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In an unpublished opinion, the Colorado Court of Appeals recently held that a departing employee's right to vacation pay at separation is dependent on the company's policies.  Nieto v. Clark’s Market, Inc., 2019 COA 98....By: Polsinelli

On July 31, 2019, OFCCP Director Craig Leen gave the opening remarks at the National Industry Liaison Group conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Director Leen described several new and renewed areas of focus for OFCCP and provided some insight into...By: Polsinelli

On August 2, 2019, OFCCP published six new compliance guides on its website.  The new guides include: OFCCP At A Glance, which provides an overview of the functions performed by OFCCP......By: Polsinelli

For years, courts applied the de minimis doctrine “to excuse the payment of wages for small amounts of otherwise compensable time upon a showing that the bits of time are administratively difficult to record.” Troester v. Starbucks Corp. 5 Cal. 5th...By: Polsinelli

On July 11, 2018, New York State enacted a sweeping new law aimed at combatting sexual harassment in the employment context.  A year later, on July 22, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that the law’s...By: Polsinelli

In a welcome development for federal government contractors, OFCCP issued its second opinion letter on July 22, 2019.  The opinion letter endorsed a process through which contractors can submit proposed pay analysis groups (PAGs) to OFCCP for...By: Polsinelli

On July 23, 2019, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) regulations to update the Immigrant Investor Program were published in the Federal Register. The new EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization rules (New Rules) amend...By: Polsinelli

On July 15, 2019, the EEOC opened its online filing system for the submission of EEO-1 Component 2 pay data.  Employers that are required to file EEO-1 reports can now submit pay data broken down by job category, pay band, race, ethnicity, and sex...By: Polsinelli

On August 7, 2019, OFCCP and the Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) will hold a joint town hall focused on VEVRAA and USERRA compliance issues. ...By: Polsinelli

In a recent decision, Marshall v. Montaplast of North America, Inc., the Supreme Court of Kentucky reaffirmed that a cause of action for wrongful termination based on a violation of public policy may proceed only if the public policy at issue is: (a)...By: Polsinelli