On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its final rule raising the salary thresholds for overtime pay exemptions.
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U.S. Department of Education Issues Long-Awaited Final Title IX Regulations
U.S. Department of Education issued final Title IX regulations governing sex discrimination complaints involving educational institutions. The regulations clarify terms, expand the geographical scope of […]
New HIPAA Final Rule Imposes Added Protections for Reproductive Health Care Privacy
• Jackson Lewis Filed Under: HIPAA
On April 22, 2024, the federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a final rule enhancing privacy protections relating […]
Department of Education Releases Final Rule Amending Title IX Regulations
• Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Title IX
The U.S. Department of Education has released its final amendments of the regulations to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 regarding how educational […]
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Final Regulations Released
• Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Pregnancy Discrimination
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released the text of the final regulations and interpretative guidance implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) on April 15, 2024. […]
Pennsylvania Federal Court Allows Claims of Sex Discrimination by Cisgender Male to Move Forward
• Goldberg Segalla Filed Under: Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity
Employers should be aware that cisgender employees can allege discrimination on the basis of sex under Title VII
Off-Duty Conduct Protections for Employees’ 4/20 Celebrations: A Look at the High Points of a Few States’ Marijuana Laws
• Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: Drugs & Alcohol
With the arrival of the unofficial annual holiday known as “4/20,” employers can celebrate by reminding themselves of the state laws that could protect employees’ […]
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Reminder: San Francisco Employer Annual Reporting Form Due May 3
• Jackson Lewis Filed Under: General (CA)
Employers covered by San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance or Health Care Security Ordinance are required to submit the Employer Annual Report Form to the San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE) by May 3, 2024. The purpose of the Annual Report Form is to provide OLSE with a snapshot of the employer’s compliance with either of… Continue Reading
Illinois District Court Enjoins Equal Benefits for Equal Work Provision of Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act
• Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: General (IL)
On March 18, 2024, Judge Thomas M. Durkin, sitting in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, entered a preliminary […]
New Jersey Appellate Division Addresses Employers’ Obligation to Reimburse Employee Business Expenses
• Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: General (NJ)
Are New Jersey employers required to reimburse employees for business-related expenses? The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, recently considered whether an employer’s failure […]
2024 Alabama Legislative Update: Regular Session – Week Nine
• Maynard Nexsen PC Filed Under: General (AL)
Maine Paid Leave Insurance Fund Contributions to Begin in 2025, Rulemaking Process Imminent
• Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: Maine
Maine employers may be preparing to comply with Maine’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program as required payroll contributions to the PFML Insurance Fund […]
Recent Workplace Headlines
Sheetz accused of racially discriminating with worker background checks
Sheetz’s policy of screening applicants’ criminal history disproportionately affects candidates who are Black, American Indian, and multiracial, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said.
Former California State Parks employee awarded $2.3 million in discrimination lawsuit
A jury awarded a former California State Parks employee nearly $2.3 million after a trial laid bare claims that the agency and a former boss discriminated against him for his Mexican heritage and retaliated when he spoke up while employed in the department’s Malibu region.
US Supreme Court rejects free speech case over attorney bias rule
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from a Pennsylvania lawyer who challenged an anti-harassment and anti-discrimination professional rule for lawyers in the state.
U.S. bans noncompete agreements for nearly all jobs
The Federal Trade Commission narrowly voted Tuesday to ban nearly all noncompetes, employment agreements that typically prevent workers from joining competing businesses or launching ones of their own.
BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES RULE TO PROTECT RETIREMENT SAVERS’ INTERESTS BY UPDATING INVESTMENT ADVICE FIDUCIARY DEFINITION
The Biden-Harris administration announced today that the U.S. Department of Labor has finalized its Retirement Security Rule to protect the millions of workers who are saving for retirement diligently and rely on advice from trusted professionals on how to invest their savings. This final rule will achieve this by updating the definition of an investment advice fiduciary […]
More Than 4 Million More Workers Will Start Getting Paid Overtime Under Controversial New Rule
More than 4 million additional salaried workers will be required to receive overtime pay after the Department of Labor announced new eligibility rules Tuesday—a change that was met with cheers from labor groups but has already raised the specter of legal challenges from critics.
BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION FINALIZES RULE TO INCREASE COMPENSATION THRESHOLDS FOR OVERTIME ELIGIBILITY, EXPANDING PROTECTIONS FOR MILLIONS OF WORKERS
The Biden-Harris administration today announced a final rule that expands overtime protections for millions of the nation’s lower-paid salaried workers by increasing the salary thresholds required to exempt a salaried bona fide executive, administrative or professional employee from federal overtime pay requirements.
Workplace friendships on the decline
Everyone agrees that the workplace we once knew was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
How a law meant to protect public workers may have created a lawsuit gold mine
An expansion of a data privacy measure following the killing of a judge’s son might have started a cottage industry in New Jersey.
Starbucks and Union Set to Restart Contract Talks After Bitter Standoff
The company and Workers United, which represents more than 10,000 of the chain’s employees, broke off negotiation nearly a year ago.