Ninth Circuit Issues Two Significant FDCPA Rulings To Debt Collector Law Firms
8/18/16
By: Bill Buechner
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act requires that debt collectors send a notice to the consumer containing certain required disclosures, either in the “initial communication” with the consumer in connection with the collection of a debt or …
EEOC Modifies Proposed Rule that Would Require Many Employers to Report Pay Data
7/27/16
By: Bill Buechner
On February 1, 2016, the EEOC published in the Federal Register notice of a proposed rule that would require employers with 100 or more employees to provide pay data for their employees on a revised EE0-1 form. …
NLRB Reverses Standard for Multi-Employer Bargaining Units
7/19/16
By: Timothy Holdsworth
Once again, the NLRB has overturned precedent in their quest to dramatically expand employer liability. For over a decade, the NLRB has held that multi-employer bargaining units that include temporary employees from a staffing employer (“supplier employer”) …
Supreme Court Slams the Door on Homecare Employers
7/15/16
By: Agne Krutules
Much to the dismay of employers who employ home healthcare workers, on June 27, 2016, the Supreme Court declined to hear Home Care Association of America v. Weil, a case challenging the Department of Labor (DOL) …
EEOC Continues to Push For Protection on the Basis of Sexual Orientation
7/14/16
By: Amanda Hall
We’ve written on the EEOC’s push to include sexual orientation discrimination within the ambit of Title VII before (July 24, 2015). Last summer, the EEOC determined that sexual orientation is a concept that “cannot be …
Remember Your Safety P’s and Q’s – OSHA Issues New Reporting and Anti-Retaliation Regulations
7/11/16
By: Agne Krutules
On May 12, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued its final rules on discrimination and injury and illness reporting. 81 Fed. Reg. 29624. The new anti-discrimination and anti-retaliation rules go into …
The Ninth Circuit Gets a Mulligan
6/22/16
By: Brad Adler and Michael Hill
In February, we wrote about the U.S. Department of Labor’s unexpected decision to change the decades-long understanding of the salesman exemption to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the ruling of the Ninth …
New EEOC Guidance on Employer-Provided Leave Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
6/21/16
By: Michael Hill
The EEOC recently issued new guidance on employer-provided leave under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which contains useful information on the EEOC’s focus relating to providing reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities. Employers should review their …
Seventh Circuit Declares Class Action Waivers Unenforceable, Creates Circuit Split
6/2/16
By: Tim Holdsworth
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit bucked the appellate trend and held that arbitration agreements containing class and collective action waivers violate the National Labor Relations Act and are unenforceable under the …
President Obama Signs Bipartisan Bill Creating Federal System Of Trade Secrets Law
5/12/16
By: Mike Wolak and Amanda Cash
On May 11, 2016, President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) into law. The DTSA is intended to create a more predictable, nationwide body of trade secrets law through a single federal …
Department of Justice – North Carolina Duel Over Transgender Individuals’ Civil Rights.
5/11/16
By: Agne Krutules
On May 9, 2016, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint against the State of North Carolina, the University of North Carolina (UNC) and the North Carolina Department of Public Safety (DPS) in the U.S. …
San Francisco Mandates Paid Parental Leave
4/28/16
By: Kacie Manisco
The United States is the only developed country in the world that does not provide paid parental leave. In addition, unless an employer is covered under the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) or the California Family Rights …