As McGuireWoods noted in a Sept. 10, 2021 alert and Sept. 20, 2021 FAQs, President Biden’s “Path Out of the Pandemic” COVID-19 action plan is big on concept but thin on details pending yet-to-be-issued regulations. There is,...more
9/24/2021
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Workplace Safety
Responding to the ubiquity of remote work amid the pandemic, on Dec. 31, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (FLSA2020-19) issued an opinion letter regarding the compensability of travel time when...more
The COVID-19 pandemic presents unique challenges for employers whose employees are represented by labor unions. Under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), unionized employers must negotiate with a collective bargaining...more
On Jan. 29, 2019, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a strikingly broad decision, raised the bar for employers’ compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). In Gilberg v. California Check Cashing Stores, LLC,...more
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In the final year of his two term tenure, President Barack Obama’s National Labor Relations Board and Department of Labor continued their double barrelled efforts to remake labor law to benefit labor...more
1/18/2017
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
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Joint Employers ,
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Persuader Rules ,
Unions
On April 28, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued an advice memorandum addressing when franchisors can be considered “joint employers” with their franchisees for purposes of the National Labor Relations Act...more