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On January 22, 2020, I presented a complimentary webinar called “NLRB 2020: Updates for All Private Sector Employers”... ...The National Labor Relations Board has a significant impact on private companies throughout the United States. The NLRB not...By: Horton Law PLLC

On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a new rule revising its test for evaluating joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Among other situations, joint employer analysis is often critical to work arrangements...By: Horton Law PLLC

In its first major overhaul of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (“FLSA”) joint employer standard since the 1950s, the Department of Labor has brought some clarity to the definition of this relationship after decades of varying interpretations and...By: Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Paid Family Leave bill heading to a showdown - The Senate approved the conference committee report on the paid family and medical leave bill on Friday, with a vote of 20-9-1. H.107 will now head to the House for a vote. This new benefit would be...By: Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

On January 7, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor published three new opinion letters – two that address compliance under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and one that addresses compliance under the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) – that...By: Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

DVHA presents budget adjustment proposal - The House Health Care Committee heard from Department of Vermont Health Access Commissioner Cory Gustafson on Tuesday on his department’s 2020 budget adjustment....By: Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

With the U.S. Supreme Court recognition of same-sex marriage back in 2015 and increasing EEOC scrutiny regarding employers’ pregnancy accommodation policies and practices as well as gender discrimination, your new parent leave policy may have issues...By: Miller & Martin PLLC

As noted in our previous Legal Alert, New York’s new “salary history ban” law took effect on January 6, 2020. New York State has now issued guidance on the law that clarifies certain aspects of the salary history ban. In general, the new law...By: Harris Beach PLLC

On January 16, 2020, the Department of Labor’s (DoL) Wage and Hour Division will publish a final rule clarifying joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), adopting a four-factor test to determine joint employer status. The rule...By: PilieroMazza PLLC

PODCAST: Ex Rel. Radio – False Claims Act: The Risks to Small Business Government Contractors ???????- “False Claims Act: The Risks to Small Business Government Contractors” is the fifth episode of “Ex Rel. Radio,” our multi-part series on the...By: PilieroMazza PLLC