Ogletree Deakins’ Traditional Labor Relations Practice Group is pleased to announce the publication of the summer 2020 issue of the Practical NLRB Advisor. This issue offers insight into the new, and, oftentimes unanticipated, labor/management issues resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. While COVID-19 brought an abrupt halt to many aspects of
Archives for September 3, 2020
DOL Clarifies Application of FFCRA Leave to Various Return to School Models
Parents, employers, and communities across the country are managing uncertainty around returning to school this fall. Many schools have opened, or soon will open, using some element of virtual learning. As we discussed earlier this summer, parents and employers have had to show flexibility and grace during this back to
What Hospitality Employers Can Expect to See in Employment Law if Vice President Biden Wins the Election
While no one knows what the outcome of the presidential election will be, if Vice President Biden is elected, hospitality employers should expect to see the following labor and employment issues front and center:
USCIS Fee Increases Challenged; New Forms Expected
Advocacy groups have filed suits challenging the USCIS fee increases scheduled to take effect on October 2, 2020.
The fee increases are not equal across the board. Certain types of business immigration petitions have been targeted for large percentage fee increases: 51% for TNs and E visas, 75% for L
The Practical NLRB Advisor – Issue 15, Summer 2020
In this issue Brian in Brief Q and A: Practical Labor Relations in a Pandemic NLRB is Operational in the Pandemic Other NLRB Developments In Other News…
New DOL Guidance Expands Eligibility for the Commissioned Employee Overtime Exemption
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, retail or service establishment employees can be exempt from overtime pay requirements if they are paid more than one and a half times the minimum wage and more than half of their compensation is comprised of commissions on goods or services (“commissioned employee”