Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) grants employees the right to engage in concerted protected activity to obtain better terms and conditions of employment, form a union,...
A pending lawsuit in a Texas federal court is challenging whether the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) can apply a salary requirement for workers who are exempt from overtime pay....
The Department of Health and Human Services will end the Covid-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023. While the end of the pandemic is doubtlessly a relief for...
On March 22, the National Labor Relations Board’s General Counsel (GC) issued a memorandum addressing many of the questions that employers were left asking themselves following the Board’s decision in...
In a 4-3 decision, the Kentucky Supreme Court determined that pursuant to Kentucky Wage and Hour law, employers are not required to pay workers for time spent undergoing preliminary and...
In 2022, Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act), was passed as part of the $1.7 trillion government funding legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden. The enforcement provisions...
On February 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a divided opinion restricting the use of non-disparagement and confidentiality provisions in severance agreements. The Board’s decision in McLaren...
The United States Supreme Court published its ruling today in an overtime case involving a highly paid employee. In Helix Energy Solutions Group v. Hewitt, the employee worked as a...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently confirmed that EEO-1 reporting for 2022 data is scheduled to begin in mid-July. The EEO-1 Component 1 report is a mandatory annual data...
On January 5, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a proposed rule which would ban non-compete agreements. This proposed rule would create broad changes to how businesses operate in...