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NLRB seeks more comments on joint-employment rule

12/12/2018
The National Labor Relations Board is extending the time for submitting comments regarding its proposed rule addressing its joint-employer standard.

$3.2 million bill for contractor misclassification

12/12/2018
A recent settlement shows just how much the U.S. Department of Labor dislikes seeing employers game the system by trying to classify employees as independent contractors.

Anti-union ultimatum costs tech firm $775,000

12/12/2018
Lanetix, a Silicon Valley software start-up, has agreed to pay $775,000 to resolve charges it engaged in unfair labor practices.

A new protected class? Don’t have a cow! Yet

12/11/2018
A British employment tribunal is expected to hear a case brought by a man who alleges he was unlawfully sacked because he is a vegan.

Acosta under fire for 2007 plea deal

12/11/2018
Thirty-two senators are calling for the Justice Department to investigate a plea bargain brokered more than a decade ago by Labor Secretary Alex Acosta when he was U.S. attorney in Miami.

Could DHS shake-up follow Kelly’s departure from White House?

12/11/2018
When Gen. John Kelly announced he would step down as White House chief of staff by the end of the year, speculation immediately turned to the fate of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.

NLRB pledges faster processing of unfair labor practices complaints

12/11/2018
The National Labor Relations Board is vowing to achieve a 20% increase in the timeliness with which it processes unfair labor practices charges in the next four years.

Pennsylvania LGBT employee rights in flux as courts weigh in on bias

12/06/2018
A significant number of test cases are working their way through federal courts, testing whether Title VII’s prohibition against sex discrimination encompasses discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Milton, Pa. truck wash accused of harassment, discrimination

12/06/2018
Eagle United Truck Wash, a national chain, faces charges it permitted severe harassment of a black employee at its Milton facility—and then retaliated against him after he complained.

Make objective qualifications your focus when hiring

12/06/2018
The best way to inoculate against failure-to-hire or promote lawsuits is to ensure your selection process is based on objective criteria.