Seyfarth Synopsis: The Trump Administration has succeeded in replacing several open positions within the upper echelons of the EEOC. Employers are anxiously looking for any sign as to how this slate of leadership will put its stamp on the agency’s...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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Under the federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), employers are prohibited from taking adverse employment actions against employees because they are servicemembers or are obligated to perform military service. The...By: Butler Snow LLP
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On September 24, 2019, the U.S Department of Labor announced the final rule on employee eligibility for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The final rule goes into effect on January 1, 2020. The final rule updates the salary...By: Gross McGinley LLP
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On August 30, 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 778, which effectively delayed employer sexual harassment training requirements established in 2018. As we have covered in previous articles, in the wake of the #MeToo movement, California lawmakers...By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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So imagine that your biggest pothead friend from college has opened up a cannabis dispensary that sells weed for recreational use. Your old pal would be selling something that remains utterly unlawful under federal law, the recent and sweeping...By: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration drug and alcohol Clearinghouse opened for registration on Saturday, and the database will go live on January 6. According to the FMCSA, “The Clearinghouse is a secure online database that will give...By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has proposed a new rule which would exclude undergraduate and graduate students from coverage under Section 2(3) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Specifically, students who perform study-related...By: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
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The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA), the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA), and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (the Budget Act) included statutory changes affecting the hardship withdrawal rules for 401(k) plans. As we reported in our...By: Hodgson Russ LLP
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Finally, an employer-friendly law passed in California! Unfortunately, it only affects a small number of employees— but for those employers that are implicated, the law is a welcome reprieve....By: Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
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On March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Proposed Rule”) which sought to increase the minimum salary thresholds for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s “white collar” and “highly compensated” overtime...By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
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