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Last week, Seyfarth submitted comments regarding the DOL’s proposal to update the federal regulations that set the standard for determining whether a business can be held liable as a joint employer under the FLSA....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Over the last two years, the Nevada Legislature has passed a substantial number of laws affecting Nevada employers. Some of the most notable employment laws that recently passed are summarized below....By: Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers

Seyfarth Synopsis: Earlier this week, Connecticut became the seventh state with a paid family leave program when Governor Ned Lamont signed the Paid Family and Medical Leave (“CPFML”) Act. CPFML premium withholdings begin on January 1, 2021 and...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Company Punished Employees for Complaining About Mistreatment, Federal Agency Charges - OXFORD, Miss. - A tool company operating in Water Valley, Miss., violated federal civil rights laws when it denied an employee a reasonable accommodation for...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

On May 23, 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (H.R. 1994) referred to as the SECURE Act. The SECURE Act passed with broad support in the House with a vote of 417-3....By: Holland & Hart - Fiduciary Law Blog

Austin, San Antonio and now Dallas have joined an ever-growing number of American cities passing paid sick leave ordinances.  Though Austin was the first to adopt such an ordinance, in November 2018 Texas’ Third Court of Appeals deemed the ordinance...By: Foley & Lardner LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: Since the enactment of New York City’s original Earned Sick Time Act (“ESTA”) in 2014, the City’s employers have dealt with a seemingly steady stream of updates expanding the law’s scope. In addition to the recent expansion...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

On June 26, 2019, Judge Denise Cote, of the Southern District of New York, granted a motion to compel arbitration of an employment discrimination, retaliation and sexual harassment claim—despite recently passed NY law, NY CPLR § 7515 (“Section...By: Hogan Lovells

Last week, the New York State Legislature passed a bill prohibiting employers from asking about the salary history of prospective and current employees. Aimed at curtailing wage discrimination and pay disparity, the bill applies broadly. The bill, in...By: Hogan Lovells

Agreement to Revise Attendance Policy to Accommodate Employees With Disabilities - BALTIMORE - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), MedStar Health, Inc. and MedStar Ambulatory Services, Inc. announced today the successful...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission