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OSHA Amends Rule on Employee Representation During Safety Inspections
The Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is amending an existing rule to provide clarification on the right employees have to authorize a representative that accompanies an OSHA Compliance Safety and Health Officer (CSHO) during a workplace inspection.
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Two More Anti-Employer Actions that Employers are Going to Hate
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) under the Biden administration has developed a decidedly anti-employer, pro-union philosophy that spells significant trouble for all employers—union or non-union.
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(We Can’t Have No) Retaliation: Part Two—Important Lessons for Employers Resulting from the SCOTUS Whistleblower Decision
Outlined in part one of our series—SCOTUS Clarifies Whistleblower Claims Standard under Sarbanes-Oxley—the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a federal court of appeals decision, resolving a recent federal appeals court split regarding the standard for liab...
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(We Can’t Have No) Retaliation: Part One—SCOTUS Clarifies Whistleblower Claims Standard under Sarbanes-Oxley
On February 8, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a federal court of appeals decision, resolving a relatively recent federal appeals court split regarding the standard for liability in Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower claims. In 2022, the U.S. Court o...
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U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final Rule Defining “Independent Contractor” for Fair Labor Standards Act
Rescinding a prior 2021 rule, the U.S. Department of Labor has now issued a long-anticipated rule redefining “independent contractor” for purposes of the Department’s interpretation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA mandates minimum wa...
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White Collar Salaries May Heat up as the Weather Cools Down—Department of Labor Issues Notice of Rulemaking Aimed At Raising Salary Thresholds
On August 30, the Department of Labor issued a proposed rulemaking aimed at extending overtime protections by raising the minimum salary threshold for “white-collar” exemptions to $1,059 per week (or $55,068 per year). White collar salaried employees...
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