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INSIGHTS  |  ARTICLE  |  11.06.2023

Employers must consider higher standards when evaluating religious accommodation requests

A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision has raised red flags for employers to their review and evaluation assessment of employees’ requests for religious exemption accommodations and raises the standard for...

INSIGHTS  |  ARTICLE  |  09.25.2023

Here we go again: DOL proposes new federal minimum salary threshold for OT pay

Just a few years removed from legal and political battles concerning the federal minimum salary threshold for overtime pay, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has once...

INSIGHTS  |  LEGAL UPDATE  |  01.18.2023

Important end-of-year NLRB rulings came in bunches

The National Labor Relations Board (NRLB) closed out 2022 with some important rulings of which companies with unions, or the specter of potential union organizing, need to be aware. Union...

INSIGHTS  |  LEGAL UPDATE  |  01.10.2023

FTC proposes rule abolishing non-compete agreements

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has unveiled a proposed rule that would prohibit employers from entering into non-compete agreements with their workers and require employers to rescind non-competes with all...

INSIGHTS  |  ARTICLE  |  10.18.2022

Proposed DOL rule targets independent contractor status

The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a proposed rule that would significantly alter an employer-friendly, Trump-era test for determining whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee....

INSIGHTS  |  LEGAL UPDATE  |  10.13.2022

More language could be banned in NJ discrimination lawsuit settlement agreements

No matter what the word is, New Jersey lawmakers have made clear their intent when it comes to disclosure language in the employer/employee settlement agreements for sexual harassment, discrimination, and...

INSIGHTS  |  LEGAL UPDATE  |  09.19.2022

NLRB reverses course, proposes new definition for “joint employer”

An important, barely two-year-old rule from the National Labor Relations Board could already be on the way out. The NLRB announced this month that it has proposed new criteria defining...

INSIGHTS  |  LEGAL UPDATE  |  06.07.2022

New DOL guidance sheds light on mental health absences

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, the agency responsible for enforcing the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), recently issued guidance clarifying employer obligations with respect to...

INSIGHTS  |  LEGAL UPDATE  |  11.19.2021

Stay on COVID-19 vaccination mandate remains in place as case moves to 6th Circuit Court of Appeals

The below information is current as of the publication date listed. Because COVID-19 response measures on all fronts are continually evolving, clients should stay alert to new developments and consult...

INSIGHTS  |  LEGAL UPDATE  |  11.05.2021

OSHA issues COVID-19 vaccination mandate rules: Employers may face imminent compliance deadlines

The below information is current as of the publication date listed. Because COVID-19 response measures on all fronts are continually evolving, clients should stay alert to new developments and consult...