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USL Super League players have unionized – now what?
Employment & Labor Insider, 11.19.24
Federal Court vacates minimum salary level increase
11.18.24
Bosses, don’t roll the dice with your employees. You could be personally liable.
11.6.24
Harris or Trump? Labor law could change dramatically, depending on the outcome.
10.30.24
Tua Tagovailoa’s return raises questions about autonomy, disability, cognitive bias
Employment & Labor Insider, 10.29.24
Massachusetts projects large jump in unemployment taxes
10.29.24
DOL issues guidance on AI and employee well-being
10.23.24
The Eve of Destruction: 5 things to know about saving old E-Verify records before it’s too late
10.17.24
Mark your calendars! California’s new minimum wage for health care workers takes effect tomorrow
10.15.24
Remembering Will Krasnow
Employment & Labor Insider, 10.15.24
New guidance clarifies evidence for Extraordinary Ability green card eligibility
10.14.24
2024 Employer's Guide to State Voting Leave Requirements
10.8.24
NFL deflates Flores’ claim that Commissioner Goodell would be biased arbitrator
Employment & Labor Insider, 10.4.24
Oh, thank heaven! 7-Eleven franchisees were not misclassified “employees,” MA high court rules
9.30.24
3 essential employee trainings for your company curriculum
Employment & Labor Insider, 9.24.24
DOL has authority to include salary threshold when determining exempt status, appeals court says
9.16.24
New women’s soccer CBA furthers competitive advantage over rival super league
Employment & Labor Insider, 9.10.24
Don’t let a bad employee’s protected activity lead you into the twilight zone.
9.5.24
Labor Day 2024
Employment & Labor Insider, 9.2.24
Fifth Circuit vacates DOL regs regarding tipped employees
8.28.24
The FTC noncompete ban is dead. Here are five steps employers should take now.
8.22.24
Can GIPA be the new BIPA?
8.21.24
Pregnancy lawsuit against WNBA, Aces presents host of legal issues
Employment & Labor Insider, 8.16.24
Five lessons plus four in social media and workplace harassment
8.14.24
Does federal immigration law preempt state pay transparency laws? (UPDATED 8/14/24)
8.14.24
Massachusetts Enacts Pay Transparency Law
8.1.24
Law profs attack Goodell’s arbitral authority as troubling workplace precedent
Employment & Labor Insider, 7.29.24
Three PTO policy tips to give employers a breezier summer
Employment & Labor Insider, 7.23.24
Three often overlooked keys for a successful mediation
7.16.24
DOJ settlement is a painful – but helpful – reminder about employer review of authorization documents
7.16.24
BIPA’s new boundaries: A closer look at the pending BIPA Amendment and what that means for your business
7.16.24
Court denies injunction in case involving DOL salary regs
7.12.24
Judge temporarily blocks FTC noncompete ban on limited basis
7.9.24
The death of Chevron
7.8.24
OSHA wants you to protect your employees from the heat
7.8.24
New York now requires paid lactation breaks
7.2.24
New immigration initiatives may help undocumented spouses, “Dreamers”
7.2.24
Court blocks new FLSA salary thresholds... but only for State of Texas employees
7.1.24
PAGA reform is coming – employers, prepare now!
7.1.24
California employers, do you have a workplace violence prevention plan?
6.28.24
Customs and Border Protection proposes expansion of Biometric Fee for H-1B and L-1 visa petitions
6.21.24
New salary level is coming for exempt white-collar employees, unless...
6.21.24
PAGA deal is (mostly) good news for California employers
6.19.24
By the Numbers – A Look at Union Activity in 2024 Thus Far
6.12.24
Proposed 3-On-3 Women’s League Highlights Contract Differences Between WNBA and NBA Players
Employment & Labor Insider, 6.11.24
What lies beneath the “substantial increased costs” needed to reject a request for a religious accommodation?
6.11.24
NFL Guardian Caps consistent with OSHA, could signal things to come
Employment & Labor Insider, 6.4.24
Windy City Employers: Prepare for a gust of additional changes in paid leave obligations, starting July 1
6.4.24
Three proposed Illinois bills to watch: Family responsibilities, reproductive decisions, and harassment standards
6.4.24
USCIS overhaul of H-1B process results in far fewer multiple registrations
5.28.24
Bad Bunny’s sports agency tests authority of baseball’s players union
Employment & Labor Insider, 5.28.24
Biting the hand that feeds you. Don’t bite back.
