E-Update

The U.S. Department of Labor and its Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced several matters of significance to federal contractors and subcontractors this month. These include the following: CSAL (Corporate Scheduling Announcement List). The OFCCP has posted its most recent list of upcoming audits of supply and service contractors […]

Employers with employees in the District of Columbia and Montgomery County, Maryland should be aware that the minimum wage rate is increasing as of July 1, 2024. As discussed in our December 2023 E-Update, increases in Maryland, Howard County, New Jersey, Delaware, and Virginia, as well as for federal contractors, […]

For employers with on-call employees, a recent case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit offers a good reminder of the rules regarding the compensability of on-call time under the Fair Labor Standards Act. In Barnes v. Omnicell, a medication device company’s customer contracts required it to […]

In finding that an unmarried partner of a birth parent was not entitled to leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act prior to the child’s birth, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit stated, “We have little doubt that some people and families who would benefit from […]

As discussed elsewhere in this E-Update, an employer may violate the National Labor Relations Act by granting benefits under certain circumstances. But on the flip side, the employer may also violate the NLRA when it blames delays in benefits on the union. In Garten Trucking Lc, the union lost an […]

No good deed goes unpunished, so the saying goes, and improving benefits for employees in the context of a union organizing campaign can land the employer in exceedingly hot water, as shown in a recent case from the National Labor Relations Board. In NP Red Rock LLC dba Red Rock […]

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit does not appear to be a fan of service animals in the workplace. Following last year’s decision, in which it rejected a train conductor’s accommodation request to bring his dog to work to mitigate his PTSD and migraines, as discussed in […]

A recent case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reminds employers that they must do more than the bare minimum to protect their employees from outside harassment. In Riggins v. Town of Berlin, the Town Planner was subjected to years of harassment by a Town resident […]

Click here to view entire E-Update as a PDF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS Remember That Managers Can Be Individually Liable Under the FLSA!  A case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit provides a good reminder that individual owners and managers, even those at a middle level, can be […]

Click here to view entire E-Update as a PDF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS US DOL Issues Guidance on AI and the FLSA, FMLA, PUMP Act, and More! On April 29, 2024 the U.S. De   partment of Labor issued Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) No. 2024-1, Artificial Intelligence and Automated Systems in the Workplace […]