The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) governs the terms and circumstances under which employees of certain employers may take unpaid, job-protected leave. Effective March 27, 2015, the Department of Labor (DOL) has changed the FMLA’s definition of the term...
On April 14, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board’s controversial “quickie election” rule goes into effect. This week, the NLRB’s General Counsel, Richard F. Griffin, issued a 36-page guidance memorandum outlining the Board’s...
On April 2, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) updated its 1996 and 2004 guidelines for protecting healthcare and social service workers from workplace violence. According to a press release from the U.S. Department of Labor, more than 70 percent...
On April 3, 2015, Virginia became the latest state to “ban the box” when Governor McAuliffe signed Executive Order Number 41. Executive Order Number 41 prevents state agencies from asking job applicants about criminal convictions and criminal history, at...
A recent Seventh Circuit decision may provide ammunition for employers defending FLSA claims brought by commission-based employees or employees who work irregular hours.In Ramon Alvarado, et al. v. Corporate Cleaning Services, Inc., et al., No. 13-3818 (7th Cir....
