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New overtime rules blocked, won’t take effect on Dec. 1

11/27/2016

An injunction throws into confusion months of employer planning to implement the new Fair Labor Standards Act rules.

Injury doesn’t necessarily mean employee is disabled

11/23/2016
Sometimes, employees misunderstand what it means to be disabled under the ADA and state disability laws.

Tell supervisors: No ethnic slurs allowed, ever

11/23/2016
If there is one thing that is never appropriate in the workplace, it is racial and ethnic slurs.

CBO judges effect of overtime rule reversal

11/23/2016
The Congressional Budget Office is making the argument that employees who thought they were about to become eligible for overtime pay on Dec. 1 will ultimately be better off without it.

Court scraps NLRB ‘persuader’ rule

11/22/2016
The National Labor Relations Board’s controversial “persuader” rule died quietly Nov. 16.

DOL auditor on the way? Here’s what to do

11/17/2016
Once you’ve been notified that an auditor is coming, get prepared by conducting your own audit.

Review applications for GINA violations

11/17/2016
If you haven’t recently reviewed your job applications and other employment-related forms, you may be risking a lawsuit.

9 employment-related executive orders that could disappear Jan. 20

11/17/2016
Here are some of the most significant employment-related executive orders that could be on the chopping block.

Transition: Will Trump pump the brakes on a runaway NLRB?

11/17/2016
Expect the NLRB’s aggressive moves to come to a halt once the board’s makeup is changed.

Who will be the next Secretary of Labor?

11/17/2016
These three are among the names being floated as possible nominees to become the Trump administration’s Secretary of Labor, according to Politico.com.