5.9.24
European leagues continue to learn from U.S. sports law
Employment & Labor Insider, 5.6.24
Practical implications for student-athletes if they professionalize
Employment & Labor Insider, 4.30.24
Everything you wanted to know about Pregnant Workers Fairness Act*
4.25.24
USDOL finalizes new increases in minimum salaries for white-collar exemptions
4.25.24
FTC votes to ban most employment-related noncompetes
4.24.24
USCIS extends automatic extension period for EAD renewals
4.22.24
“Significant harm” not required for discriminatory transfer claim, SCOTUS says
4.19.24
NLRB puts kibosh on American tradition of whiskey for votes
4.17.24
How to avoid a PR nightmare: Lessons learned from Cloudflare’s viral firing of tech worker
Employment & Labor Insider, 4.17.24
Implications of NLRB Regional Office decision on Dartmouth basketball players
Employment & Labor Insider, 4.16.24
Employer “waived” bye-bye to arbitration after litigating for 7 months
4.15.24
“Workin’ 9 to 5.” Is that still a thing?
4.3.24
MLB players need a history lesson on labor relations in sports
Employment & Labor Insider, 4.2.24
OSHA issues regulation allowing non-employee third parties to participate in inspections
4.2.24
Feds announce overhaul of race/ethnicity categories
4.1.24
Online filing of H-1B petitions has arrived, but is this the right time for you?
3.26.24
Law student sues Chicago Bears over “Legal Diversity Fellow” role
Employment & Labor Insider, 3.19.24
Respondeat superior and other Latin terms you should know
3.19.24
NYS ban on employer social media inquiries takes effect
3.13.24
Federal court rules that new NLRB joint employer regulations are unlawful
3.12.24
Chutzpah and the shifting defenses to requests for religious accommodation
3.11.24
Proposed regs would ban federal contractors from requesting salary information, require job postings to include comp information for contract jobs
2.28.24
Woo-hoo! 2023 EEO-1 data collection will start April 30!
2.27.24
Court delays effective date of NLRB “joint employer” regs
2.23.24
USCIS filing fees increase substantially effective April 1
2.21.24
Luck may have been the residue of design in jeweler’s age discrimination win
2.20.24
SolarWinds case could establish SEC liability for CISOs
2.12.24
Important Reminder: Deadline Approaching for California Noncompete Notice Requirement
2.9.24
Dartmouth men’s basketball players are employees, NLRB Regional Director says
2.8.24
Massachusetts Legislature considering laws to ban “workplace bullying”
2.1.24
Employee engagement. Be careful how you seek it.
1.31.24
Independent Contractor Rule: The 6 “economic reality” factors
1.24.24
NY appeals court says manual workers can‘t sue for being paid biweekly rather than weekly
1.19.24
FY 2025 H-1B cap season has begun: What you need to know
1.16.24
Retaliation. The second guy always gets caught.
1.11.24
OSHA update: What’s new for 2024
1.11.24
DOL issues Final Rule on independent contractors under the FLSA
1.10.24
Interview waiver eligibility for nonimmigrant visa applications broadens and narrows for 2024
1.5.24
Fees for Premium Processing to increase starting February 26
1.3.24
Pilot program for domestic renewal of H-1B visas will go live on January 29
1.2.24
It’s an election year. Be careful out there.
12.18.23
The pendulum swings on dress codes, uniform policies, and union apparel. Can you justify your policy?
12.11.23
Apple to pay $25 MM to settle claims it discriminated against U.S. workers
11.21.23
California raises minimum wage for health care workers in 2024
11.21.23
NLRB delays effective date of “joint employer” regs until late February
11.20.23
Auto-deductions for meal breaks. Game winner for employers, or loser?
11.13.23
California enacts amendments to California Consumer Privacy Act
10.31.23
NLRB issues “joint employer” regulations that are not employer-friendly
10.31.23
Religious Accommodations, Part Deux: Is the religious belief sincere?
10.18.23
Religious accommodations, Part 1: What’s a “religion”?
10.16.23
Massachusetts makes changes to Paid Family and Medical Leave Act
10.12.23
Hair, beards, and the invigorated duty to accommodate religious practices
9.22.23
Federal court strikes down DACA regulation, DACA still on life support
9.20.23
Pajamas, pennies, and time rounding
9.14.23
EEOC makes significant updates to EEO-1 Report
9.12.23
EEO-1 reporting cycle announced
Affirmative Action Alert, 9.1.23
USDOL proposes to expand minimum wage, OT protections by increasing minimum salaries for White Collar exemptions
8.31.23
NLRB limits employer opportunity to let employees vote on union representation
8.30.23
End-of-summer road travel through state noncompete laws—It’s trippy!
8.29.23
Fifth Circuit eviscerates a requirement for Title VII claims. What’s next?
8.24.23
In light of recent NLRB decision, employer workplace rules face more aggressive scrutiny
8.16.23
Important economic indicators for employers
Employment & Labor Insider, 8.15.23
2.6 million reasons to keep the 303 Creative holding in perspective
8.15.23
Texas enacts new data privacy rules focused on protection of minors
Constangy Cyber Advisor , 8.14.23
Appeals court affirms back pay award to E-3 worker, including for time that he was not working
8.10.23
PAGA plaintiffs still have standing to pursue “representative” claims in court, even after individual claims are sent to arbitration
8.9.23
USDOL revises labor “persuader” form to require information about federal contracts, subcontracts
8.9.23
EEOC issues proposed regs on Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
8.8.23
State Privacy Law Update: Montana Genetic Information Privacy
Constangy Cyber Advisor , 8.7.23
“Regular rate” mistakes are low-hanging fruit. Is yours ripe for picking?
