On April 24, 2019, the Federal Court that reinstated the EEO-1 pay data reporting requirement accepted the EEOC’s recommendation that employers must submit the EEO-1 form for 2018, including pay data, by Monday, September 30,...more
4/26/2019
/ Data Collection ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Gap ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Wage and Hour
Many employers offer paid leave, including sick leave or paid time off, as a benefit beyond the unpaid leave entitlements of the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”). State or local laws may also require paid leave beyond...more
Employers may face risks of departing employees, particularly involuntarily terminated employees, taking the employer’s confidential information or trade secrets with them when they leave. ...more
In a 5-4 decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, No. 16-285, the United States Supreme Court upheld the use of class and collective actions waivers in arbitration agreements. Employers nationwide may require employees to...more
5/22/2018
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Epic Systems Corp v Lewis ,
Ernst & Young v Morris ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Murphy Oil v NLRB ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Savings Clause ,
SCOTUS
Employers may regulate the length, style, and neatness of employees’ hair in the workplace through so-called grooming policies, unless the hair style is a matter of sincere religious observance posing no more than a minimal...more
In a pivotal decision on August 27, the National Labor Relations Board “refined” its test for determining joint-employer status, broadening the scope of employers subject to joint collective bargaining and concerted activity...more
9/1/2015
/ Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Franchisee ,
Franchisors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Unions ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
A looming surge of cases threatens to expand the joint employment doctrine and fundamentally alter the operations of franchisors, retailers, and businesses utilizing independent contractors within the four walls of their...more
2/10/2015
/ Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Franchises ,
Franchisors ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Misclassification ,
NLRB ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Retailers ,
Trucking Industry
On December 11, 2014, a three-member majority of the National Labor Relations Board significantly limited how employers may control employee use of employer-owned email systems. In Purple Communications, Inc., 361 NLRB No....more