The Ninth Circuit recently upheld the DOL's 2011 revisions to FLSA regulations applying tip-pooling restrictions to employers that do not use a tip credit to satisfy minimum wage obligations.
On April 1, 2016, new California regulations take effect requiring employers to develop written anti-discrimination and harassment policies that meet numerous new and detailed requirements.
The death of an employee is an unfortunate fact of life for businesses. Nonetheless, employers may be ill-prepared for the inevitable issues that arise from the sad event.
The DOL has issued its long-awaited proposed rule to implement Executive Order 13706, which requires that covered federal government contractors provide employees with up to seven days of paid sick leave per year, including paid leave for family care.
The New York City Commission on Human Rights has issued proposed regulations clarifying NYC's Fair Chance Act, a "ban-the-box" law that significantly restricts criminal history inquiries in employment.
There seems to be no end in sight to the standoff between the NLRB and at least a majority of the federal courts over the legality of arbitration agreements that require employees to waive the right to lead or participate in class or collective actions.
The NLRB recently held that an employer's no-recording policy unlawfully interfered with the rights of employees to engage in concerted activity regarding their terms and conditions of employment.
