The Supreme Court is set to shake up the workplace world by taking away a great deal of power from federal agencies – including the regulators who oversee many of the nation’s labor and employment…| Fisher Phillips
Millions of additional workers will soon be eligible for overtime pay thanks to the Labor Department’s new salary threshold for certain exempt employees – which raises the rate higher than initially…| Fisher Phillips
The NLRB just drastically changed how employers can respond to union recognition demands by creating a new framework that will determine when employers are required to bargain with unions without a…| Fisher Phillips
The federal government recently issued a final rule permitting third parties – including union representatives – to accompany inspectors during facility walkarounds, raising many questions and…| Fisher Phillips
The federal government took an unprecedented step yesterday by finalizing a rule that seeks to ban non-competition agreements between nearly all employers and all workers. If the rule survives legal…| Fisher Phillips
Employers should review their handbooks and workplace conduct policies in light of a new development that could greatly expand the penalties for unfair labor practice charges. The NLRB’s General…| Fisher Phillips
Perhaps no area of workplace law is more heavily regulated than federal wage and hour law. Indeed, the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has not only issued detailed regulations…| Fisher Phillips
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The California Privacy Protection Agency, the state’s main data privacy regulator, just announced its largest fine yet – a record-setting $1.35 million – against an employer that it found to have…| Fisher Phillips
Federal workplace safety officials just released a long-anticipated electronic recordkeeping rule today, which will prompt changes for certain employers that need to submit work-related injury and…| Fisher Phillips
The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced on August 25 that it has updated its Supply and Service Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing – also known…| Fisher Phillips
A federal judge in Washington D.C. sent shockwaves through the employment law community late last night by reinstating a revised version of the EEO-1 report, which is now once again set to gather…| Fisher Phillips
Businesses will soon find it harder to classify workers as independent contractors thanks to key changes made by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) today. The Biden administration officially rescinded…| Fisher Phillips
Employers were dealt yet another blow yesterday when the National Labor Relations Board re-introduced “quickie” elections and accelerated the time period between union petitions and elections. This is…| Fisher Phillips
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The Supreme Court just upended the legal world by significantly reducing the power of federal regulators and placing more authority in the hands of judges – a move that will have a major impact on…| Fisher Phillips
