Frack supplier hit with overtime class action *

USA - May 15 2013
Last week, a hydraulic fracturing equipment supplier was hit with a putative class action lawsuit in federal court in Pennsylvania, alleging…

Co-authors: Tracey Holmes Donesky.

Increasing momentum for paid sick leave laws *

USA - March 15 2013
This past Wednesday, March 13, 2013, Portland, Oregon, became the latest municipality to pass a law requiring employers to provide paid sick leave…

FMLA changes go into effect next Friday, March 8 *

USA - February 28 2013
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued new Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) regulations that go into effect on March 8, 2013. These…

Co-authors: Matthew C. Tews.

EEOC issues new guidance on use of arrest and conviction records in employment *

USA - May 2 2012
After more than 20 years, the EEOC has issued a new, more restrictive Enforcement Guidance regarding use of arrest and conviction records to address its concerns hat use of such records leads to disparate impacts on members of certain race and national origin groups.