At the end of its 2024 term, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down four decisions limiting the power of federal agencies. While none of those decisions involved a labor and employment agency, all of them could transform labor and employment law.
A Texas federal court has issued a limited injunction of the DOL’s new rule increasing the minimum salary that certain executive, administrative, and professional employees must be paid to qualify for the so-called “white-collar” exemption under the FLSA.
On Friday, June 28, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Chevron, USA Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council. Chevron often required courts to defer to federal agencies when those agencies were interpreting statutes they administer.
This Annual Report on EEOC Developments—Fiscal Year 2023, our thirteenth annual publication, is designed as a comprehensive guide to significant Equal Employment Opportunity Commission developments over the past fiscal year.
On April 29, 2024, the White House released a statement entitled, “Biden-Harris Administration Announces Key AI Actions 180 Days Following President Biden’s Landmark Executive Order.” A few hours later, the DOL released guidance on AI.
On April 29, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a long-anticipated update to its enforcement guidance on harassment in the workplace.
The Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) has issued four decisions since February 2023 addressing the amount penalties imposed on employers for Form I-9 violations.
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) by a vote of 3-2 approved and issued its final rule that effectively bans employers’ use of all non-compete agreements (with very limited exceptions).
The U.S. Department of Labor released a final rule on April 23, 2024, raising the salary threshold to qualify for certain overtime exemptions under federal law.
On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education issued its updated final regulations enforcing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which will govern sex discrimination complaints regarding conduct that occurs after August 1, 2024.
