceeds, “Fairfax Memo,” Working Families Flexibility Act [VIDEO] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
8
2019
In Adopting “Contract Coverage” Standard, NLRB Gives Employers Greater Flexibility to Act Unilaterally on Subjects Encompassed by Collective Bargaining Agreements Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
28
2016
Home Health Care Industry Faces an Escalating Number of Criminal Background Check Laws and Requirements Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
11
2019
Belief That Information Is a Trade Secret, Even If It Isn’t, Is Enough to Be Convicted for Attempted Theft of Trade Secrets Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
25
2020
Texas Local Governments Impose New Face Covering and Health and Safety Plan Requirements Upon Employers, As COVID-19 Cases Surge Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
17
2022
Employers, Are You Ready for a Possible Post-Roe Workplace? Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
7
2020
Connecticut’s Plan to Reopen Businesses – Rules for Phase 2 Businesses Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov
8
2023
NLRB Expands "Joint Employer" Definition, Senate Confirms Agency Heads, and U.S. Regulates AI Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
 

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