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On Aug. 28, 2024, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Department of Labor (DOL), and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Labor Issues in Merger Investigations that will boost the antitrust agencies’ ability to investigate the possible effects of mergers and acquisitions on labor markets. This is the fifth memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the topic since March 2022. Companies undergoing, or contemplating, mergers or acquisitions should take note that the agencies continue to signal a focus on labor impact.
The EEOC has noted workplace harassment is prevalent on many construction jobsites, with some of the most egregious incidents investigated occurring in the construction industry
Goldberg Segalla added Aimée S. Lin to the firm’s Employment and Labor group in Newark.
We hire employees to do their job, but what happens when they need protected time off or a reasonable accommodation?
USCIS is processing naturalization cases faster than they have in years, and the agency is managing to cut down on its naturalization backlog. Given the current average timing, eligible green card holders who applied early in the summer 2024 might be sworn in in time to vote in the upcoming
On September 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) authority to use a salary basis to define its white-collar overtime exemptions.
TAMPA, Fla. – ABC Pest Control, Inc., which provides residential and commercial pest control services across five counties in Florida, entered into a conciliation agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to resolve a pregnancy accommodation charge, the federal agency announced today.
On April 11, 2022, Bill 88, Working for Workers Act, 2022 (Bill 88), received Royal Assent and became law. Among other things, Bill 88 enacted the new Digital Platform Workers’ Rights Act, 2022 (DPWRA).1 The DWPRA did not come into force upon its enactment.
More workers are coming back into the office, but what’s behind those numbers?
By focusing on core competencies—and potential—and using inclusive language in your job descriptions, you can attract a broader, more diverse pool of candidates.
Officials say companies are “increasingly” using spy tech to monitor movements, record conversations and even allegedly track women’s “menstruation, fertility, and pregnancy”.
Over the last few weeks, after a massive defeat at the UK general election, several senior staff in the Conservative Party have reportedly taken voluntary redundancy, with more staff cuts expected to follow.
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $1.4 million in funding to support efforts by four community organizations to prevent and respond to gender-based violence and harassment against underserved and marginalized women workers.