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Summer is winding down but the NLRB continues to be a source of vigorous activity. The Board recently issued a sweeping decision regarding the lawfulness of arbitration agreements. Also, the Board announced its intention to change the so-called...By: Proskauer - Labor Relations

Seyfarth Synopsis: The NLRB recently published a Notice of Proposed Rule Making regarding three proposed amendments to its current rules and regulations for union elections. These amendments consist of: (1) a change from the current election...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Julie Corelli, a Pepper partner and co-chair of the firm’s Private Fund Services Group, joins this Pepper podcast to discuss trends in fund fees and expenses. In 2014, 2016 and 2018, Julie spearheaded for Pepper surveys published by PFM, in which...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

Leading Retailer Failed to Reasonably Accommodate Deaf Employees Federal Agency Charged - WASHINGTON - Wal-Mart Stores East, LP will pay $100,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to resolve a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

If you have been involved in a multivehicle car accident, making sure you receive just compensation for your injuries will require a thorough investigation and the ability to navigate the unique insurance issues involved. Whether a single driver was...By: Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

• The New York State Equal Pay Act (EPA) now will apply to all protected categories (including race, national origin, religion, etc.) rather than just gender, dramatically expanding the reach of the statute. • New York also now prohibits...By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

In a continuing trend that began with the launch of the MeToo Movement, the California legislature recently passed Assembly Bill 171, another proposed law designed to expand safeguards for employees who have been the victims of sexual harassment....By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

An employer may lawfully issue to its employees a new or revised mandatory arbitration agreement containing a class- and collective-action waiver specifying that employment disputes are to be resolved by individualized arbitration, even if it was in...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employees must be properly classified as either exempt or nonexempt, and nonexempt employees must be paid overtime (1½ times their regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 hours in a workweek). All...By: SmithAmundsen LLC

UNITE HERE hopes to increase its membership by one-third, to 400,000 members, by 2024, according to Bloomberg Law. UNITE HERE represents employees in the hotel, gaming, food service, airport, textile, manufacturing, distribution, laundry, transport,...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.