Hosts Tina and Jennie are joined by their colleague, Maynard Nexsen labor & employment attorney Bridget Blinn-Spears, to discuss key employment and labor law issues for construction businesses. With construction sites being...more
If television has taught us anything, it’s that romance can blossom in the workplace, especially when colleagues spend a significant amount of time together. Sam’s romance with Diane, then later with Rebecca were popular...more
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled last week that employers do not face an unusually high standard to prove exemptions under wage and overtime laws, ending the Fourth Circuit’s stricter approach for employers in five...more
The latest final rule on independent contractors issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) returns to the economics reality test effective March 11, 2024. This final rule rescinds the rule published at the end of the Trump...more
President Biden recognized a 30-year member of the Ironworkers union during his state of the union address this week, tying his infrastructure and manufacturing goals to his pro-union efforts. The address also included a...more
A Kentucky jury recently awarded Kevin Berling $450,000 for disability discrimination because his employer ignored his request not to celebrate his birthday and subsequently terminated his employment....more
If romantic comedies have taught us anything, it’s that romance can blossom in the workplace, especially when colleagues spend a significant amount of time together. But the movies conspicuously omit the significant risks...more
Ransomware locked up time records for thousands of companies across the country last month, and those records remain unavailable. Ultimate Kronos Group (“Kronos”) is a well-known workforce management platform used to track...more
On October 4, 2021, a North California federal jury awarded a former Tesla subcontractor $137 million after finding that he had been subjected to a hostile work environment and that Tesla was responsible for the harm it...more
North Carolina employers must comply with new wage notification requirements due to amendments to the North Carolina Wage and Hour Act (N.C. Gen. Stat. 95-25.1 et seq.), which went into effect last month....more
On May 28, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued long-awaited updated guidance regarding employers’ ability to mandate and incentivize employee vaccination for COVID-19 under federal equal employment...more
North Carolina opened COVID-19 vaccinations to everyone over age 16 on April 7, 2021. Both the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services have excellent resources for...more
Opioids pose a substantial threat to the construction industry. According to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), “Opioids have commonly been prescribed to construction workers to treat pain...more
North and South Carolina are the least unionized states in the nation, but employers in the Carolinas should not overlook the protection the National Labor Relations Act provides for their non-union work forces, especially...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has issued a press release linking to published guidance that clarifies several key points regarding the expanded Family and Medical Leave and Paid Sick leave provisions of the Families...more
By no later than September 30, 2019, employers with 100 or more employees must file EEO-1 Component 2 to report pay data for their workforces in 2017 and 2018. As the deadline approaches, a reminder of the history and...more
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, in Parker v. Reema Consulting Services, Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has held that a false rumor that a woman slept with her manager to obtain promotions could give...more