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Federal agencies have released several documents of significant interest to employers: a revised mandatory I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification form, a new version of the mandatory USERRA [...]

Our President is not shy about staking out controversial positions, and this is carrying over into the public discourse. And these conversations can and do occur in the workplace. So what can a [...]

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rejected the Department of Labor’s revised interpretation of the dual jobs regulation, which addresses the Fair Labor Standards Act’s tip credit [...]

According to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, a foreman’s ability to assign hours of work may be sufficient authority to render him a supervisor for purposes of Title VII [...]

Terminating an employee who refused to sign a confidentiality agreement that unlawfully prohibited the employee from engaging in protected activities under the National Labor Relations Act was [...]

An employer’s posting of a side letter next to an official National Labor Relations Board Notice was found to minimize inappropriately the effect of the Notice. In Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC [...]

The Department of Labor has announced the minimum wage increase for government contractors and subcontractors effective January 1, 2018. The new minimum wage applicable to workers performing work [...]

A new version of the E-Verify Participation poster has been released, and must be displayed by employers participating in the E-Verify program. E-Verify is an online system that compares [...]

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that breastfeeding mothers are protected by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA). Facts of the Case:  In Hicks v. City of Tuscaloosa, [...]

According to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, “A multimonth leave of absence is beyond the scope of a reasonable accommodation under the [Americans with Disabilities Act],” a [...]