OSHA has a time limit on issuing citations. It must issue a citation within six months of the occurrence of any violation. The only exception to this rule is where…
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How the FLSA “tip credit” is applied has been pushed and pulled numerous times over the last two decades. In the latest volley, the Fifth Circuit entered an order on…
No. 2 of 10 Things Every Employer Should Know About OSHA: Be Present in Manager Interviews
We all know that OSHA has the right to interview folks as part of an investigation. Whether a company representative and the company attorney can also attend an interview depends…
Yesterday, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas set aside the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) rule banning most noncompete agreements (the Noncompete Rule). As a result…
Illinois Civil Rights Protection Goes High-Tech: Illinois Human Rights Act Expanded to Include AI Regulation
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation last week that will require Illinois employers to inform workers and job seekers about their use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in making employment…
No. 1 of 10 Things Every Employer Should Know About OSHA: Walkaround Representatives
Please follow along as we discuss the top 10 things every employer should know about OSHA over the next few weeks.
Employers and employees have the right to have a…
Know Before You Post Take 2: An Update on Pay Transparency and Job Postings
Since our last post on this topic, pay transparency laws were enacted or became effective in four states, the District of Columbia, and several municipalities. The jurisdictions that require or…
TIPS at the Coffee Shop: A Caffeinated Reminder About What Not to Do During Union Campaigns
The Recent Starbucks Decision
The National Labor Relations Board issued yet another Starbucks decision this past week. Again, the Board upheld an administrative law judge’s opinion that Starbucks violated the…
Competing Noncompete Rulings? Pennsylvania Judge Denies Injunction on FTC Rule
By now, we all know that the FTC proposed a rule that will ban nearly every noncompete agreement and that a number of companies have filed legal challenges to it.
The top lawyer for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is ordering her subordinates to continue to seek injunctions against employers for alleged violations of the National Labor Relations Act…