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The California Labor Code has a streamlined labor commissioner process in which employee wage claims can be raised and determined, and the losing party has a right to appeal to the superior court. The process has its own...
A newly enacted provision in the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) says an agreement to arbitrate sexual harassment disputes is unenforceable. However, in a recent case from the California Court of Appeal, an employer and...
President Donald Trump began his second term fulfilling major parts of his domestic agenda: banning immigration, pardoning insurrectionists, and remaking the federal workforce, including all those who do work for the...
The Biden administration withdrew a number of regulations designed to achieve many of its social policy goals, from expanding access to contraceptives to protections for the LGBTQ+ community. All of the regulations drew...
Based on the first Trump administration, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is expected to substantially decrease its enforcement efforts, including litigation against employers. EEOC Commissioner Andrea...
Because the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) was the most aggressively pro-union and most precedent-breaking agency of the Biden administration, it will almost certainly be the one most altered by the Trump...
Although the first Trump administration didn’t substantially affect Executive Order 11246 or the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), the backlash against affirmative action and diversity, equity, and...
On January 15, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court in E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera rejected a heightened standard of proof for showing employees are exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The Court’s...
As the second Trump administration begins, more and more corporations have abandoned their pledges to women and minorities. Stephen Miller—whose America First Legal group has been challenging corporate diversity, equity...
With the stroke of a pen, fundamental parts of our government, of our system of justice, of our economy, of our border, even of our foundational Constitutional principles are being altered or challenged. In less than a...
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) became the law in 1993. That’s more than 30 years ago. You’d think all questions about it would have been answered years ago by all federal appeals courts. But trust me, that’s not...
Q Our company employs EMTs, nurses, nurse practitioners, and doctors to provide on-site medical care at locations like construction sites, infrastructure projects, and manufacturing plants. They may not always have...
Q Can employees collect workers’ compensation at the same time as unemployment or state disability insurance payments? The short answer is no. In Wisconsin, workers’ compensation, unemployment benefits, and disability...
Employers must ensure all employees are authorized to work in the United States. For workers who don’t have U.S. citizenship, an employment authorization document (EAD) is evidence of authorization to work in the United...
As of January 1, 2025, Connecticut’s Paid Sick Leave Law has expanded significantly to cover many more employers and to allow covered employees to take leave for additional reasons. Connecticut employers need to ensure...
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