The U.S. Department of Labor has updated its 2016 minimum wage poster to reflect new requirements imposed by the February 12, 2014, Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors.
The National Labor Relations Board has issued a call for interested parties to file briefs addressing the Board’s current standard on whether graduate student assistants are “employees” under the NLRA.
On January 11, 2016, the final rule issued by the OFCCP amending regulations to implement President Obama's Executive Order 13665, the so-called "Pay Secrecy" or "Pay Transparency" order, took effect.
A Pennsylvania court recently ruled that a law's lifetime prohibition on the ability of individuals with convictions to hold certain jobs in nursing homes and long-term care facilities was unconstitutional on its face.
While much of last night's State of the Union Address focused on big-picture issues, President Obama did make some specific employment-related comments during the annual speech to the country.
On December 17, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court’s dismissal of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s lawsuit against CVS Pharmacy.
On January 11, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, a case that will decide whether public-sector employees can be forced to pay union dues as a condition of employment.
