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The U.S. government has military bases and outposts around the world, and – as it does within the United States – utilizes contractors to support its mission overseas. Because military personnel and employees of government contractors are necessarily...By: Holland & Knight LLP

In an important wage-and-hour decision for franchisors, Salazar, et al. v. the McDonald’s Corp., et al., the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that employees of one of the hamburger giant’s California-based franchisees were not jointly employed by...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

It has been nearly three months since Minnesota’s Wage Theft Statute took effect, and the initial confusion felt by employers and employees alike is starting to subside. The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) has updated online...By: Nilan Johnson Lewis PA

Job Interview Denied After Applicant Requested Sign Language Interpreter, Federal Agency Charges - FLORHAM PARK, N.J. - Conduent Business Services, LLC ("Conduent"), a technology-based business services company in Florham Park, New Jersey, violated...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

The Employee Benefits Practice is pleased to present the Employee Benefits Developments Newsletter for the month of September 2019. Click through the links below for more information on each specific development or case....By: Hodgson Russ LLP

With Canada’s federal election fast approaching, Canadians will also be marking the anniversary of a major legislative change that has had a significant impact on the employment law landscape in this country: the legalization of cannabis....By: Littler

Over the past two years, in response to the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, lawmakers across the United States have been evaluating laws related to sexual harassment prevention and passing legislation expanding such laws. Effective October 1, 2019,...By: Robinson & Cole LLP

As we previously reported this past summer, the New York State Senate and Assembly passed Senate Bill 6549, which amended Section 194 of the New York Labor Law to prohibit wage differentials based on any protected class. As we also reported, the...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

The statute of limitations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 cannot be contractually shortened for litigation, the Sixth Circuit held on September 25, 2019 as a matter of first impression in Logan v. MGM Grand Detroit Casino, __ Fed. 3d __...By: Miller Canfield

October in Maryland is a time of ripening pumpkins and falling leaves. October 1 is also the date when many (but not all) laws passed by the Maryland General Assembly go into effect....By: FordHarrison