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The United Auto Workers (UAW) made history by winning its unionization vote at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on April 19, 2024. The final tally was 2,628 to 985, with a stunning 73% of eligible...
On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule that will raise the salary threshold required to classify employees as exempt from overtime pay requirements under federal law. Effective July...
In February 2024, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a decision reconciling precedent in Pennsylvania courts regarding claims for wrongful interference with employment relationships. Previously, Pennsylvania courts...
Over the past seven years, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has attempted to increase the number of exempt employees who are eligible for overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). On April 23, 2024, the DOL...
Computer technology company Dell has made headlines recently for its new work-from-home policy. According to the policy, fully remote employees will no longer be eligible for promotions. There is an exception, however...
The week beginning April 21, 2024, was a busy and high-profile week for the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), both of which issued new rules that require employers to thoroughly review...
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to issue a final rule banning nearly all noncompete agreements in the employment context. Although the rule is scheduled to go into effect 120 days after it’s...
More than a year after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a game-changing, nationwide ban on noncompete agreements, the agency issued its final rule for implementing the ban on April 24, 2024. The prohibition...
The general rule on noncompete clauses in the state of Nevada has been unchanged for some time. Unless there’s a public policy reason to declare them void, noncompetes are generally enforceable as long as they are...
In a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, there was no question that the complaining employee was moved out of her position because of her gender, but she suffered no loss of pay or rank. So the Court had to determine...
Litigation, even of the smallest employment claims, is costly. Fee-shifting statutes minimize the risk for attorneys to represent employees in filing wage and hour suits against employers. A recent decision recognized...
Institutions around the country are in turmoil, subject to loud clamoring about events in the Middle East. Many members of their communities are making claims of anti-Semitism, while there are counterclaims of...
On January 29, 2024—the 15th anniversary of the enactment of the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act—the Biden administration announced a proposed regulation to prohibit federal contractors and subcontractors from using a job...
During the Biden administration, no executive agency has been more active and aggressive in pursuing the president’s pro-union agenda than the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Long recognized as perhaps the most...
In a ruling with significant implications for suits challenging diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and other similar programs, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on April 17 that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964...
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