Panelists and lawmakers at a House Subcommittee hearing expressed concern about the pending regulatory changes to the FLSA, and criticized DOL enforcement tactics.
Under current NLRB rules, a union can organize a bargaining unit of temporary employees, and the user employer’s solely employed regular employees, only if both employers consent. The Board is primed to change this rule.
Massachusetts High Court ruled the Commonwealth’s independent contractor law does not apply to real estate salespersons working for a licensed brokerage firm.
A California appellate court recently found that the defendant was entitled to attorney’s fees even after the plaintiff volunatirly dismissed the action.
A recent move by the National Labor Relations Board threatens the right-to-work laws in 25 states, witnesses testified during a hearing conducted by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. resulted in an expected outcome but provided an unexpectedly small amount of practical guidance for employers.
In a closely watched case, a federal district court judge in Texas has dismissed one of the two lawsuits filed earlier this year against the NLRB seeking to invalidate the agency's new "ambush" election rule.
