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by Paige Good and Harrison Kosmider, McAfee & Taft

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Critocracy: or when judges rule

“It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.” So writes U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Marshall in Marbury v. Madison, forming the procrustean base of American...

Apr 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

OFCCP to open contractor portal on March 31

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced on March 20, 2023, that it will open its contractor portal for the second year on March 31 and that all federal supply and service contractors and...

Apr 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

EEOC sees increase in charges in FY2022

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) finally issued its fiscal year (FY) 2022 performance report on March 14, 2023. The highlights of the report include the following. Monies collected totaled $513.7M (up...

Apr 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Walsh resigns; Biden nominates Su

Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Marty Walsh, the first of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet secretaries to leave, resigned to become head of the NHL labor union. His resignation was effective starting March 11. Julie Su...

Apr 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

NLRB reshapes labor law

In a series of recent rulings, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is imposing its vision of the law on workplaces, union and nonunion alike. By basing its decisions on the broad workers’ rights language in the...

Apr 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

NLRB rules overbroad severance agreements violate the NLRA

In a recent ruling, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found an employer violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when it offered furloughed employees a severance agreement that included overbroad...

Apr 01, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · New York

High court deems ‘salary’ required to avoid overtime pay

In a case that may bring about a revamping of decades-old wage and hour law, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that for an employee to be considered “exempt” from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime requirements...

Apr 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Biden’s ‘second half’ filled with struggles

Burdened by a foreign war, hampered by active opposition in the House and a fragile majority in the Senate, and facing a tough reelection campaign laden with issues of age, President Joe Biden enters the second half of...

Apr 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Laying off an employee who has a sponsored H-1B visa

Q: We're planning to lay off about 20 employees, and one of the affected workers has a sponsored H-1B visa. Are there specific requirements we need to follow? Yes, there are specific obligations employers must adhere to...

Mar 31, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

2023 Arkansas General Assembly looking at paid maternity leave

The 94th Arkansas General Assembly is now in session, and bills related to employment are being introduced. Of course, the mere introduction of a bill doesn’t mean it will ultimately be reported out of committee, much...

Mar 31, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington