Labor and Employment

EEO-1 Deadline Extension – May 31, 2019

Feb 20 2019

The filing deadline for the 2018 EEO-1 Survey has been extended to May 31, 2019. Due to the EEOC closure during the federal government shutdown (December 22, 2018 – January 25, 2019) the 2018 EEO-1 Survey was postponed. The opening … →

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OSHA Penalties Increasing in 2019

Feb 20 2019

The U.S. Department of Labor released a final rule on January 23, 2019 which increases the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) civil monetary penalties accessed or enforced by the Department against employers for health and safety violations. The penalty … →

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Supreme Court Limits Use Of Arbitration In Transportation Industry

Jan 18 2019

On Tuesday, January 15, 2019, the Supreme Court unanimously decided a significant case which will have tremendous impact on transportation companies that attempt to utilize arbitration agreements with their independent contractors. In most instances, trucking companies that use owner-operator independent … →

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Workplace Claims On The Rise

Nov 27 2018

470 Labor and Employment Lawsuits Filed In One Week The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. reported that approximately 470 labor and employment lawsuits were filed in federal courts accusing employers of workplace violations between November 11, 2018 and November 17, … →

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U.S. Supreme Court Finds Waivers In Arbitration Agreements Are Lawful

Jun 05 2018

Employers scored a win on May 21, 2018, when the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion in a trio of cases which challenged whether an employer can enforce an arbitration agreement which contains a class-action waiver. The Court held in … →

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Overtime Pay In Higher Education Institutions

May 08 2018

On April 12, 2018, the DOL issued a new Fact Sheet regarding overtime pay in higher education institutions under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Fact Sheet provides guidance regarding the common exemptions applicable to Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs). … →

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Update! EEO-1 Filing Deadline Has Been Extended to June 1, 2018

May 02 2018

The filing deadline for the 2017 EEO-1 Survey has been extended to Friday, June 1, 2018. The Employer Information Report EEO-1, otherwise known as the EEO-1 Report is required to be filed with the U.S.  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s EEO-1 … →

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Employers Are Required To Submit EEO-1 Survey by March 31, 2018

Jan 30 2018

The EEOC has mailed the 2017 EEO-1 Survey Notification Letters to all private sector employers. All private employers with 100 or more employees and federal government contractors, or first-tier subcontractors with 50 or more employees and a contract/subcontract of $50,000 … →

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New Test for Interns Announced By U.S. Dept. of Labor

Jan 11 2018

“Primary Beneficiary” Test Adopted as New Test For Interns On January 5, 2018, the U. S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced in a press release that a new test would be used to determine whether interns and students working in … →

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The ADA is an Anti-discrimination Statute – Not a Medical Entitlement!

Jan 04 2018

At the end of 2017, the United States Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit decided that a worker who exhausted his FMLA entitlement (12 weeks) was not entitled to a multi-month leave of absence beyond the scope of reasonable accommodations under … →

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