July 2018
Another long-awaited Supreme Court ruling dealt with whether a baker who wouldn’t make a wedding cake to celebrate a same-sex wedding violated the civil rights of the gay couple. Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, No. 16-111 (U.S., 6/4/18). The baker told the couple he didn’t make cakes for same-sex weddings, and contend...
In Epic Systems v. Lewis, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that employers could require mandatory individual employment agreements with employees that require individual arbitrations rather than any type of class or collective actions. Plaintiffs had contended that such limits on class and collective actions interfered with their protected concerted act...
During the Obama Administration particularly, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) had become very restrictive of employer work rules that might be interpreted by someone to "chill" legitimate union or concerted protected activities. For example, a rule prohibiting "walking off the job" might be interpreted by some to prohibit engaging in a wor...
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OSHA Regional Emphasis Program for Poultry Processing Facilities
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GOVERNMENT Position: Worker Presents New Social Security Number and States Previous Documents Were Not Real
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OSHA ALERT: OSHA Regional Emphasis Program Targets Southeastern Poultry Processing Facilities
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NLRB Explains What Employer Rules Are Unlawful and How to Make Them Lawful
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DOL Proposes to Increase Salary Threshold for Overtime Exemption: Will It Raise Wages or Cut Hours?
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AI Is Another Relevant Area of Employment Law Issues
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Pros, Cons and Issues When Dealing With Electronic I-9 Software Providers
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Supreme Court Addresses Wage-Hour Collective Actions and Statistical Proof in Tyson Case
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What Does It Take to Create a Hostile Work Environment? Apparently, a Single E-Mail Will Do