As we previously covered, on August 3, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) struck down four parts of the regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) implementing the Families...more
9/17/2020
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Intermittent Leave ,
Labor Regulations ,
Paid Leave ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Required Documentation ,
Sick Leave ,
Wage and Hour
On March 18, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the Act). The Act addresses many issues related to the nation’s response to COVID-19, including free coronavirus testing, funding to...more
3/19/2020
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EFMLA ,
EPSLA ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Relief Measures ,
Secretary of the Treasury ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay
Recently, both the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued documents supporting independent contractor status, evidencing the more pro-employer stance of the Trump administration as...more
6/6/2019
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Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Obama Administration ,
Opinion Letter ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Service Professionals ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour
The injunction prevents the government from enforcing the final rule’s provisions on labor law violation disclosures and the restriction on arbitration agreements.
Late in the evening of October 24, mere hours before the...more
10/27/2016
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Blacklist ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
First Amendment ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Pay Transparency ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sexual Assault ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
With the increased government scrutiny of transgender issues in the workplace, employers should be careful not to discriminate against transgender employees and to treat them in accordance with their gender...more
7/17/2015
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Compliance ,
Construction Industry ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Restrooms ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gender Discrimination ,
General Duty Clause ,
Hostile Environment ,
LGBTQ ,
OSHA ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Safety
Although the regulations are not final and may change, government contractors should take steps now to prepare for the anticipated final regulations under the Executive Order.
On May 28, the Federal Acquisition...more
6/19/2015
/ Arbitration ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Rights ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Law Violations ,
LCA ,
Mediation ,
Migrant Workers ,
OSHA ,
Service Contract Act ,
Sexual Assault ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Subcontractors ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour