The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is in the process of publishing industry-specific guidance for compliance with the 2022 Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP... Read more »
Key Takeaways: Evidence of active practice in a religious sect, coupled with cited scripture, weighs strongly in support of a finding that an employee’s beliefs are religious in nature for determining whether... Read more »
Justin Barnes discusses the wage protection framework for domestic, or live-in, employees and considers how “residing” in a household impacts the entitlement to overtime pay and other wage protections under the Fair... Read more »
Implementation of the requirements for compliance with the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act) has presented unique challenges to employers in the retail and restaurant industries due to... Read more »
On October 31, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen their interagency partnership. The purpose of... Read more »
Tia Martarella discusses the Supreme Court’s involvement in the Affordable Care Act’s anti-discrimination mandate and what that will mean for the interpretation of its nondiscrimination protections, specifically regarding sexual orientation and gender... Read more »
The Florida Division of Elections released data Friday confirming that the group Floridians Protecting Freedom (FPF) successfully gathered the required number of signatures to put an amendment on the Florida ballot to... Read more »
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed bills enacting the Freelance Isn’t Free Act, extending the statute of limitations to file a lawsuit alleging unlawful discriminatory practices, and barring the inclusion of... Read more »
New York City is still undertaking efforts to become the first major U.S. city to implement a minimum pay-rate for app-based restaurant delivery workers. The new law was initially scheduled to go... Read more »
Catherine Cano Comments on Federal Protections for Working Mothers