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U.S. Department of Labor Releases Final EAP Overtime Rule
April 24, 2024
On April 23rd, the DOL officially released the final EAP overtime rule, which takes effect on July 1, 2024.
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FTC Issues Final Rule Banning Non-Competes Nationwide in all Industries
April 24, 2024
It’s been a busy week for the Biden administrative machine.
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New FTC Rule Bans Non-Competition Agreements in all but a Few Limited Circumstances
April 24, 2024
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in a 3-2 vote along partisan lines, approved a final rule which essentially bans non-competition agreements nationwide.
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DOL Issues Final Rule Raising the Salary Threshold for Overtime Exemptions
April 24, 2024
On April 23rd, the Department of Labor issued its final rule modifying the standards for classifying employees as exempt from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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California Supreme Court Clarifies Definition Of “Hours Worked”
April 23, 2024
The California Supreme Court has issued its opinion in Huerta v. CSI Electrical Contractors, Inc., providing clarity on compensable time under California law.
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UAW's Win at VW
April 23, 2024
The UAW’s $40 million “Southern Strategy” had its first success yesterday.
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SCOTUS Eases the Standard for Proving a Discriminatory Job Transfer under Title VII
April 18, 2024
Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court resolved a split in the circuits as to whether an employee is required to show a “significant” injury or harm in connection with a job transfer to meet the threshold for proving an adverse employment action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Supreme Court Decision: Employees May Challenge Unwanted Job Transfers as Discriminatory, Even if Transfers Don't Involve Significant Disadvantage
April 17, 2024
Earlier today  the Supreme Court held that a police sergeant’s suit about her involuntary transfer to another division with less prestige and fewer perks was sufficiently injurious to allow her to sue for sex discrimination
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The EEOC Releases Onerous Final Rule Implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
April 16, 2024
On April 15, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued a Final Rule and Interpretive Guidance to implement the relatively new Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
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Pregnant Worker Fairness Act Final Regulations and Guidance: Potentially Turning the PWFA Into the Most Significant Employee Entitlement Since the FMLA
April 16, 2024
On April 15, the EEOC issued its final rule, with no substantial changes, turning this sleepy little statute into the most significantly burdensome expansion, on a per-case basis, of employee entitlement since the FMLA itself.
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New Employment Laws in Maryland – Changes to Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance, Wage Range Posting Requirements, New Discrimination Protections and More
April 10, 2024
The Maryland General Assembly’s 2024 session ended at midnight on Monday, April 8. A number of employment bills that were passed will have a significant impact on employers.
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New Minnesota Paid Leave Reporting in 2024
April 4, 2024
The state of Minnesota is starting a new Paid Leave program for employees.
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