Insights

On December 28, 2016, the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) adopted regulations increasing the minimum weekly salary an employee must be paid as of December 31, 2016, to qualify as an exempt executive or...

On November 28, 2016, a federal court in Texas denied a request for a preliminary injunction that would have blocked the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) from implementing a new rule regarding workplace...

As widely reported, on November 22, 2016, Judge Amos Mazzant of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Labor’s...

An Executive Order recently issued by Mayor Bill de Blasio compels certain retail goods and food vendors, namely those who occupy space in New York City Development Projects and receive certain financial assistance from the...

In the period after a labor union is newly-certified or first recognized by the employer and before a disciplinary procedure has been negotiated and set forth in a collective bargaining agreement, the employer now will be...

On June 1, 2016, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed into law a bill that precludes employers from asking an applicant about his or her criminal history on an initial employment application.  (See House Bill 5237,...

Effective December 1, 2016, employers must comply with the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) updated regulations regarding the executive, administrative, and professional exemptions to the overtime requirements in the...

A United States District Court Judge in Lubbock, Texas has issued an Order against the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) enjoining on a nationwide basis the DOL’s Persuader Advice Exemption Rule (“Persuader...

On April 1, 2016, a new California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) regulation will take effect, which requires employers to establish specific anti-discrimination, harassment, and retaliation policies. ...

On October 23, 2015, the New York City Commission on Human Rights (“Commission”) published a form for employers to use to perform the Article 23-A analysis required under the New York City Fair Chance Act (“Fair Chance...