Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled that service advisers at car dealerships are not subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements in Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro et. al. Justice Thomas, writing for the majority, concluded that service advi... More »
President Trump required senior white house employees to sign nondisclosure agreements in early 2017 the Washington Post reports. The agreement, which prohibits staffers from revealing confidential information and stipulates damages for breach of the agreemen... More »
On Friday, the Labor Department reported 313,000 new jobs in February. This is the largest single-month gain during the Trump presidency, and largest gain since July 2016. The unemployment rate remained at 4.1 percent, a 17-year low. The numbers are likely ... More »
On Monday, a test case about racial bias in hair testing began in a Boston district court. A black woman who applied for a job as a Boston police officer but was denied when her hair sample tested positive for cocaine and a group of black officers who claimed... More »
A district judge in the Northern District of California certified a class of Uber drivers in Dulberg v. Uber Technologies Inc. The breach of contract suit alleges that after the company implemented its upfront pricing feature, drivers were not paid adequate w... More »
Yesterday was the 25th Anniversary of the passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act. The FMLA requires employers to provide eligible employees with 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year, with no threat of job loss. The Act also requires employers to provide co... More »
This week, the Trump administration proposed demoting regional directors within the National Labor Relations Board. The proposal would force regional directors to report to more senior NLRB officials. These regional directors resolve approximately 85% of the... More »
The Trump administration has announced that millions of people will have to use a new Internal Revenue Service online calculator to make sure their new paychecks are accurate. This change comes in the wake of administration issuing guidelines for the implemen... More »
On Thursday, the F.C.C. voted to repeal net neutrality rules that prohibited broadband providers from charging more for better service or content, and from blocking access to certain content. The repeal is likely to radically change the online landscape. The... More »
On Saturday morning, the Senate passed the Republican tax bill. The bill is projected to amount to tax cuts of approximately $1.5 trillion over the next ten years. Supporters of the bill claim it will fuel economic growth and create jobs. Critics claim the ... More »
Twenty states suspend people’s professional or driver’s licenses for falling behind on student loan payments, according to the New York Times. Licensing laws developed as government losses from student loans rose rapidly, hitting the billion-dollar mark in th... More »
The House of Representatives convened last night to consider the Save Local Business Act. The Rules Committee voted 9-2 for the proposed legislation. If passed, the bill would narrow the definition of joint employer. The legislation would limit an employer’s... More »
April 3rd, 2018