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Seyfarth Synopsis: A new decision reinforces that the National Labor Relations Board will invalidate arbitration agreements that explicitly, or when reasonably interpreted, prohibit filing administrative charges....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Decree-law no. 108/2019, of August 13, published in Diário da República, introduced amendments to the Retirement Statute and created the new early retirement scheme. This decree-law reviews the early retirement scheme of the General Pension...By: Littler

The EEOC has now clarified that it will not seek renewal of its authorization to collect Component 2 data for the EEO-1 survey.  As previously discussed by the Fast Laner, Component 2 data required covered employers to classify employees based on job...By: Laner Muchin, Ltd.

In response to a lawsuit filed by a number of San Antonio business groups, the San Antonio City Council approved certain revisions to the city’s paid sick leave (PSL) ordinance, including renaming it the Sick and Safe Leave (SSL) ordinance. The SSL...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

Class of Applicants Rejected for Hire Based on Their Disability or Age, Federal Agency Found - CLEVELAND - Janitorial Services, Inc. & Arbeit, Inc. (JSI), a janitorial contractor located in the Cleveland suburb of Cuyahoga Heights, has agreed to...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Employers should review the proposals setting out no-deal Brexit plans, immigration plans if the United Kingdom does adopt the proposals set out in the withdrawal agreement, and related considerations....By: Morgan Lewis

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has issued proposed regulations addressing how individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements (ICHRAs) can comply with the Employer Shared Responsibility Payments (ESRP) requirements under the Affordable...By: Ballard Spahr LLP

About this time last year, research from George Washington University and University of Utah found a clear association between strong internal hotline reporting systems and improved business performance. Now, new findings by the same researchers show...By: NAVEX Global

On October 11, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 51, which will drastically change the requirements for employers who use arbitration agreements.  Specifically, the new law bans employers from requiring, as a condition of employment,...By: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Last week, our firm hosted a webinar on recent developments in federal wage and hour law compliance as part of Nexsen Pruet’s Employment Law Certificate Series. The topic proved to be very timely as the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has been busy...By: Nexsen Pruet, PLLC