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Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues

Our Monthly Report on Labor Law Issues, also known as the Employment Law Bulletin, is a monthly newsletter that covers a wide range of labor law issues, including affirmative action plans, strikes, OSHA regulations, minimum wage requirements, and more. Other topics covered have included issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as workplace walk-outs and strikes, vaccinations, and employee rights related to positive test results and quarantine. The newsletter also covers issues related to discrimination, such as artificial intelligence and racial bias, and issues related to unions, such as organizing efforts and union successes at companies like Amazon and Starbucks. The newsletter also covers issues related to taxes, immigration, and court cases related to labor law. Stay informed and avoid legal missteps, by subscribing to email updates here.

CAN AN EMPLOYER ADD PROVISION EXCLUDING EEOC CLAIMS FROM CONTRACTUAL GRIEVANCE-ARBITRATION PROCEDURES?

| November 2016
The trend nationally has been to require employees through individual arbitration agreements to arbitrate their legal claims on the theory that the arbitration process is quicker and cheaper than going to court.  Some employers are going the opposite direction, however, and putting provisions into their grievance and arbitration procedures indicating...
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EMPLOYER WATCH - ISSUE OF WHETHER ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS MAY PROHIBIT EMPLOYEES FROM PURSUING CLASS ACTIONS

| November 2016
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has asked the Supreme Court to review whether arbitration agreements that prohibit employees from pursuing class or collective actions are unlawful under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).  NLRB v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc., U.S., No. 16-307, cert. petition 9/9/16.  This issue is monumental, as up until...
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EMPLOYER MAY LAWFULLY REJECT APPLICANTS WITH DREADLOCKS

| November 2016
The subject of dress and grooming has been a controversial one as to the scope of the discrimination laws.  In the most recent case, a federal appeals court rejects a claim of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that a "prohibition of dreadlocks in the workplace constitutes race discrimination because dreadlocks are a manner of wearing...
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NLRB NOW ATTACKING NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENTS

| October 2016
Many employers, union and non-union, require employees to enter into non-competition and confidentiality agreements.  These provisions typically prohibit employees from using confidential company information outside their work relationships, and prohibit employees from competing against the employer during and for a certain period of time after their...
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OBAMA ADMINISTRATION PROPOSES NEW RULES ON UNFAIR IMMIGRATION-RELATED PRACTICES

| October 2016
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) prohibited certain discriminatory immigration-related employment practices because of a person's citizenship or national origin.  In 1990 Congress added a new provision prohibiting certain discriminatory documentary practices during the employment eligibility verification process (also called the ...
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SOCIAL SECURITY MISMATCH LETTERS REDUX: EMPLOYERS NOW FACING MISMATCHES RELATED TO OBAMACARE REPORTING

| October 2016
Employers have always feared receiving the dreaded "mismatch" letter from the Social Security Administration ("SSA") and have struggled to implement consistent and comprehensive plans to address these situations.  SSA would generally send these types of letters to employers to resolve any discrepancies in matching the employee's name and social secur...
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FEDERAL COURT RECOMMENDS OSHA INSPECTION WARRANT BE QUASHED: POULTRY REP DOES NOT SUPPLY "PROBABLE CAUSE" FOR EXPANSION

| September 2016
            In a decision published August 5, 2016, a U.S. District Court magistrate has recommended that a warrant OSHA sought to conduct a comprehensive inspection of a North Georgia poultry plant be quashed (invalidated).  In re Establishment Inspection of Mar-Jac Poultry, Inc., N.D. Ga. No....
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LABOR DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES INCREASED PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAWS

| September 2016
On June 30, 2016, the Department of Labor announced that it is increasing the monetary penalties for more than 60 kinds of violations of labor and employment laws.  These changes are part of the Inflation Adjustment Act, which was part of the budget resolution that Congress passed in November 2015.  This law directs federal agencies to adjust ...
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FEDERAL APPEALS COURT REJECTS TRANSGENDER RIGHTS, BUT ISSUES STILL REMAIN

| September 2016
A federal appeals court has rejected the position of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that discrimination against a worker based on sexual orientation is prohibited by federal law.  Hively v. Ivy Tech Cmty. Coll., 129 FEP Cases 657, 7th Cir. App. (July 28, 2016).  This decision is the first federal appeals court ruling to add...
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WORKPLACE VIOLENCE DEVELOPMENTS SUGGEST NEW STRATEGIES

| September 2016
Due to some highly-publicized incidents, including terrorism, the thinking on the prevention and reaction to incidences of workplace violence is undergoing a shift.  The Department of Homeland Security offers the following suggestions as the best methods to respond to an active shooter: 1.         Run - Have...
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SUPREME COURT REJECTS DOL’S NEW REGULATORY INTERPRETATION OF OVERTIME STATUTE

| August 2016
It is no secret that federal agencies have been very active in recent years in changing their regulations and interpretations of existing labor and employment law.  Some commentators even assert that federal regulators are virtually out of control, writing laws as they see fit without democratic votes or review by anyone.  Numerous examples are ...
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