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DOL enforcement continues to move in progressive direction
March 8th, 2023
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued an agency rule that rescinds the approach adopted under the prior Federal administration. The previous Federal administration’s practice permitted Federal contractors to use religious fait…
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Recent investigation reveals rampant wage theft across the country
February 1st, 2023
As large corporations and their executives have raked in large sums of money, employees around the nation continue to experience wage theft. Wage theft can be either a civil violation or a crime, depending on the circumstances and the jurisdiction. W…
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Federal enforcement authorities seek to outlaw noncompete agreements
January 9th, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has proposed to ban noncompete agreements across the board. If adopted, the Rule would prohibit companies from restricting future employment opportunities through employment agreements or other contracts. Acco…
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State Attorneys General increasingly enforcing workplace rights and helping to make a just transition to renewable energy use
December 6th, 2022
A recent report jointly prepared and issued by Harvard Law School’s Labor and Worklife Program and New York University School of Law’s State Energy & Environmental Impact Center underscores the importance of State Attorneys General in the cur…
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Federal enforcement agencies crack down on employer use of artificial intelligence
November 11th, 2022
The General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) recently issued a directive that employers cease illegal automated management practices and electronic surveillance. This is an important development because the COVID-19 pandemi…
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Creative agency enforcement aims to fill gaps in employment law protections
October 3rd, 2022
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), which traditionally focused on enforcing antitrust and consumer protection laws, recently and publicly declared its new priority of enforcing work-related protections. According to this new policy, the FTC is…
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Public support for unions surges as educators and other school staff strike for better teaching and learning conditions
September 6th, 2022
Recent Gallup survey data shows that more than 70% of people in the United States view unions favorably despite only 10% of employees being represented by unions. The ongoing democracy deficit in the workplace results from retaliation and other union…
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DOL again takes action to combat employer exploitation, this time regarding immigrant workers
August 1st, 2022
The United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently issued new guidelines about how to enlist the DOL’s help with fending off retaliation by employers against employees from other countries who report wage theft, workplace safety violations,…
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DOL increases efforts to combat exploitation of employees with disabilities
July 1st, 2022
The United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently issued new guidance regarding the enforcement of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) in relation to the Rehabilitation Act. Section 14(c) of the FLSA allows employers to pay les…
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A majority of the Justices on the increasingly unpopular Supreme Court disregards settled precedent -- again -- when eliminating privacy protections
June 24th, 2022
In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a majority of Supreme Court Justices cast aside 50 years of precedent that guaranteed women’s right to make their healthcare and family-planning decisions for themselves. For the past 5 decades, co…
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