WPI Report
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March 1, 2018

WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage & Overtime Updates (February Edition)

February may be the shortest month of the year, but what it lacked in days it made up with minimum wage and overtime developments at the federal, state, and local levels.

Insight
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February 28, 2018

Employers Prevail in FCRA Class Actions

The FCRA is not a classic employment law, but regulates the procurement and use of background checks by employers. The plaintiffs’ bar has been flooding the courts with class action lawsuits asserting technical violations of the FCRA's requirements.

ASAP
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February 28, 2018

USCIS Publishes Policy Memorandum on H-1B Third-Party Worksite Requirements

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has published a memorandum establishing its policy relating to H-1B petitions filed for employees who will be working at one or more third-party worksites.

Littler Report
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February 27, 2018

Annual Report on EEOC Developments — Fiscal Year 2017

This Annual Report on EEOC Developments—Fiscal Year 2017, our seventh annual Report, is designed as a comprehensive guide to significant EEOC developments over the past fiscal year.

Littler Report
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February 27, 2018

How to Employ—and Payroll—a Telecommuter Working from Home Overseas

International telecommuters pose special problems beyond the basic logistics of engaging a local telecommuter. How best to employ and payroll a given international telecommuter depends on the specific context or scenario at issue.

ASAP
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February 26, 2018

Another Federal Appeals Court Finds Title VII Prohibits Sexual Orientation Discrimination

On February 26, 2018, a majority of the entire U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held, in Zarda v. Altitude Express Inc., that Title VII prohibits workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

ASAP
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February 23, 2018

Supreme Court Limits Dodd-Frank Retaliation Protections to Employees who Blow the Whistle to the SEC

On February 21, 2018, the Supreme Court resolved a circuit split on whether the Dodd-Frank Act requires employees to report externally to the SEC in order to be protected by the Act’s anti-retaliation provision.

Dear Littler
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February 22, 2018

Dear Littler: Can I Immediately Fire a VP Based on Sexual Harassment Allegations?

An employee claimed our company's vice president sexually harassed her. Can I go ahead and terminate him immediately?

Podcast
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February 20, 2018

“It’s the Culture, Stupid” (Part II): But Companies Cannot Bear the Burden Alone

Going beyond what companies need to do in response to emerging cultural shift reflected in movements that include “#MeToo” and “Times Up.”

ASAP
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February 16, 2018

Does Anything Good Happen After Midnight? Austin, Texas Adopts Paid Sick Leave

At approximately 1:00 a.m. CST on February 16, 2018, the Austin, Texas City Council approved an ordinance establishing a paid sick leave requirement that will apply to all private employers located within the City.

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