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NLRB Issues Memo on Employer Handbook Rules

Date:

June 11, 2018

Guidance from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) gives employers more latitude in drafting workplace rules, including rules regarding workplace civility.
Mortuary Must Pay $15 Million to Whistleblower Threatened With Cremation

Date:

March 22, 2018

A mortuary has been ordered to pay $14.7 million by an Alabama federal court in a False Claims Act lawsuit brought by a former employee. The employee alleged that the mortuary owner had threatened to cremate him alive, among other threats, after he reported an illegal kickback and false billing scheme.
Nonpartisan Approach Will Strengthen Workplaces, SHRM Says

Date:

March 12, 2018

Leaders of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) called for HR to chart a nonpartisan course in today's polarized political environment.
SHRM Leaders Outline Priorities at DC Legislative Conference

Date:

March 12, 2018

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) stated its intention to step up involvement in all work-related legislative and policy issues at its annual Employment Law and Legislative Conference in the District of Columbia.
WHD Announces Pilot Program to Resolve Minimum Wage, Overtime Violations

Date:

March 8, 2018

The US Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has announced a new pilot program, the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program, to expedite resolution of inadvertent minimum wage and overtime violations.
New York City Gives Employees Right to Change Work Schedules

Date:

January 22, 2018

Effective July 18, Big Apple employers will be required to grant employees' requests for a temporary change to their work schedule at least two times per calendar year for up to one business day per request.
DOL Revives Opinion Letters, Providing Employers Potential Defense to FLSA Claims

Date:

January 9, 2018

The Trump administration is shifting away from a one-size-fits-all approach to interpreting the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in favor of more targeted outreach. Although opinion letters will directly apply to fewer employers than the Obama administration's Administrator Interpretations did, they will offer a stronger defense.
DOL Increases Penalties for Violations of Several Employment Laws

Date:

January 3, 2018

The US Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a final rule that increases penalties assessed after January 2, 2018, for violations that occurred after November 2, 2015.
Acosta and Lipnic Share DOL and EEOC Priorities

Date:

October 18, 2017

Secretary of Labor Acosta and EEOC Acting Chair Lipnic spoke at a presentation on employment and labor law regulations during the Association of Corporate Counsel's annual meeting in Washington, DC.
New York City to Regulate Fast Food, Retail Employee Scheduling

Date:

June 23, 2017

Effective November 26, 2017, New York City will require fast food employers to provide advance notice of work schedules to employees and to pay a schedule change premium if hours are changed after required notices, among other things.

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Mortuary Must Pay $15 Million to Whistleblower Threatened With Cremation

Nonpartisan Approach Will Strengthen Workplaces, SHRM Says

SHRM Leaders Outline Priorities at DC Legislative Conference

WHD Announces Pilot Program to Resolve Minimum Wage, Overtime Violations

New York City Gives Employees Right to Change Work Schedules

DOL Revives Opinion Letters, Providing Employers Potential Defense to FLSA Claims

DOL Increases Penalties for Violations of Several Employment Laws

Acosta and Lipnic Share DOL and EEOC Priorities

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