News

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  • Court Blocks Illinois Equal Pay for Temporary Workers Law

    Date:
    March 18, 2024

    A federal court has issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) from enforcing provisions of a law that would have required staffing agencies to provide temporary employees the same wages and equivalent benefits as their clients' comparable employees.

  • Los Angeles County Enacts Fair Chance Ordinance

    Date:
    March 15, 2024

    Employers in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, California, will soon face stringent new limits on their ability to conduct criminal background screening of employees and job applicants.

  • NLRB Joint Employer Rule Is Struck Down

    Date:
    March 11, 2024

    The standards for determining joint employer status under federal labor law will remain unchanged after a federal district court vacated an NLRB final rule just three days before it would have taken effect.

  • Final Overtime Rule Is Right Around the Bend Now

    Date:
    March 4, 2024

    Recent data suggest the initial minimum salary threshold could come in even higher than the US Department of Labor (DOL) has projected.

  • CDC Ditches Five-Day Isolation for COVID

    Date:
    March 4, 2024

    Employers may wish to revisit their workplace infectious disease policies in the wake of the latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

  • 2023 Was a Boom Year for Major Strikes

    Date:
    March 4, 2024

    New federal statistics show a dramatic increase in the number of labor strikes and strike participants last year, illustrating the growing influence and positive outlook for unions.

  • Utah Restricts NDAs, Strengthens Retaliation Protections for Sexual Harassment Claims

    Date:
    February 29, 2024

    Under a new Utah law, employers may no longer enforce confidentiality clauses relating to sexual assault or harassment.

  • NLRB's Joint Employment Rule Delayed

    Date:
    February 23, 2024

    Implementation of a rule that would significantly increase the number of employers considered joint employers under the NLRA has been pushed back two weeks by a federal district court.

  • Independent Contractor Rule Heading Back to Court

    Date:
    February 23, 2024

    The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has allowed a coalition of businesses to file an amended complaint, meaning they will get another crack at overturning the US Department of Labor's forthcoming independent contractor rule.

  • New York City Human Rights Commission Targeting Pay Transparency Violations

    Date:
    February 16, 2024

    The New York City Commission on Human Rights has brought complaints against at least 32 employers since October 2023 for failing to comply with the city's pay transparency law.