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Obama administration appeals overtime injunction

12/06/2016
The Obama administration is undertaking a long-shot effort to revive new overtime rules that appear to be on life-support.

Absolute proof not required, just good faith

12/01/2016
As long as you conduct a fair and impartial investigation aimed at getting to the truth, courts don’t demand that you get every fact right.

N.Y. labor law updates: State salary threshold, fantasy sports

11/29/2016
New York employers could be facing higher salary thresholds for exempt workers. They are also confronting a new workplace challenge: the distraction of legal fantasy sports betting.

Treat cases independently when employee being disciplined files complaint of her own

11/29/2016
Sometimes, an employee facing discipline will fight back with allegations of her own. Handle those allegations separately from any pending disciplinary action, and be sure to carefully document each step of both processes.

Attorneys advise go-slow approach after overtime rules injunction

11/29/2016
With the new overtime rules now blocked, what might happen next?

New EEOC guidance addresses national origin discrimination

11/29/2016
The EEOC has issued updated enforcement guidance on national origin discrimination, addressing Title VII’s prohibition on bias that targets employees based on their ethnic and cultural heritage.

OT rules on hold: What might happen next?

11/29/2016
If the overtime rules aren’t upheld by January 20, they are likely dead in their current form.

16 new state laws California employers need to know about

11/28/2016
A list of the most significant laws affecting private sector employers in California.

It’s up to you to prove worker signed contract

11/28/2016
It’s not enough to show the agreements were on an application or in the handbook and that the company policy required them to be signed.

Appeals court ruling: USERRA claims can go to arbitration

11/28/2016
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that service members in the armed forces seeking to enforce the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act can be compelled to arbitrate rather than litigate in federal court if they signed an arbitration agreement.