The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act contains provisions aimed at shoring up unemployment benefits for employees who have been affected by COVID-19.  This article provides a general summary of the [...]

This article is part of our continuing coverage of COVID-19-related legislation, rules, and orders. United States Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced April 28, 2020 that all loans of over $2 million issued to [...]

If there weren’t enough considerations for an employer to balance in the Due to the continuing spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic.[1] [...]

Federal paid sick leave and reduced-pay FMLA effective April 1, 2020. The federal government recently enacted the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which went into effect April 1, 2020[1]. The FFCRA notably [...]

The new $35,568 threshold, effective January 1, 2020, is applicable to all employees who an employer seeks to classify as exempt as an executive, administrative, or professional employee. On September 24, 2019, the U.S. [...]

The NLRB’s determination could prevent Uber drivers and similarly situated workers in other industries from asserting rights under the National Labor Relations Act. Pursuant to an April 16, 2019, memo, the National [...]

Are employer-mandated class action waivers enforceable? The Supreme Court’s answer: “Yes.” After years of differing viewpoints opined by the National Labor Relations Board and various conflicting Circuit Court [...]

The battle over the correct interpretation of Title VII as applied to claims based on or related to sexual orientation is likely just beginning. This article was published in the November 8, 2016, issue of the National Law [...]

The Ninth Circuit joins the Seventh Circuit and NLRB, determining that class action waivers violate the National Labor Relations Act and are therefore unenforceable. This article was published in the August 23, 2016, issue of [...]

The DOL’s new rule is currently blocked while the DOL, employers, attorneys representing management, and labor consultants remain in a state of limbo. This article was published in the July 12, 2016, issue of Law360. [...]