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A recent case provides a good reminder about the parameters of a valid no-solicitation policy. In Dish Network, LLC v. NLRB, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit found that the [...]

Following last month’s release of a slew of advice memoranda, as we reported in our February 2018 E-Update, the National Labor Relations Board’s Office of the General Counsel (OGC) has now [...]

The U.S. Department of Labor announced its Payroll Audit Independent Determination pilot program, by which employers may proactively resolve potential violations of the minimum wage and overtime [...]

In a development of major significance, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit found that discrimination based on transgender status constitutes sex discrimination under Title VII. Facts [...]

The tip pooling provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act, which has been the subject of much controversy, was amended as part of the omnibus budget bill that was passed by Congress on March 21, [...]

On February 16, 2018, the Maryland Department of Licensing and Labor Regulation (DLLR) released Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act, which requires [...]

The National Labor Relations Board’s Office of the General Counsel (OGC) released 44 advice memos during a five-day period, from February 11-16, 2018. Some of these memos were originally issued [...]

The Supreme Court issued several employment-related decisions this month: (1) it narrowly defined “whistleblowers” who are entitled to protection under the Dodd-Frank Act; (2) it reiterated that [...]

The Maryland Healthy Working Families Act, which requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide paid sick and safe leave (SSL) and those with under 15 employees to provide unpaid leave, [...]

The Department of Labor and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission have announced their annual penalty increases. Due to the passage of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act [...]