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February 3, 2020
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Final Rule on Joint Employer Status Takes Effect on March 16th, 2020

On January 20th, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule that interprets joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The final rule provides updated guidance for determining joint employer status when an employee performs work for his or her employer that simultaneously benefits another individual or entity, including guidance on the identification...
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January 29, 2020
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Lipnic Won't Seek Third Term on EEOC

Victoria Lipnic, a Republican first appointed by President Obama, has announced that she will not seek a third term as a commissioner for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) after her current appointment ends on July 1.  Victoria Lipnic With only three members currently serving on the agency, that would...

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January 29, 2020
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Retaliation Tops Charges Filed with EEOC in FY 2019

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released detailed breakdowns for the 72,675 charges of workplace discrimination the agency received in fiscal year 2019. The comprehensive enforcement and litigation statistics for FY 2019, which ended Sept. 30, 2019, are posted on the agency's website, which also includes detailed breakdown of charges by state. The FY 2019 data show tha...
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OSHA Form 300A Injury and Illness Tracking Must Be Posted by Feb. 1

January 29, 2020
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires firms with 250 or more employees and those in high-hazard industries with 20 to 249 employees to post Form 300A in their workplace from Feb. 1 to April 30. The form summarizes work-related injuries and illnesses from the previous calendar year and must be posted in a conspicuous place. In addition, the data on the form must...
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January 29, 2020
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Chipotle Fined $1.3 Million for Child Labor Violations

Fast casual chain Chipotle has agreed to pay $1.3 million in fines for child labor violations in Massachusetts. The fine caps a three-year investigation following a complaint by a parent whose kid was forced to work "well past midnight." In the course of the investigation, the state's attorney general's office discovered more than 13,000 child labor violations, including working without p...
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January 21, 2020
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SCOTUS Won't Review Obamacare Ruling This Term

While a district judge in Texas weighs the fate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare), an appeal to the Supreme Court to review the circuit court ruling that struck down the ACA's individual mandate has been rejected for this term. The court could choose to take it up come next October, but this effectively means that Judge Reed O'Connor -- whatever he may decide -- is the sole remaini...
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D.C. Court to Decide EEO-1 Pay Data Mandate

January 21, 2020
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The EEO-1 Pay Data Collection saga continues and will resurface Friday before a panel of the U.S. Court Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The Obama-era Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) originally ordered companies to submit pay data, broken down by sex and race, as part of their annual EEO-1 Report. (The EEO-1 is an annual survey that requires all private employ...
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CNN to pay $76 Million in Back Wages, Largest Sum in NLRB History

CNN to pay $76 Million in Back Wages, Largest Sum in NLRB History

January 20, 2020
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As part of a settlement signed this month, CNN has agreed to pay $76 million in back pay, the largest monetary remedy in the history of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The back pay amount, larger than what the agency collects on average in a typical year, is expected to benefit over 300 individuals. The dispute originated in 2003 when CNN terminated a contract with Team Video Serv...
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January 20, 2020
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Little Sisters of the Poor Case Heads to SCOTUS

The Supreme Court has agreed to review a case brought by the Little Sisters of the Poor, a Catholic home for the elderly and "neediest," against a mandate by the Obama administration that they must provide birth control services in their health insurance policies.  Little Sisters of the Poor Philadelphia “It is disapp...

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January 19, 2020
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HHS Proposes Rule for Faith-Based Service Providers

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed a rule that implements President Trump’s Executive Order No. 13831 (May 3, 2018), removes regulatory burdens on religious organizations, and ensures that religious and non-religious organizations are treated equally in HHS-supported programs.  The proposed rule ensures that HHS-supported social service programs are implemented in a ...
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