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In 2014, the NLRB held in Purple Communications that employers must allow their employees  to use company email systems to engage in union activities and other protected conduct under the National Labor Relations Act. Last year, we reported that the...By: McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

The Internal Revenue Service and the Social Security Administration have announced the cost of living adjustments (COLA) applicable to dollar limitations for retirement plans and the Social Security wage base for 2020. Many of the limits that...By: Pullman & Comley, LLC

On December 13, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued notice of new regulations designed to materially change what is commonly referred to as the “Quickie Election” Rule. The new regulations, set to take effect on April 16, 2020,...By: SmithAmundsen LLC

On November 7, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in Paige v. Atrion Communication Resources, Inc., et al., considered a hostile work environment/sexual harassment claim under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination...By: Genova Burns LLC

On October 10, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) took a welcomed step in clarifying the confusion created by the Obama Board’s decisions on workplace rules and employee handbooks. In LA Specialty Produce Company, 368 NLRB No. 93...By: Genova Burns LLC

Dear YouDig? When we first met, the contractor’s owner pulled into the site in his tricked out red pickup and promised us the stars and the moon. Unfortunately, all we ended up with was the pits! We ended up with a leaky roof, subcontractor liens,...By: Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

By now, you most likely have heard the phrase “OK Boomer.” What began as a meme, quickly went viral. Soon enough, Boomer’s themselves have been seen using the phrase in jest. Elizabeth Warren recently used it as the subject line of an email...By: SmithAmundsen LLC

- Create a Plan Document... - Do not rely solely on special acts, ordinances, or collective bargaining agreements... - Reflect collectively bargained provisions... - Update contemporaneously to reflect changes in bargained terms......By: Pullman & Comley, LLC

On November 8, 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed new legislation adding Section 203-e to the New York Labor Law, prohibiting employers from discriminating against employees based on their own or a dependent’s reproductive health decision making....By: Genova Burns LLC

The Fair Labor Standards Act regulates minimum wage and overtime due to employees. It was passed in the 1930s. It was largely forgotten until the late 1990s, when some entrepreneurial plaintiffs’ lawyers rediscovered the FLSA and its automatic...By: Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC