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UPS to Pay $2.25 Million to Settle Pregnancy Discrimination Charge

September 17, 2019

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United Parcel Service, Inc., the world's largest package delivery company, will pay $2.25 million and clarify its pregnancy accommodation policies to resolve a pregnancy discrimination charge that was investigated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. Until 2015, when it changed its policy, UPS provided accommodations in the form of l...

September 16, 2019

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DOL Overtime Rule Clears the White House

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), a White House review agency, has cleared the new overtime rule from the Department of Labor (DOL) that sets the salary threshold for avoiding overtime at $35,308 annually. The rule, which should be published soon, will make an estimated 1.1 million more workers eligible for overtime. The rule is a far cry from the Obama-era version that set the thre...

September 11, 2019

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California Takes Aim at the Gig Economy

BREAKING NEWS: Uber says, despite the new law, it will not reclassify its independent contractors as employees because it is "a broader technology company" and its "drivers are doing work outside the company's usual course of business." With only three days left in this year's session, the California legislature has approved a bill that would virtually do away with independent contractors an...

September 11, 2019

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NLRB Gives Employers More Latitude to Make Unilateral Changes

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has loosened the standard of when a unionized employer's unilateral action in changing the terms or conditions of employment violates the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The Republican board majority adopted a "contract coverage" or "covered by the contract" standard for determining if such unilateral actions run counter to the NLRA. In so doing...

September 9, 2019

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Pay Data Collection Closes Sept. 30, Same Day the Rule Expires

BREAKING NEWS: The EEOC will not collect Component 2 pay data after this cycle concludes on Sept. 30, it was announced on Sept. 11. To date, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reports it has received Component 2 pay data from 13.4 percent of eligible filers, who have until Sept. 30 to complete their submissions. Sept. 30 is the date set by the court that ordered the pay da...

July Worst Month Ever for Medical Data Breaches

September 9, 2019

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July was n historic month when it comes to breaches of health care data involving incidents affecting 500 or more persons, with a total of more than 50 such breaches reported to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) affecting more than 35 million individuals. According to HIPAA Journal, the "main reason for the increase in reported data breaches in July is the colossal data breach at American Me...

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NLRB to Reconsider Protections for Foul Language

September 6, 2019

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Thursday asked for feedback on exactly when workers’ offensive outbursts become egregious enough to lose the protection of federal labor law, signaling a likely shift from the Obama administration’s expansive view on employees' rights to express themselves. NLRB wants to determine when...

September 3, 2019

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Classifying Workers as Independent Contractors Does Not Violate the NLRA, Board Rules

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled that misclassifying workers as independent contractors does not violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The decision came on Aug.29 when the board reviewed the case, Velox Express, Inc. and Jeannie Edge. In 2017, an administrative law judge ruled that Velox Express had violated the NLRA by deeming its employees contractors, thus re...

The First Labor Day: Pride, Chaos and Kegs

September 1, 2019

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Labor Day

On the morning of Sept. 5, 1882, a crowd of spectators filled the sidewalks of lower Manhattan near city hall and along Broadway. They had come early, well before the Labor Day parade marchers, to claim the best vantage points from which to view the first Labor Day parade. A newspaper account of the day described "men on horseback, men wearing regalia, men with society aprons, and men with flag...

August 30, 2019

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Obamacare Rebates Totaling $1 Billion Due by Sept. 30

According to the "medical loss ratio" provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare), insurers must rebate excess premiums by Sept. 30 each year. The estimated tab for this fall is approximately $1 billion, according to estimates, as refunds are due for 2016, 2017 and 2018. The rebates will average about $200 for an individual and $600 for a family of three, but instead of checks, ...

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U.S. Department of Labor Officially Restores Prior Overtime Exemption Rules

On May 14th, 2026, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced it has officially rescinded the 2024 overtime exemption rules. Specifically, the WHD published a technical amendment to restore previous 2019 regulations that dictated overtime exemptions for...

NLRB General Counsel Takes Action to Tackle Current Case Backlog

On May 6th, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and NLRB General Counsel Crystal Stowe Carey announced the bulk transfer of thousands of labor practice cases. Specifically, this action fulfills an initiative signed by the NLRB General Counsel earlier this year. Overall, the initiative...

Privacy Agency Invites Comments from Businesses on the CCPA’s Usage of Personal Data

Recently, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued a call for comments on the current state of personal data collection under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Specifically, the invitation to deliver remarks was issued on April 20th, 2026. The information provided by the...

DOL Proposes New Joint Employer Rule To Unify Standards Under Federal Labor Laws

In April 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a proposed rule to establish a single, clear standard for determining when joint-employer status applies under three major federal laws: the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and the Migrant and Seasonal...

DOL Updates Enforcement Approach for Employee Benefit Plans: What Employers Should Know

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced a significant change in its enforcement of employee benefit plan rules. The DOL will now focus more closely on serious violations that harm workers and retirees, meaning compliant employers may face less scrutiny under the updated approach.

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