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A Trending News interview from Employment Law This Week®, featuring attorney Garen Dodge of Epstein Becker Green: The Department of Labor (DOL) announced that both the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance...By: Epstein Becker & Green

A Trending News interview from Employment Law This Week®, featuring attorney Adam S. Forman of Epstein Becker Green: AI technology is gaining traction among employers as a tool for hiring and other human resources functions. Where there is...By: Epstein Becker & Green

As we wrote here in September 27, the new “white collar” salary thresholds under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”)  are set to go into effect on January 1, 2020. That deadline is sneaking up fast....By: Epstein Becker & Green

A recent decision in Edward D. Jones & Co., LP v. John Kerr (S.D.In. 19-cv-03810 Nov. 14, 2019), illustrates the unique challenges that broker-dealers may face when enforcing post-employment covenants that prohibit former registered representatives...By: Epstein Becker & Green

Public Act No. 19-25, entitled “An Act Concerning Paid Family and Medical Leave” (“Act”), which Governor Ned Lamont signed this summer, makes a number of significant changes to Connecticut’s existing Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”). The Act...By: Epstein Becker & Green

As businesses throughout the State of California continue to grapple with the potential implications of AB5, a new law designed to make it more difficult for companies to treat workers as independent contractors, the California Trucking Association...By: Epstein Becker & Green

One of the matters of significance to employers and unions under the National Labor Relations Act that became a point of contention under the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) during the Obama Administration was the movement to allow...By: Epstein Becker & Green

After a false start three years ago, the federal Department of Labor (“DOL”) will finally be rolling out an increased minimum salary threshold for employees qualifying under the “white collar” exemptions. The increase in the salary threshold for...By: Epstein Becker & Green

New York State has updated its guidance on the new rules under the New York State Human Rights Law (“NYSHRL”) regarding discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims. In particular, the Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) now provide additional...By: Epstein Becker & Green

Once the parties to a transaction have signed a definitive agreement, there may be a sense that the parties can more freely share competitively sensitive information. However, until closing, the antitrust laws require that the parties continue to...By: Epstein Becker & Green