By Erin Mulvaney | July 17, 2017
Venezuelan native David Rodriguez says Procter & Gamble rejected him from a paid internship because of his immigration status, despite being authorized to work in the U.S., according to a lawsuit he filed Monday in Florida federal court.
By Marcia Coyle | July 17, 2017
As the business community awaits a federal appellate court decision on the National Labor Relations Board's definition of "joint employer," another key labor case—one that also looks at the relationships between companies—is moving forward in the U.S. Supreme Court.
By Erin Mulvaney | July 13, 2017
Democratic U.S. senators grilled President Donald Trump's picks for the National Labor Relations Board on Thursday over their ability to assert impartiality in disputes at the agency between companies and workers' rights. Littler Mendelson shareholder William Emanuel and OSHA lawyer Marvin Kaplan appeared on Capitol Hill for their confirmation hearing.
By Erin Mulvaney | July 12, 2017
A FedEx Ground executive on Wednesday urged federal lawmakers to confront business uncertainty over labor regulators' broad interpretation of who is an "employer" when it comes to the collective-bargaining rights of employees. Workers' rights advocates and business groups await a D.C. Circuit decision that could clarify the rules.
By Erin Mulvaney | July 10, 2017
Littler Mendelson's William Emanuel, one of President Donald Trump's nominees to the National Labor Relations Board, identified 49 former clients in a financial disclosure and said he would recuse himself, for up to a year, if any of the companies appear before the agency. Emanuel and fellow NLRB nominee Marvin Kaplan are set for confirmation hearings Thursday.
By Mike Scarcella | July 3, 2017
The U.S. Labor Department late Monday urged a federal appeals court to largely uphold Obama-era regulations that confronted and sought to curtail conflicts of interest in the retirement-investment market. The government asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to vacate one provision that restricts class-action waivers.
By Mike Scarcella | July 3, 2017
An adult entertainment club in the Florida panhandle is being sued by the EEOC for allegedly refusing to hire a male bartender. The club, Sammy's, subsequently hired at least two female bartenders at the club's Fort Walton Beach location, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The agency said in a statement that "employers must realize that no person, male or female, can be denied employment based on sex." A representative for Sammy's wasn't immediately reached for comment.
By Erin Mulvaney | June 30, 2017
The U.S. Labor Department told a federal appeals court Friday that while it intends to revise the Obama-era rule that made millions of workers eligible for overtime pay the agency will continue to defend its authority to create and enforce such a regulation.
By nationallawjournal | National Law Journal | June 30, 2017
The Department of Labor on Thursday published a Request for Information (RFI) regarding its fiduciary rule.
By Cogan Schneier | June 29, 2017
A Jones Day partner who's defended major companies against discrimination lawsuits is President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division
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