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Department of Homeland Security revises Form I-9

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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USA
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March 8 2013

On March 8, 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS"), a subdivision of the Department of Homeland Security, introduced a revised

Department of Labor amends Family and Medical Leave Act regulations

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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USA
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February 7 2013

On February 6, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") issued a revised set of regulations interpreting the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"

New state laws decriminalizing marijuana use likely to have minimal effect on workplace drug policies

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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USA
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November 16 2012

On November 6, 2012, voters in Colorado and Washington approved state initiatives making it lawful for persons age 21 or older to possess up to one ounce of marijuana for personal use

Supreme Court of California deals another blow to state meal and rest break cases

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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USA
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May 1 2012

In a decision filed yesterday, the Supreme Court of California issued a ruling that may help to slow the flood of lawsuits alleging failure to provide the employee meal and rest breaks required by California law

EEOC clarifies that Title VII protects transgender employees and applicants

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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USA
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April 26 2012

On April 20, 2012, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) adopted the position that employment discrimination against transgender individuals because of their transgender status constitutes sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”

Supreme Court of California clarifies California meal and rest break requirements

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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USA
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April 13 2012

On April 12, 2012, the Supreme Court of California issued a long-awaited decision involving the interpretation of California’s meal and rest break laws

Seattle joins the growing list of cities requiring paid sick leave

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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USA
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October 7 2011

In what appears to be a growing trend, Seattle joins San Francisco and Washington, D.C. on the list of cities requiring employers to provide paid sick leave

California legislature approves hefty new penalties for misclassifying workers as independent contractors

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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USA
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September 23 2011

The price for erroneously classifying employees as independent contractors in California is likely to go up in a big way

North Carolina to require employers to use E-Verify

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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USA
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July 5 2011

North Carolina has joined the growing list of states that will require private employers to verify the eligibility of their new hires to work in the United States through E-Verify, a federally administered online system for confirming the identity and employment eligibility of individuals

Supreme Court holds that FLSA's retaliation provision protects employees who orally complain of wage-and-hour violations

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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USA
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March 23 2011

The Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") establishes the federal minimum wage rates, overtime compensation requirements, and child labor rules

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