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Labor Law - NLRB
On September 16, 2014, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) introduced the National Labor Relations Board Reform Act. In a press release, Sen. McConnell said, “it’s past time to restore the NLRB to its proper role as umpire, instead of advocate for the R
Labor Law - Collective Bargaining
In a decision highlighting the importance of bargaining in good faith, the National Labor Relations Board recently held that a California Hospital must reimburse the union’s negotiating costs as a remedy for the hospital’s post-election misconduct. NLRB Chairman Mark Gaston Pearce and Members Kent Y
Federal Gov't - EEOC
Days after President Obama stated he was naming Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Vice Chair Jenny Yang (D) to fill departing Chair Jacqueline Berrien's seat on the Commission, the White House announced that it was nominating Department of Justice (DOJ) Associate Deputy Attorney General
Multinational Employers
What started as a local effort has now become a national endeavor, as the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs officially agree to join forces to create programs that will benefit both Mexican nationals working in the United States
OSHA - Record Keeping
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a final rule that makes two main changes to its injury and illness recordkeeping and reporting rule. In essence, the new rule updates the list of industries that are exempt from routine OSHA recordkeeping requirements, and expands t
FMLA - Fitness For Duty
The story is for all you hunt and peck typists out there. But its message is a lesson for all employers when it comes to returning your employee from FMLA leave.
Sex Discrimination - Equal Pay
Senate Democrats continue to push pay equity as a pre-November election theme. On Wednesday, the Paycheck Fairness Act (S. 2199) resurfaced to serve this purpose. Supporters of the bill needed at least 60 votes on a motion to proceed to consideration of the measure. The chamber voted 73-25 in favor
Federal Gov't - EEOC
Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, introduced two bills on September 10 aimed at curbing the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's authority.
California - General
On September 10, 2014, California Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. signed into law the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 ("California paid sick leave act") with an effective date of January 1, 2015. With the signing of this law, California becomes the second state to mandate that certain
Labor Law - NLRB
A day after the Senate returned from its summer recess, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a hearing to discuss the nomination of former recess appointee Sharon Block to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board. President Obama announced his intent to re-nominate Bl
Illinois - Wage & Hour
Following a developing nationwide trend, on September 3, 2014, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel signed an executive order that will require City of Chicago contractors and concessionaries (those operating retail businesses on City property) to pay a minimum wage of $13 per hour to all employees. The Septe
California - Whistleblowers
California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed Assembly Bill No. 2751 (AB 2751) to amend a recently-enacted law that prohibits employers from retaliating against undocumented workers who engage in protected activity.
FLSA - General
In Amanda Mathis v. Darden Restaurants, Inc.,* the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida decertified a massive FLSA collective action by over 20,000 servers and bartenders who worked in nearly 2,000 restaurants across the country. The case involved five different restaurant brands
Labor Law - Coverage
A congressional subcommittee examined the merits and impact of the potential for franchisees and franchisors to be jointly responsible in cases alleging National Labor Relations Act violations.
Washington State - Wage & Hour
In a matter of first impression, the Washington Supreme Court has held that the "joint employer doctrine" is a viable theory under Washington's Minimum Wage Act (WMWA), and adopted the Fair Labor Standards Act's economic reality test to determine whether one or more entities are joint employers for
Illinois - General
On August 25, 2014, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed Senate Bill 3551 (“SB 3551”) amending the Illinois Migrant Labor Camp Law (“IMLCL”).
California - General
By its own declaration, the California Legislature finished its 2013-2014 session in the early morning hours of Saturday, August 30 – a day early. Those bills it passed are now on the way to, or pending before, Governor Jerry Brown. The Legislature is in recess, with adjournment scheduled for Novemb
Pennsylvania - General
Under an ordinance signed on September 3, 2014, Philadelphia now requires public and private employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees who need to express breast milk. Philadelphia employers must provide employees paid (if otherwise available to the employee) or unpaid break time t
Benefits - ACA
On August 28, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released draft instructions for completing health insurance reporting forms required under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The release of the instructions comes a month after the IRS released the draft forms employers and insurers must use to report in
Labor Law - Weingarten Rights
The National Labor Relations Board ("Board"), in its July 31, 2014 decision in Ralph's Grocery Co., 361 NLRB No. 9 (2014), ruled that so-called "Weingarten rights" – the general right of a unionized employee to request union representation in connection with an investigatory interview that could lea