Although the 2020 presidential election is technically behind us, razor-thin and contested elections for the presidency and Congress remain, potentially drawing out the uncertainty through the new year. As of the date of...more
11/9/2020
/ Equal Pay ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joe Biden ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
LGBTQ ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour
Labor Day became an official federal holiday in 1894. Although the world of employment has obviously changed significantly over the last 125 years, the pace of workplace transformation seems to have accelerated in the past...more
9/3/2019
/ #MeToo ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Ban the Box ,
Employer Mandates ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Health Insurance ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labor Shortage ,
LGBTQ ,
Marijuana ,
Misclassification ,
OFCCP ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Rate of Pay ,
Right to Work ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Silica ,
Transgender ,
Unemployment ,
USCIS ,
Visas ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
Almost two years into the new presidential administration, and with highly consequential and hotly debated mid-term elections around the corner, Littler’s Workforce Policy Institute’s Labor Day Report examines the state of...more
9/4/2018
/ ADEA ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Age Discrimination ,
Association Health Plans ,
Ban the Box ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
DACA ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Drug Testing ,
Employer Mandates ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Foreign Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
H-1B ,
Health Insurance ,
Immigrants ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Persuader Rules ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sharing Economy ,
Unemployment ,
Wage and Hour
Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report details notable labor, employment, and benefits news and events at the federal, state, local, and global levels. The January edition of the Insider Report reviews what...more
1/9/2017
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Ban the Box ,
Big Data ,
Contingent Employees ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Data Security ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Discrimination ,
EB-1 ,
EB-2 ,
EB-3 ,
EBSA ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
GINA ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
OSHA ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Payroll Deductions ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Sick Leave ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wellness Programs ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
Work Schedules ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report details key labor, employment, and benefits news and events at the federal, state, local, and global levels. The November edition of the Insider Report turns a spotlight on...more
11/7/2016
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Ballot Measures ,
Big Data ,
Blacklist ,
Data Breach ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
EU ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Gig Economy ,
GINA ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
IRS ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Marijuana ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
NLRB ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Sharing Economy ,
Sick Leave ,
Unemployment Insurance ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft ,
Wellness Programs ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Work Schedules ,
Workers' Compensation Claim
In This Publication:
- Introduction
- New Face of the NLRB
- Bargaining Unit Determination
- Other precedent-changing Decisions
- New NLRB Members
- NLRB General counsel ...more