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On January 12, 2020, the Department of Labor (Department) announced a final rule to revise and update its regulations interpreting joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) (see prior alert on Department of Labor rulemaking...By: Benesch

Yesterday, on January 13, 2020, Judge Benitez of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California extended the temporary restraining order previously entered in the litigation brought by the California Trucking Association...By: Benesch

For the first time in over forty years, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (the “CEQ”) is proposing to revise the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) regulations. On January 9, 2020, the Trump Administration and the CEQ...By: Benesch

On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed into law a defense spending bill which included the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019  (“Fair Chance Act”). Employers should take note that the law (1) prohibits the federal government from...By: Benesch

Champagne bottles popped earlier than expected on New Year’s Eve when Judge Roger T. Benitez of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California granted a temporary restraining order prohibiting the State of California from...By: Benesch

Just before Christmas, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) evaluated two dress code policies limiting - but not prohibiting - employees from wearing union insignia at work. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 368 NLRB No. 146 (2019). The NLRB applied its...By: Benesch

Adding to its recent spate of employer-friendly moves, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) issued a precedent-shifting decision on December 17, 2019. Apogee Retail LLC, 368 NLRB No. 144 (2019). The 3-1 decision, opposed only by outgoing...By: Benesch

On December 16, the final day of lone Democrat Lauren McFerran’s term, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) overruled a recent, Obama-era decision that required an employer to comply with its union dues checkoff obligations...By: Benesch

Just before the holiday season, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) provided employers with two big wins. First, on December 13, 2019, the NLRB announced its long awaited final rule to relax the Obama-era quickie or ambush election...By: Benesch

Last, week, Governor Pritzker signed into law an amendment to the Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (the “CRTA”). The CRTA, signed by Governor Pritzker last June, permitted employers in Illinois to prohibit the use of marijuana in the...By: Benesch