Saturday, May 11, 2024

DOL weighs in on joint employer test

The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently issued interpretive guidance regarding how it would analyze joint employer status under...

⊕ LEGAL: Government moving rapidly on transgender and sexual orientation issues

In September, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed two lawsuits against two different employers alleging they violated Title VII's prohibition on sex discrimination...

⊕LEGAL: Broad company policies can create big problems, whether in handbooks or not

Several recent cases dramatically illustrate the need for careful company drafting of its employment policies, even though some are not related to employee handbooks....

DOL proposes new rule defining independent contractors vs. employees under the FLSA

On Sept. 22, 2020, the U. S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a proposed rule addressing how to determine...

Fifth Circuit rules against EEOC enforcement guidance

On Aug. 6, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in State of Texas v. Equal Employment...

LEGAL: COVID-19 and OSHA: What to know…

As the COVID-19 virus rages on, employers continue to grapple with compliance issues in the workplace. Among those issues...