Matthew D. Austin

Recent Nurse Union Organizing Reconfirms More Money Not Biggest Factor

USA - April 5 2016 Nurses at two local hospitals say they’re fed up with poor working conditions, subpar equipment, ineffective scheduling, and inadequate staffing. The…

EEOC Proposes to Add Pay Data to EEO-1 Reports

USA - March 31 2016 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published a proposed rule that seeks to add a wage reporting component to the EEO-1 reports…

Aretta K. Bernard, Eric G. Bruestle, Helen S. Carroll, Karen D. Adinolfi, Robert E. Blackham.

Three Steps to Ensure Compliance with the New Pay Transparency Rule

USA - March 31 2016 A new rule banning federal contractors from discriminating or retaliating against employees for discussing compensation took effect on January 11…

Aretta K. Bernard, Eric G. Bruestle, Helen S. Carroll, Karen D. Adinolfi, Robert E. Blackham.

EEOC Interprets Standard for Privacy of Employer-Held Medical Records

USA - March 31 2016 One of the EEOC’s functions - one separate from its enforcement activities related to non-federal employers - is to adjudicate complaints and appeals…

Aretta K. Bernard, Eric G. Bruestle, Helen S. Carroll, Karen D. Adinolfi, Robert E. Blackham.

Four Things to Know About the DOL’s New Guidance on Joint Employment

USA - March 31 2016 On January 20, 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL) released an Administrator’s Interpretation regarding joint employment under the Fair Labor…

Aretta K. Bernard, Eric G. Bruestle, Helen S. Carroll, Karen D. Adinolfi, Robert E. Blackham.