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.
In a decision that sheds light on the potential viability of the DOL's Persuader Rule, a Minnesota district court on June 22, 2016, denied a request to enjoin the rule, which the DOL intends to begin enforcing on July 1, 2016.
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that the “implied false certification theory” is a viable theory of liability under the False Claims Act.
The HHS recently published its Final Rule implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of, among other grounds, sex in certain health programs and activities.
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney recently signed a bill to make it unlawful, with limited exceptions, for employers to procure or use an applicant’s or employee’s credit history for employment purposes.
This Insight aims to provide a guide to employers on ways they can support their employees whose lives were touched by the recent mass-shooting in Orlando.
