--- title: "Labor Law News Alerts | Employment Law News" description: "" url: "https://wimlaw.com/alerts?start=44" date: "2026-06-23T23:35:51+00:00" language: "en-US" --- # Alerts [ ![](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/67/3805188-676a4520.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1041:supreme-court-lgbt-ruling-creates-opportunities-but-also-challenges&catid=52)## [Supreme Court LGBT Ruling Creates Opportunities, But Also Challenges](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1041:supreme-court-lgbt-ruling-creates-opportunities-but-also-challenges&catid=52) June 19, 2020 | [Alerts](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=52) In a 6-3 ruling on June 16, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the federal civil rights laws protect workers on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Bostock v. Clayton County. The much-publicized issue and ruling comes as a surprise to many and serves as a prime example that changes in social mores among the population can affect… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1041:supreme-court-lgbt-ruling-creates-opportunities-but-also-challenges&catid=52) [ ![caution clean yellow standing sign floor](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/ed/otvu7zmteic-ed4557c3.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=704:larry-stine-featured-national-news-osha&catid=52)## [Senior Principal Larry Stine Featured in National News for OSHA Expertise](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=704:larry-stine-featured-national-news-osha&catid=52) June 10, 2020 | [Alerts](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=52) Atlanta Senior Principal Larry Stine, nationally recognized expert on occupational safety and health law, was extensively quoted in an article published by Bloomberg Law News on June 3, 2020. Contrary to some reports the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ramped up its inspections of many employers, especially meat and poultry process… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=704:larry-stine-featured-national-news-osha&catid=52) [ ![THE MOST IMPORTANT DOL GUIDANCE FOR YOU TO KNOW REGARDING EXPANDED FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE AND PAID SICK LEAVE](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/81/family-liv-bruce-odIhQypCuUk-unsplash-81cfe884.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=630:the-most-important-dol-guidance-for-you-to-know-regarding-expanded-family-medical-leave-and-paid-sick-leave&catid=52)## [The Most Important DOL Guidance for You to Know regarding Expanded Family Medical Leave and Paid Sick Leave](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=630:the-most-important-dol-guidance-for-you-to-know-regarding-expanded-family-medical-leave-and-paid-sick-leave&catid=52) April 08, 2020 | [Alerts](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=52) APRIL 2, 2020 On April 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a temporary rule to implement the public health emergency and paid sick leave provisions. The regulations are consistent with the questions and answers previously issued, and discussed below, as well as the webinar discussed below. The most important clarification in the regulation… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=630:the-most-important-dol-guidance-for-you-to-know-regarding-expanded-family-medical-leave-and-paid-sick-leave&catid=52) [ ![UPDATE – COVID-19 LEGISLATION](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/f1/washington-michael-9wXvgLMDetA-unsplash-f14ef821.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=631:update-covid-19-legislation&catid=52)## [Update – COVID-19 Legislation](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=631:update-covid-19-legislation&catid=52) March 17, 2020 | [Alerts](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=52) Update: The House has passed, and the President has indicated his support for, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The Senate is to consider this bill on March 17, 2020. Employers are primarily impacted by the paid sick leave, expanded FMLA leave, and tax credit. [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=631:update-covid-19-legislation&catid=52) [ ![american flag indoors](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/c6/raul-najera-TAqspfWom04-unsplash-c677c9cd.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=653:u-s-department-of-labor-issues-final-overtime-rule&catid=52)## [U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final Overtime Rule](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=653:u-s-department-of-labor-issues-final-overtime-rule&catid=52) September 24, 2019 | [Alerts](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=52) On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor announced its long-anticipated Final Rule on exemptions and overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The new rule takes effect on January 1, 2020. [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=653:u-s-department-of-labor-issues-final-overtime-rule&catid=52) [ ![The Mexican-American border, with some construction still ongoing on the American side.](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/ba/greg-bulla-6RD0mcpY8f8-unsplash-ba8acd08.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=654:sept-11-2019-company-raided-in-mississippi-immigration-matter-fights-back&catid=52)## [Company Raided in Mississippi Immigration Matter Fights Back](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=654:sept-11-2019-company-raided-in-mississippi-immigration-matter-fights-back&catid=52) September 11, 2019 | [Alerts](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=52) On August 7, 2019, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel arrested about 680 persons during seven food processing plant raids in Mississippi. Published reports indicated that 243 employees were arrested at the Morton, Mississippi plant of Koch Foods of Mississippi. Three other companies were also raided, some at more than one plant, but… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=654:sept-11-2019-company-raided-in-mississippi-immigration-matter-fights-back&catid=52) [ ![Get Ready to Submit Detailed Pay Data to EEOC by September 30](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/65/neonbrand-aojguijkobc-unsplash-654e73b1.