In this issue of Employment Flash: the new DOL rule on independent contractors, SCOTUS’s unanimous Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower ruling, plus labor law developments in California, Delaware, D.C., New York, the EU, Germany and...more
3/25/2024
/ California ,
Classification ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Reporting ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Delaware ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Definition ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
EU ,
France ,
Germany ,
Independent Contractors ,
International Labor Laws ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Regulations ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Misclassification ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Partnership Agreements ,
Pay Transparency ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Private Right of Action ,
Profit Sharing ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
SCOTUS ,
State Bans ,
State Labor Laws ,
UK ,
Vaccinations ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Safety ,
Workplace Violence Prevention Programs
...NLRB Issues Final Rule on ‘Joint Employer’ Standard On -
October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a final rule titled “Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status,” which rescinds and...more
11/16/2023
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Bias ,
Biden Administration ,
Breach of Contract ,
CA Supreme Court ,
City of New York ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Diversity ,
Earned Sick and Safe Time Act ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Executive Orders ,
Final Rules ,
French Language Requirements ,
Governor Newsom ,
Joint Employers ,
New Guidance ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Penalties ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Restructuring ,
Retaliation ,
SCOTUS ,
Surveillance ,
Venture Capital
New York, Minnesota and NLRB Act To Limit Noncompetes -
New York Legislature Passes Bill To Ban Post-Employment Noncompetes -
On June 20, 2023, the New York state Legislature passed a bill that bans post-employment...more
6/23/2023
/ Absenteeism ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Deadlines ,
Electronic Filing ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Entrepreneurs ,
EU ,
Form I-9 ,
France ,
Germany ,
Independent Contractors ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
Resignation ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State and Local Government ,
State Bans ,
State Legislatures ,
UK ,
Unions ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies
In our latest edition of Employment Flash, we examine developments over the past three months, including the NLRB’s ruling regarding employees’ labor law rights in severance agreements, a Supreme Court decision that upheld...more
4/14/2023
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Board of Directors ,
Clawbacks ,
Compensation ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Pay ,
Ethnicity ,
EU ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Minimum Salary ,
New Rules ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Proposed Rules ,
Severance Agreements ,
Sexual Assault ,
Sexual Harassment ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ,
Unions ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour
The new year has brought a slew of changes in state laws, including those governing employee leave, privacy, as well as workplace discrimination and harassment. The federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and PUMP Act added...more
1/13/2023
/ Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
New Rules ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Pregnancy ,
Proposed Rules ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Unfair Labor Practices
This edition summarizes key employment law developments over the past six months, including amendments to the rules implementing the SEC’s whistleblower program, partnerships among U.S. federal agencies to prevent...more
9/30/2022
/ Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
International Labor Laws ,
Joint Employers ,
Minimum Wage ,
NLRB ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Wage and Hour