News & Analysis

On June 30, 2016, President Obama signed the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (S. 2328), commonly known as “PROMESA.”

The Fifth Circuit recently ruled that an employer may not deduct more than the actual credit card fees associated with liquidated credit card tips for employees without compromising the tip credit taken by the employer against the employee’s wages.

OSHA's new interim final rule will raise citation penalties for the first time in 25 years.

The D.C. Circuit affirmed the NLRB’s order that two companies reimburse the union's bargaining expenses as an appropriate remedial measure for having engaged in bad faith bargaining.

On June 20, 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released a 130-page report on harassment in the workplace.

On June 27, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the plaintiffs’ petition for a writ of certiorari in Home Care Association of America v. Weil, leaving the DOL's Home Care Rule intact.

On June 27, 2016, the District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a nationwide injunction enjoining the DOL's Persuader Rule.

This podcast explores the status of California marijuana law, the impact of Federal law, and how potential changes may affect employers.

On June 23, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion for the second time in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin.

On June 22, 2016, the Chicago City Council unanimously passed the Chicago Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave Ordinance. Chicago is the second city in the Midwest this year to pass a law granting employees paid sick leave.