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D.C. - General
The District of Columbia is poised to implement sweeping new amendments to the Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act of 2008. The amendment, entitled the Earned Sick and Safe Leave Amendment Act of 2013 (the "Act"), has been signed by D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray and is projected to take effect at the end of F
HR - General
The House of Representatives overwhelming approved a bill (H.R. 3578) that would require the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to use the formal rulemaking process to adopt any new or revised requirement providing for the screening, testing, or treatment of pilots for a sleep disorder. By the sa
HR - General
This Preliminary Report is being released as part of Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute™ (WPI) February 12, 2014 Roundtable on The Future of the Workforce, How the Robotics Revolution Will Shape the Employment and Labor Law Landscape.
FMLA - General
Calling all FMLA nerds! You'll want to read this.
Lawyering - Discovery
As he promised to do in his State of the Union address, President Obama today signed an Executive Order establishing a minimum wage for federal contractors.
Labor Law - Union Organizing
Three years ago, during the summer of 2011, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB" or "Board") undertook two initiatives to promote unionization among private sector workers. First, in June 2011, the NLRB issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to expedite representation elections. (After only tw
FMLA - Medical Certifications
Let's put our heads together on this one. You see, it appears as though far too many employees have bought into the notion that their employer is always responsible for the cost of obtaining medical certification to support an FMLA-related absence. Case in point: just last week, a client called me f
Labor Law - General
In 2011, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a regulatory mandate requiring many employers to post a notice of union rights in the workplace. After a series of court battles, during which the posting rule was postponed, the NLRB appears to have given up the fight.
Benefits - ACA
The Internal Revenue Service has released the long-awaited final rule implementing the employer shared responsibility (the “pay-or-play” employer mandate) provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Generally, this mandate will require employers with 50 or more full-time and full-time equivalent em
California - Wage & Hour
Yet another legislative body, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors, has “banned the box,” the widely used criminal history check box on employment applications. The ordinance, which will become law no later than Thursday, February 13, 2014 unless the Mayor vetoes it, would make San Francisco the nin
New Jersey - Law Against Discrimination
On January 21, 2014, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed the Pregnant Worker’s Fairness Act (PWFA) after nearly unanimous support in the State Assembly and Senate. The PWFA, which took effect immediately, applies to all New Jersey employers and amends the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination
Nevada - General
Two notable developments to Nevada employment law took place in 2013. The Nevada Legislature not only clarified some ambiguities in the medical marijuana law as it relates to employers, but also enacted a new arbitration statute that will likely require Nevada employers to revise their current arbit
Federal Gov't - EEOC
According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s recently released enforcement and litigation data for FY 2013, total charges of discrimination filed with the agency dipped by nearly 6% compared to the prior fiscal year, although the agency recovered a record amount ($372.1 million) throug
FMLA - General
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) has reintroduced a bill that would extend leave protections under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to employers with more than 25 employees, a lower threshold than the current 50 or more employee requirement. The Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2014 (H.
Immigration - Employment Eligibility
A Massachusetts staffing agency has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC), resolving allegations that it violated federal law by discriminating against work-authorized non-citizens during the E-Ve
Labor Law - Union Organizing
The National Labor Relations Board has just announced that the agency would be reissuing its proposed “quickie election” amendments to rules governing representation case procedures. The news came in the form of a press release, describing plans to publish a formal Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, inc
Labor Law - Union Organizing
As expected, the National Labor Relations Board has re-issued its proposed rule that would dramatically change and expedite the union representation election process. According to the Board, the proposed changes to the process “are identical to the representation procedure changes first proposed in
Benefits - ACA
On February 4 the House Ways and Means Committee approved two bills that address the definition of “full-time employee” under the Affordable Care Act. Under the healthcare law’s employer responsibility requirements – commonly known as the “pay-or-play” provisions – an employer with 50 or more full-t
Benefits - ACA
Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued an updated report on the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) impact on the labor market and insurance coverage. In its February 2014 budget outlook, CBO estimates that the ACA could lead to a loss of about two million full-time equivalent jobs in 2017, ris
OSHA - Inspections
During a House Subcommittee hearing on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) recent sub-regulatory actions, Littler Shareholder Maury Baskin urged lawmakers to call upon the agency to withdraw its recent Letter of Interpretation (LOI) that allows union agents and community organ