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Last month, Governor Sisolak took to Twitter to celebrate signing two construction-related bills that he claims will “right anti-worker wrongs”: Assembly Bill 136 and Senate Bill 231. While Sisolak predicts that the bills will “strengthen our working...By: Snell & Wilmer

Let's be honest; we've all been there. You're running late for work. Your kid is late for football practice. You got held up at work, and your family is waiting for you to eat dinner. Whatever the reason, you're driving your car, and you're not in a...By: The Brown Firm

Officer Was Subjected to Sexual Harassment, Retaliation and Finally Constructive Discharge, Federal Agency Charged - INDIANAPOLIS - The North Liberty, Ind., Police Department will pay $12,000 and make significant revisions to its anti-harassment...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

In his classic 1998 business book “Who Moved my Cheese?,” Spencer Johnson discussed the need for businesses and employees to focus on the need to adapt to changes in their industries. In our practice, we frequently see claims filed by employees...By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

On July 3, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsome signed into law the CROWN Act (Creating a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair.) While New York City recently became the first locality to enact such legislation, California is the first to ban...By: Stokes Wagner

Beginning on July 1, 2019, Virginia employers must, for the first time, disclose certain employment records of current and former employees upon request. See Va. Code § 8.01-413.1. This blog post answers some essential questions about the new law....By: Hogan Lovells

Following Hutton v Wilson, Part 8 challenges to adjudication have become less common. However, in Willow v MTD, the TCC has made a declaration setting aside part of an adjudicator’s decision where the adjudicator erred in his construction of a...By: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

On June 26, 2019, Governor Ned Lamont signed a $43.4 billion budget for the 2020 and 2021 fiscal years. The biennial budget addresses the projected $3.7 billion budget deficit for the period, but still increases spending by 1.7% in the 2020 fiscal...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) released three new opinion letters last week that address various compliance requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In its accompanying press release, the Department of...By: Smith Anderson

Driving a massive commercial 18-wheeler is a little more complicated than driving a Honda Civic, or even a Ford F-250. It takes more than a short class and hours of practice to operate a commercial vehicle safely....By: The Roth Firm