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=655:sept-6-2019-get-ready-to-submit-detailed-pay-data-to-eeoc-by-september-30&catid=52)## [Get Ready to Submit Detailed Pay Data to EEOC by September 30](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=655:sept-6-2019-get-ready-to-submit-detailed-pay-data-to-eeoc-by-september-30&catid=52) September 06, 2019 | [Alerts](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=52) Thanks to a lawsuit, an Obama-era initiative requiring large employers to submit detailed pay data sorted by race and gender has been revived. Employers with more than 100 employees must complete a disclosure form and upload this data for 2017 and 2018, which may be used against them, no later than September 30, 2019. [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=655:sept-6-2019-get-ready-to-submit-detailed-pay-data-to-eeoc-by-september-30&catid=52) [ ![Poultry Plant Raids: The Rest of the Story](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/87/chickens-jan-baborak-dujegrufsry-unsplash-87c0e495.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=656:aug-14-2019-poultry-plant-raids-the-rest-of-the-story&catid=52)## [Poultry Plant Raids: The Rest of the Story](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=656:aug-14-2019-poultry-plant-raids-the-rest-of-the-story&catid=52) August 14, 2019 | [Alerts](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=52) On August 7, 2019, seven food processing plants in Mississippi were the subject of “raids" conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said the raids had been planned for approximately a year. In some respects, such raids are hardly news: ICE conducted enforcement actions for many year… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=656:aug-14-2019-poultry-plant-raids-the-rest-of-the-story&catid=52) [ ![woman using a computer indoors near window](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/e6/thought-catalog-UK78i6vK3sc-unsplash-e6a4b04d.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=657:mar-13-2019-new-salary-threshold-proposed-for-overtime-exemption&catid=52)## [New Salary Threshold Proposed for Overtime Exemption](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=657:mar-13-2019-new-salary-threshold-proposed-for-overtime-exemption&catid=52) April 13, 2019 | [Alerts](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=52) After what must be record-setting deliberations, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published plans to raise the salary threshold – the amount a salaried administrative, executive, or professional employee must be paid in order to qualify as exempt from overtime – from $455 per week ($23,660 annually) to $679 per week ($35,308 annually). This is the min… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=657:mar-13-2019-new-salary-threshold-proposed-for-overtime-exemption&catid=52) [ ![usb drive](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/80/sara-kurfess-9Eid2zc_Veo-unsplash-80e62e85.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=658:feb-7-2019-osha-alert-revised-final-rule-on-electronic-record-keeping-issued&catid=52)## [OSHA ALERT - Revised Final Rule on Electronic Record keeping Issued](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=658:feb-7-2019-osha-alert-revised-final-rule-on-electronic-record-keeping-issued&catid=52) February 07, 2019 | [Alerts](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=52) On January 24, 2019, OSHA issued a notice in the Federal Register (84 FR 380) amending the recordkeeping regulation by rescinding the requirement for establishments with 250 or more employees to electronically submit information from OSHA Forms 300 and 301. These establishments will continue to be required to maintain those records on-site, and OSHA will co… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=658:feb-7-2019-osha-alert-revised-final-rule-on-electronic-record-keeping-issued&catid=52) [ ![Employment Items to Consider for Early 2019](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/86/woman-laptop-computer-user-86e8a50e.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=659:jan-31-2019-employment-items-to-consider-for-early-2019&catid=52)## [Employment Items to Consider for Early 2019](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=659:jan-31-2019-employment-items-to-consider-for-early-2019&catid=52) January 31, 2019 | [Alerts](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=52) Because of the enormous increase in legal claims and disputes over the past few years, Wimberly & Lawson suggests that employers should consider the following projects in early 2019 as they are quite important and timely. Wimberly & Lawson would be pleased to provide fixed fee estimates for each project or otherwise advise employers in these import… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=659:jan-31-2019-employment-items-to-consider-for-early-2019&catid=52) ## Top 10 Content (All-Time) - [![person outdoors standing with a sign that says, I'm sticking with my union](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/c9/manny-becerra-GTPK-Wt1qoY-unsplash-c95084a4.jpg) Union Fines Employee $22,000.00 for Crossing Picket Lines ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=310:union-fines-employee-crossing-picket-lines&catid=53) - [![chickens, roosters](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/2e/iq1f9gmtie0-2e8806a5.jpg) OSHA Regional Emphasis Program for Poultry Processing Facilities ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=362:osha-regional-emphasis-program-for-poultry-processing-facilities&catid=52) - [![lightbulb sticky note on board](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/5c/absolutvision-82TpEld0_e4-unsplash-5c5067af.jpg) GOVERNMENT Position: Worker Presents New Social Security Number and States Previous Documents Were Not Real ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=367:government-position-worker-presents-new-social-security-number-and-states-previous-documents-were-not-real&catid=52) - [![poultry farm](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/d3/thomas-iversen-4W8FgDVyUME-unsplash-d3ac22fc.jpg) OSHA ALERT: OSHA Regional Emphasis Program Targets Southeastern Poultry Processing Facilities ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=370:osha-alert-osha-regional-emphasis-program-targets-southeastern-poultry-processing-facilities&catid=52) - [![AI post it note](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/52/hitesh-choudhary-t1PaIbMTJIM-unsplash-523fd46e.jpg) AI Is Another Relevant Area of Employment Law Issues ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1310:ai-employment-law-issues&catid=53) - [![What Does It Take to Create a Hostile Work Environment? 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