Supreme Court Allows Fifth Circuit Ruling on Private FLSA Settlements to Stand
On December 10, 2012, the United States Supreme Court declined to review a recent ruling of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which approved a private settlement of employees' claims for unpaid...
View ArticleFederal Court Rejects ADA Suit Over Random Alcohol Testing of Probationary...
A federal judge in Pennsylvania has dismissed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission challenge to U.S. Steel Corporation's random alcohol testing of probationary employees at one of the company's...
View ArticleEmployers Must Post New FMLA Poster
No later than March 8, 2013, all employers covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) must display a new poster issued by the Department of Labor. The poster reflects recently adopted changes...
View ArticleSupreme Court Issues Opinion Reinstating Important Tool for Employers to...
In a major victory for employers, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion today confirming employers' ability to make an "offer of judgment" to named plaintiffs who are pursuing collective actions...
View ArticleAffordable Care Act Mandates Employer Notice of Coverage Options to Employees...
Pursuant to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), individuals and employees of small businesses will be able to access health insurance coverage through a private health insurance market – the Health...
View ArticleD.C. Circuit Halts Department of Labor's Reclassification of Loan Officers
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday handed the Mortgage Bankers Association a huge win by refusing to grant a full court review of a panel decision that struck down a 2010 U.S. Department of...
View ArticleFifth Circuit Upholds Arbitration Agreement Prohibiting Employee Collective...
On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit joined the Second, Eighth and Ninth Circuits in upholding a class action waiver in an employment arbitration agreement. This is an important...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court Extends the Sarbanes Oxley Act Whistle-Blower Protections
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the whistle-blower protections of Section 806 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act apply to employees of privately held companies that are contractors or...
View ArticleObama Directs Initiative to Update FLSA Overtime Regulations Likely to...
President Barack Obama on Thursday signed a Presidential Memorandum directing the Secretary of Labor to update the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations governing which "white collar" employees...
View ArticleCalifornia Supreme Court "Green Lights" Class Action Waivers in Arbitration...
On June 23, the California Supreme Court in Iskanian v. CLS Transportation, a case involving state wage and hour claims, recognized that the U.S. Supreme Court's 2011 Concepcion decision effectively...
View ArticleToo Late, Even If Not Too Little: Joining a National Trend, New Jersey Puts...
When does two years become six months? When a signed employment application says it does.1 Last month, New Jersey recognized the express lane permitting employers and employees to set their own...
View ArticleDepartment of Labor Releases Proposed Rule to Update White Collar Exemptions...
On June 30, 2015, the Department of Labor (DOL) released a Proposed Rule to update the regulations governing overtime requirements for executive, administrative, and professional employees (white...
View ArticleFifth Circuit Rules Employer-Mandated Transit Time May Make Lunch Break...
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which has jurisdiction over Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, ruled Monday that security guards’ “off-the-clock” meal periods may be compensable when they were...
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