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Employment and Labor

Employer Obligations in Disaster Response

Every region around the world is at risk of experiencing extreme weather events, whether it...

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Employment and Labor

Avoiding Costly FLSA Misclassification Errors

FLSA Audits Can Help Employers Avoid or Minimize the Impact of Misclassification Claims The Fair...

Employment and Labor

Employers Beware: Highly Compensated Employees Could Be Entitled To Overtime

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) guarantees that covered employees receive overtime pay when they...

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Employment and Labor

New Non-Compete Rule May Not Pass But Employers Should Stay On Alert

For the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed rule to ban non-compete clauses to become law,...

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Employment and Labor

Hurricanes, Wildfires And Floods, Oh My!, In HR.com

How to put emergency action plans in place for dealing with natural disasters and other...

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Employment and Labor

Out with the New: Rescission of DOL 2021 Rule Could Make Independent Contractors Full-Time Employees

A newly proposed federal regulation could flip the script for employers across the country that...

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Employment and Labor

When are COVID-19 Policies a “Business Necessity”? The EEOC’s New Guidance on Navigating the Post-Pandemic Workplace

On July 12, 2022, The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission  (EEOC) updated its guidance on the...

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Stranger Things Are Going On: Federal Judge Pulls Florida from First Amendment “Upside Down”

Stop Woke Act Temporarily Blocked Approved on April 22, 2022, and effective July 1, 2022,...

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Employment and Labor

Gender Dysphoria and the ADA: What it Means for Employers

On August 16, 2022, a Fourth Circuit panel for the United States Court of Appeals...

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Employment and Labor

Florida Employers: It’s Hurricane Season—Are You Ready?

As we move into the 2022 hurricane season (June 1 through Nov. 30), there is...