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DOL And IRS Announce Joint Effort To Target Misclassification Of Employees As Independent Contractors
NLRB Postpones Final Rule Requiring Private Employers To Notify Employees Of Rights Under NLRA
Proposed Rule Changes By NLRB And DOL Would Significantly Hinder Employers' Ability To Counter Union Organizing Efforts
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Class Certification To 1.5 Million Potential Class Members In
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes
Supreme Court Establishes Standard For Retaliation Claims Brought Against Public Employers Under The First Amendment's Petition Clause
Tennessee Lawful Employment Act Requires Verification Of Authorized Status Of Employees And Non-Employees Such As Independent Contractors
Tennessee Legislature Enacts Pro-Employer Legislation
Supreme Court Establishes Standard For Defendants Seeking Attorneys' Fees For Frivolous Civil Rights Claims
Supreme Court Upholds Arizona's E-Verify Law And Penalties For Employing Unauthorized Aliens
Tennessee Legislature Enacts Stringent Requirements For Wage Deductions
Supreme Court Upholds Class Action Waivers In
AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion
NLRB Finds Casino Violated Law By Prohibiting Off-Duty Restaurant Employees From Handbilling On Casino Property In Public Areas
EEOC Releases Final Rule Implementing ADA Amendments Act of 2008
Supreme Court Holds Oral Complaints Are Protected Conduct Under the FLSA's Anti-Retaliation Provision
Fifth Circuit Holds USERRA Does Not Provide Basis For Hostile Work Environment Claim
Acting General Counsel Issues Memorandum Changing Methods Used To Calculate Backpay And Other Remedial Changes Under NLRA
Acting General Counsel Issues Memorandum "Lightening The Burden On Discriminatees" In Backpay Mitigation Evaluations
Supreme Court Determines "Cat's Paw" Theory Applies To Claims Brought Under Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
NLRB Settles Facebook Firing Complaint
NLRB General Counsel Issues Memorandum Seeking Limitation Of Arbitration Deferral Standards
Supreme Court Decides Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP, Prohibits Associational Retaliation
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality Of NASA's Background Checks On Contract Employees
NLRB Advises Four States That Respective State Constitutional Amendments Are Pre-empted By Federal Labor Law
NLRB Invites Briefs Regarding Composition Of Bargaining Units In Long-Term Care Facilities
NLRB Announces Proposed Rule Requiring Private Employers To Notify Employees Of Rights Under NLRA
Sixth Circuit Determines That Employer Engaged In Interactive Reasonable Accommodation Process In Good Faith Despite Failure To Offer Alternative ADA Accommodations
EEOC Issues Final GINA Regulations
NLRB Claims Worker Illegally Fired For Worker's Criticism Of Boss On Facebook
NLRB Modifies Its Current Notice-Posting Language To Expressly Include Electronic Communications
NLRB To Compound Interest On Daily Basis For Backpay Awards
New E-Verify User Manuals Available
Sixth Circuit Holds Employer Failed To Trigger Plaintiff's Duty To Provide Medical Certification Under FMLA
Sixth Circuit Rejects The DOL's Interpretation Of "Changing Clothes" In Determining Whether Donning and Doffing Time Is Compensable
DHS Publishes Final Rule On The Electronic Signature And Storage Of Form I-9
DOL Provides Guidance On Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act Of 2010
Supreme Court Holds Dispute Over CBA's Ratification Date Is A Matter For Judicial Resolution And Is Not Arbitrable
Tennessee Legislative Update - Tennessee Human Rights Act Declares That English-Only Policy Is Non-Discriminatory If A Legitimate Business Necessity
Senate Confirmations Return NLRB To Full 5-Member Board
DOL Clarifies Definition Of "Son Or Daughter" Under The FMLA As Applied To Employees Standing "In Loco Parentis," Such As Employees Raising Children With Same Sex Partners And Grandparents Caring For Grandchildren
Supreme Court Holds Arbitrator, Not Court, Decides Whether Arbitration Agreement Is Unconscionable Based On Terms of Arbitration Agreement
Supreme Court Declares Two-Member Board Did Not Have Authority To Issue Orders
Supreme Court Provides Slightly More Guidance On The Extent Of A Public Employer's Ability To Review Employee Text Messages
Federal Contractors And Subcontractors Required To Notify Employees Of Rights Under NLRA Beginning June 21, 2010
Supreme Court Holds Use Of Previously Adopted Unlawful Employment Practice States A Claim Of Disparate Impact
Tennessee Companies May Have Increased Protection Against Negligence Claims From Subcontractor Employees But Additional Exposure To Workers' Compensation Claims
Ninth Circuit Upholds Certification Of Massive Class Action Against Wal-Mart
DOL Provides Guidance On When Private, For-Profit Employers May Use Unpaid Interns Under The FLSA
OSHA Enforcement Update - New Severe Violator Enforcement Program And Selected Workplaces Targeted
COBRA Premium Subsidy Extended A Third Time
Recent WHD Developments - Budget Increase, Administrator Interpretations, Mortgage Loan Officers, "We Can Help" Campaign
President Bypasses Congress And Announces Recess Appointment Of Craig Becker and Mark Gaston Pearce To NLRB
President Obama Makes Recess Appointments To The EEOC
Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act Protects Employees Against Retaliation
Federal Wage & Hour Law Amended To Require Rest Breaks For Nursing Mothers
Employer Ordered to Reinstate Former Corporate Officer And Pay Over $1 Million For Violation Of Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors
Immigration Compliance: Employer Preparedness For The U.S. Department Of Homeland Security's Comprehensive Worksite Enforcement Strategy
COBRA Premium Subsidy Extended . . . Again
D.C. Circuit Court Of Appeals Holds That Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Does Not Include Failure To Promote Claims Under The ADEA
Eleventh Circuit Rules On Pre-Offer Medical Inquiries Under The ADA And Holds Cause Of Action Exists Regardless Of Whether Applicant Disabled
New DOL Guidance On Civil Penalties For Child Labor Violations
COBRA Premium Subsidy Extended
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Adds New Prohibitions For Employers
Fair Labor Standards Act Issues For Exempt Employees
FMLA Further Expanded For Military Family Members
Proposed Regulations Under ADA Amendments Act
New I-9 Form Required
Federal Minimum Wage Increase
2009 Amendments To Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Law
U.S. Supreme Court Finds City Discriminated Against White And Hispanic Firefighters In Its Refusal To Certify Promotional Testing
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Burden Remains With Plaintiff In ADEA Mixed-Motive Case
Sixth Circuit Rules Third Party Must Engage In Protected Activity To Bring Title VII Retaliation Claim
U.S. Supreme Court Allows Employer To Accrue Less Pension Benefits For Employees Taking Pregnancy Leave (Pre-PDA enactment) Than Employees Taking Other Medical Leaves
U.S. Supreme Court Rules On Mandatory Arbitration Clauses Contained In Collective Bargaining Agreements
Whistleblower Protection Under The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act Of 2009
The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act Of 2009
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Of 2009
U.S. Supreme Court Rules On Title VII Retaliation And Participation In Internal Investigations
U.S. Supreme Court Rules On Ex-Spouse’s Waiver Of Retirement Benefits
The ADA Amendments Act Of 2008
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