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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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US soccer leads the way for pay equity in sports
May 24th, 2022
After years of courageous advocacy by members of the United States women’s national soccer team, including years of class action litigation, the United States Soccer Federation (Federation) recently agreed to pay female and male soccer players equa…
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Corporate dominance of the labor market harms employees and economic opportunity
April 1st, 2022
The United States Department of the Treasury – in collaboration with the United States Department of Labor, the Federal Trade Commission, and the United States Department of Justice – recently issued an important report: “The State of Labor Mar…
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Noncompete provisions increasingly disfavored across the country
March 1st, 2022
Many employers require employees to sign a noncompete “agreement” before the employee will be hired or, in the context of merger or acquisition, can keep their job. These noncompete provisions prevent employees from working for competitors for a…
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DOL increasing enforcement in key areas of the economy
February 14th, 2022
The United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) has publicly committed to ensuring that employers respect the rights of key employees on the frontline of the ongoing pandemic. In particular, the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division now prioritizes the en…
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