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OSHA Seeks Input on Whistleblower Outreach | WWC

OSHA Seeks Input on Whistleblower Outreach | WWC

October 4, 2023
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On September 28th, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that it will hold an online meeting to gather input on its whistleblower program. The meeting is open to the public and will allow OSHA to hear public comments and suggestions. OSHA enforces whistleblower provisions for more than 20 statutes. OSHA’s continued focus on improving its whistleblower program ...
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Texas Legislative Updates – September 2023

Texas Legislative Updates – September 2023

September 28, 2023
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The following legislation was recently passed in the state of Texas. As an employer, the information included in this post may apply to your business. It is every employer’s responsibility to verify that they are in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. House Bill 609 (2023) Pandemic Liability of a Business Owner or Operator Under House Bill 609, Texas businesses are no longer lia...
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September 27, 2023
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California Legislative Updates – September 2023

The following legislation was recently passed in the state of California. As an employer, the information included in this post may apply to your business. It is every employer’s responsibility to verify that they are in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Senate Bill 699 (2023-2024) Contracts in Restraint of Trade On September 1st, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill...
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September 26, 2023
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EEOC Releases 2024-2028 Strategic Enforcement Plan

This month, the  U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its 2024-2028 Strategic Enforcement Plan. The plan sets the EEOC’s specific subject matter priorities for the next four fiscal years. Broadly, the EEOC’s enforcement efforts include equal employment opportunity (EEO) protections for all protected classes under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) and ...
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September 26, 2023
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FTC, DOL Partner to Protect Against Unfair Employment Practices

Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Labor (DOL) partnered to protect workers against anticompetitive, deceptive, and unfair employment practices. The agencies’ memorandum of understanding (MOU) outlines ways in which the FTC and DOL can jointly tackle issues like labor market concentration, one-sided contract terms, and developing labor rights issues within the g...
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Company Pays $1.1M+ After They Withheld Wages Owed

Company Pays $1.1M+ After They Withheld Wages Owed

September 26, 2023
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Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Department (WHD) announced that they recovered over $1.1 million in back wages after a Texas-based company withheld wages owed to employees. Additionally, the DOL encouraged all employers to utilize its employee Timesheet app to better record hours worked, overtime, breaks, and compute total wages. The agency stressed that...
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September 20, 2023
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WHD, EEOC Partner to Strengthen Labor Law Enforcement

The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced a partnership that will strengthen the labor law enforcement efforts of both agencies. Jointly, the agencies solidified their partnership in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Within the MOU, the agencies agree to combine resources and efforts to enforc...
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September 20, 2023
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Ninth Circuit Broadly Interprets FAA Exemptions

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Ninth Circuit) issued an opinion in a recent case that broadly interpreted provisions under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), specifically FAA exemptions. The Ninth Circuit’s jurisdiction covers the states and territories of Alaska, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, the Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, and Wash...
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Court Issues Final Consent Decree in AI Discriminatory Hiring Lawsuit

Court Issues Final Consent Decree in AI Discriminatory Hiring Lawsuit

September 20, 2023
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On September 11th, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that the agency reached a final settlement and consent decree in a recent discriminatory hiring lawsuit involving artificial intelligence (AI) hiring technologies. The company, a tutoring service offering English-language tutoring to Chinese students, will pay $365,000 and furnish other relief to rejected...
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September 12, 2023
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NLRB Expands Protected Concerted Activity, Other Section 7 Protections

In two recent decisions, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) adopted a broader test for determining “protected concerted activity” under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and extending those protections to workers advocating for non-employees. Both decisions overturned prior rulings, which had taken more restricted interpretations of Section 7 of the NLRA (Section 7). Many recent NL...
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