8.3.23
Judge clears way for NJ’s new “Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights” to take effect on Saturday
7.31.23
SEC adopts new rule on cybersecurity risk management, disclosure
Constangy Cyber Advisor , 7.27.23
DHS makes video inspections permanent for qualifying E-Verify participants, issues new Form I-9
7.26.23
Will your prayers be answered on religious accommodations? Probably not.
7.25.23
OSHA announces new electronic filing rule
7.20.23
Employers seek to delay start of mandatory I-9 re-inspections
7.19.23
Want to prevent your employees in Georgia from raiding your workforce? Make sure you have a geographic limitation.
7.18.23
Court upholds USCIS regulation requiring amended petition for change in location
7.10.23
What does the Supreme Court’s recent LGBTQ+ opinion mean for employers? Probably not much.
7.7.23
Does SCOTUS decision on affirmative action put employers’ DEI efforts at risk?
7.5.23
As expected, SCOTUS makes it tougher for employers to refuse religious accommodations
7.3.23
Comparable work, more protected categories: PA legislature is keeping busy
6.27.23
USCIS issues guidance on “compelling circumstances” EADs
6.21.23
Whose text is it, anyway? Maybe yours!
6.20.23
Premium processing now available to applicants seeking to change status to student or exchange visitor
6.15.23
NLRB revamps independent contractor standard to expand “employee” coverage
6.15.23
Rap your way into a sexual harassment lawsuit
6.12.23
Administrative processing of visa applications: Not the nightmare it used to be?
6.1.23
Sixth Circuit adopts stricter standard for FLSA collective action notices
5.31.23
New York City bans discrimination based on weight and height
5.17.23
Not half bad: New Virginia employment laws to take effect July 1
5.10.23
SCOTUS to hear case that could upend power of federal regulatory agencies
5.9.23
Virtual I-9 inspections will end July 31, in-person “make-up” inspections must be completed by August 30
5.9.23
NLRB restores labor law protection for employee misconduct that accompanies Section 7 activity
5.4.23
USCIS investigating alarming level of potential H-1B fraud
5.3.23
Elimination of passport stamps could make things tough for foreign nationals
4.20.23
SCOTUS endorses “existential” challenge to administrative agencies
4.19.23
USCIS ends certain COVID-19 flexibilities, effective today
3.24.23
Your settlement's no good here.
Employment & Labor Insider, 3.24.23
Beware of MA penalties if you miss payroll – even if it’s due to a bank failure
3.22.23
California employers, it’s not too late to get on track for 2023
3.21.23
New policy for calculating age of immigrants’ kids will reduce number of “age-outs”
3.13.23
The nomination of Julie Su as Secretary of Labor – What will it mean for employers?
3.6.23
Appeals court shuts down CA’s efforts to ban mandatory arbitration for employees
2.28.23
Yes, you can make $200K a year and still get overtime, SCOTUS says
2.23.23
No-disparagement, confidentiality provisions in separation agreements violate Section 7, NLRB says
2.23.23
Tough news for employers after IL Supreme Court clarifies Biometric Information Privacy Act
2.22.23
Good news – domestic visa revalidation may be returning on a limited basis
2.20.23
NJ Governor signs temp worker bill of rights
2.7.23
Premium processing now available for more I-140 petitions, and will soon be available for some I-765, I-539 applications
2.3.23
Looks like penalties for OSHA violations will be even higher than we thought
2.1.23
Recent fines portend increased wage-hour enforcement on behalf of Massachusetts employees
2.1.23
Social engineering in tax season: Form W-2 exploits
Constangy Cyber Advisor , 2.1.23
Get ready for paid time off for any reason, for Illinois employees in 2024!
1.30.23
FY 2024 H-1B cap season has begun: What you need to know
1.23.23
New program may create incentive for undocumented workers to report labor and employment violations
1.19.23
Happy new year, OSHA penalties went up again
1.13.23
USCIS proposes fee increases, work-related petitions hit hardest
1.12.23
BREAKING: FTC proposes to outlaw nearly all covenants not to compete in employment context
1.5.23
COVID testing requirement for travelers from China starts tomorrow
1.4.23
NLRB loosens standard for letting off-duty contractor employees engage in protected activity on third-party premises
12.19.22
NLRB returns to “micro-bargaining units” for union representation elections
12.15.22
Will New York City scrap employment at will?
12.14.22
NLRB expands standard remedy available for unfair labor practices
12.14.22
Laboring on without a House – unions and their allies have plenty of “workarounds”
12.6.22
DACA’s in trouble, and only Congress may be able to save it
11.28.22

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