Insight
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November 1, 2019

Dollar General Reaches Settlement with the EEOC in Years-Long Background Check Bias Suit

Employers should continue to exercise caution and care in drafting their criminal record screening policies. A recent settlement by Dollar General and the EEOC underscores this point.

Insight
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November 1, 2019

Amendments to San Antonio’s Paid Sick Leave Ordinance—and Related Developments Affecting the Lone Star State

Recently the San Antonio City Council approved major changes to the city’s paid sick and safe leave ordinance, which takes effect December 1, 2019. This article reviews paid leave updates out of San Antonio, and elsewhere in Texas.

WPI Report
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October 31, 2019

WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage, Tip, and Overtime Developments (October Edition)

This October there are no tricks, but there are plenty of treats (assuming you have a sweet tooth for minimum wage, overtime, and tip developments at all levels of government).

ASAP
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October 31, 2019

Westchester County, NY Publishes Paid Safe Leave Guidance as Law Takes Effect

The Westchester County Human Rights Commission has published a host of information to help employers comply with the Westchester County Safe Time Leave Law, which took effect October 30, 2019.

ASAP
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October 31, 2019

Bernalillo County, New Mexico Amends Mandatory PTO Ordinance Before the Ink Dries

On October 15, 2019, the Bernalillo County, New Mexico Commissioners voted to amend their mandatory paid time off (PTO) ordinance, enacted only two months earlier.

ASAP
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October 31, 2019

Scared to Check the Mail? Employers Face the Return of No-Match Letters

In the spring of 2019, the Social Security Administration renewed its practice of sending “no-match letters” to employers. This article discusses appropriate responses and proactive measures for employers to consider.

ASAP
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October 31, 2019

Worker Misclassification Questions Dominate California Legal Landscape

Legal questions about Assembly Bill 5’s application, scope, and future continue to dominate California’s legal landscape.

ASAP
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October 29, 2019

Restructuring Operations in the Wake of California AB 5? Don’t Overlook the Tax Implications

AB 5 imposes the ABC test for identifying whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee for not only employment law purposes, but also for state tax purposes beginning January 1, 2020.

Insight
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October 23, 2019

Littler Lightbulb: Highlighting Recent Developments Across Europe

Our European practice, spread across 13 offices in the region’s most robust economies, can provide a single point of contact for clients’ global labor and employment needs. Here we highlight significant current issues in seven European countries.

Insight
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October 21, 2019

Has #MeToo Created a New Claim of Male-Bias Discrimination?

The Second Circuit recently laid out warnings that employers, faced with both an onslaught of #MeToo claims and the efforts of federal, state and local legislators to make harassment claims easier to prove and harder to settle, need to consider seriously.

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