Friday, April 19, 2024
By: John Vering The United States Supreme Court has issued a unanimous ruling in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, 143 S.Ct.2686 (April 17, 2024) 22-193 Muldrow v. St. Louis (04-17-2024), which will make it easier for employees to bring discrimination lawsuits against their employers under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Title VII […]
Friday, January 19, 2024
By: Shannon Johnson Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”) announced a new rule, which will go into effect on March 11, 2024, establishing a six-factor analysis that businesses should use in order to properly classify independent contractors vs. employees. To businesses with past experience utilizing contractors, this “new” rule will not appear […]
Thursday, September 7, 2023
By: Cody Weyhofen and John Vering On August 30, 2023, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced a proposed rule that seeks to significantly raise the minimum salary threshold needed to qualify for overtime-pay exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). If the rule takes effect, it’s estimated that an additional 3.6 million employees will […]
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
By: Shannon Johnson As explained in our previous client alert, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”), effective June 27, 2023, requires public and private sector employers with at least 15 employees to make reasonable accommodations for employees or applicants with known limitations related to or arising out of pregnancy, childbirth, and other related conditions, absent […]
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
By: Cody Weyhofen, Mark Opara, and John Vering On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) adopted a new standard to determine whether an employer’s workplace rules or policies violate employees’ rights under the National Labor Relations Act (the “Act”). As a result, many employers will need to review and revamp their employee […]
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
By: Cody Weyhofen The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) recently announced changes to Form I-9 and its related document verification procedures. Although these changes will likely streamline the employee-onboarding process, employers will first need to comply with multiple upcoming deadlines and determine whether they qualify for remote verification […]
Monday, July 10, 2023
By: Katie Conklin On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Groff v. DeJoy, raising the standard for determining when a religious accommodation constitutes an “undue hardship” for an employer. Under the decision, an employer may only deny an employee’s request for religious accommodation if the accommodation would create a […]
Monday, June 19, 2023
By: Cody Weyhofen, John Vering, and Mark Opara On June 13, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) issued a decision revamping the test to determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under the National Labor Relations Act (the “NLRA”). As a result, workers previously categorized as independent contractors may […]
Friday, April 14, 2023
By: Katie Conklin and Cody Weyhofen As we explained in our previous client alert, on February 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) ruled in McLaren Macomb, 372 NLRB No. 58 (2023), that confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions typically found in severance agreements are unlawful if they interfere with an employee’s Section 7 rights […]
Monday, March 27, 2023
By: Katie Conklin and John Vering The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently published guidance concerning the Providing Urgent Maternal Protection for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act) and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). As we explained in our previous client alert, the PUMP Act, effective April 28, […]