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National Business Associations File Suit to Block New DOL Overtime Rule

On May 22, 2024, a group of national business associations filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) from implementing its new Final Rule on overtime. As we noted in our prior alert, the new rule...more

EEOC Issues Long-Awaited Proposed Harassment Guidance

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published its long-awaited notice of proposed guidance on “Enforcement Guidance of Harassment in the Workplace.” The proposed guidance, published in the Federal...more

DOL Issues Proposed Rule Addressing Independent Contractor Status

On October 13, 2022, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (Notice) that seeks to clarify the analysis for determining whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor. According to the...more

U.S. Department of Labor: Final Rule on Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

On January 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor finalized its rule concerning the classification of workers as employees or independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which is scheduled to be...more

Michigan Enacts COVID-19 Liability Shield and Employee Protection Bills

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed into law several bills on October 22, 2020, including those providing a liability shield to individuals and entities that comply with COVID-19-related government directives and...more

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act Summary

The federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”) requires covered employers to provide advance notice of “plant closings” and “mass layoffs” that resulting in an “employment loss” at a single site of...more

Coronavirus and the Workplace - Part III: Leave

The Family and Medical Leave Act - Employers covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") must allow an eligible employee to take leave due to a serious health condition of the employee or to care for the...more

Coronavirus and the Workplace - Part II: Non-discrimination

Part II: Non-discrimination - The increasing fear around COVID-19, which was first detected in China, can lead to stigmatizing Chinese or other Asian individuals. However, according to the CDC, just being Chinese or Asian...more

Volunteers Are Not “Employees” Protected From Employment Discrimination Under Title VII

Many non-profit organizations, public agencies, and other employers rely upon volunteers. But what happens when an organization decides to terminate a volunteer’s affiliation with it because of the volunteer’s religion? ...more

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