The US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division issued a final definition for Over Time Rules, 29 CFR Part 541. Today's blog is a full reading of the new release. … More DOL WHD Issues Final OT Rule Today 9/24/2019

My reading of HiQ Inc v LinkedIn Corp, No. 17-16783 D.C. No. 3:17-cv-03301-EMC. … More HIQ Labs Inc. v LinkedIn Corp US Court of Appeals 9th Circuit No 17-16783

My reading of today's press release from the EEOC. It is suing a Kansas City Nursing home for Wage Discrimination, a violation of the EPA. … More EEOC Sues Kansas City Nursing Home for Violating the Equal Pay Act

My reading of today's blog about disparate impact and disparate treatment as well as the EEOC's fact sheet on Employment Tests and Selection Procedures. … More EEOC Employment Tests and Selection Procedures

My reading of the EEOC's press release that it is suing Miner's Gems for Age Discrimination plus a review of the ADEA … More Miner’s Gems Sued by EEOC for Age Discrimination

My reading of today's blog for The HR Learning Podcast regarding the NYC Int No 136 that passed yesterday, 9/12/19 providing Independent Contractors and Freelancers discrimination protections under Section 8-107(23). … More NYC Int No. 136 passed – Freelancers and Independent Contractors protected under Section 8-107(23)

My reading of AB5 after The California Assembly voted 56 to 15, passing AB5 Worker Status: Employees and Independent Contractors on 9/11/19 … More AB5 gig-work bill

My reading of the CCPA2019-1: Addressing whether employers’ contributions to employees’ health savings accounts are earnings under the CCPA … More CCPA2019-1

My reading of FLSA2019-13: Addressing the ordinary meaning of the phrase “not less than one month” for purposes of FLSA section 7(i)’s representative period requirement … More FLSA2019-13

The DOL issued three opinion letters today, September 10, 2019. Today’s blog is a word for word reading of the full FMLA2019-3-A opinion letter including footnotes. FMLA2019-3-A: Addressing whether an employer may delay designating paid leave as FMLA leave due to a collective bargaining agreement.   Opinion Once your employer has enough information to determine … More FMLA2019-3-A