DOL ruling expands SOX whistleblower protections and widens court conflict *

USA - June 27 2012
On May 31, 2012, the Department of Labor’s Administrative Review Board (ARB) ruled in Spinner v. David Landau & Associates that the whistleblower protections of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act apply to employees of non-public companies that contract with public companies.

Supreme Court overtime exemption decision reins in DOL *

USA - June 21 2012
In a ruling that may have broad implications for all Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) white-collar exemptions, the U.S. Supreme Court held in a 5–4 decision that pharmaceutical sales representatives are not subject to overtime pay pursuant to the FLSA.

Co-authors: Bruce M. Steen , Christopher M. Michalik.

New regulation requires most employers to post labor rights *

USA - August 26 2011
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued a final rule that will require employers to notify employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) as of November 14, 2011.

Co-authors: Gary S. Marshall , Christopher M. Michalik.

Department of Labor ruling significantly broadens whistleblower protections *

USA - July 15 2011
On May 25, 2011, the federal Department of Labor’s Administrative Review Board (ARB) issued a decision greatly increasing the scope of what constitutes protected activity under the whistleblower protection provisions in Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX).