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DOL Proposes FLSA Regulations to Close Door on ‘80/20’ Rule, Implement Tip Pooling Amendments

October 8, 2019 | Legal Update Article

The Department of Labor (DOL) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on October 8, 2019, to eliminate the “20% Rule,” or “80/20 Rule,” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The 20% Rule, which first appeared in a DOL Field Operations Handbook (FOH) in 1988, requires employers to pay tipped employees the full minimum... Read More

By Jeffrey W. Brecher

Wage and Hour

FMCSA Clearinghouse Opened, Transportation Department Announces

October 21, 2019 | Legal Update Article

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Clearinghouse registration, which is the electronic database that will contain information about commercial motor vehicle drivers’ drug and alcohol program violations, is open, the agency has announced. The Clearinghouse will become operational on... Read More

By Kathryn J. Russo

Disability, Leave and Health Management

New Pennsylvania Law Requires Construction Employers to Use E-Verify

October 21, 2019 | Legal Update Article

Beginning in October 2020, employers in the construction industry in Pennsylvania will be required to use E-Verify, the federal government’s web-based program that allows employers to verify an employee’s work-authorization electronically. The Pennsylvania Construction Industry Employer Verification Act prohibits an employer in the... Read More

By Amy L. Peck

Immigration

Pay the Piper – California Employers Pressed to Pay Arbitration Fees or Risk Harsh Consequences

October 18, 2019 | Legal Update Article

California employers may face harsh consequences for failing to pay arbitration fees on time under a bill (Senate Bill 707) signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on October 13, 2019. The new law goes into effect on January 1, 2020. Under the new law, if an employer fails to pay fees required for the commencement or continuation of an... Read More

By Scott P. Jang

Alternative Dispute Resolution

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Scott Jang and Samia Kirmani Discuss Implications of a New California Law Banning Most Arbitration Agreements

October 15, 2019 | SHRM

Scott Jang and Samia Kirmani discuss California AB 51, a new law prohibiting mandatory arbitration agreements for sexual harassment and other claims in “New California Law Bans Mandatory Arbitration for Most Workplace Claims,” published by SHRM.  Subscription may be required to view article Read More

Laura Mitchell Comments on Record $27M Collected from Federal Contractors in Bias Settlements

October 15, 2019 | Bloomberg Law

Laura Mitchell comments on record-setting collections from federal contractors for workplace discrimination settlements totaling $27 million by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs in 2019 in “Labor Department Agency Collects Record $27M in Bias Settlements,” published by Bloomberg Law. Subscription may be required to... Read More

Tanya A. Bovée, Margaret J. Strange and Russell N. Jarem Author "Connecticut Releases Sexual-Harassment-Prevention Training Guidance"

October 15, 2019 | SHRM

Tanya A. Bovée, Margaret J. Strange and Russell N. Jarem Author "Connecticut Releases Sexual-Harassment-Prevention Training Guidance," published by SHRM. Subscription may be required to view article Read More