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The DOL Wants to Revise Overtime Rules
The new rule would result in higher wages for millions of workers The Biden administration wants the Department of Labor (DOL) to rewrite the eligibility rules...
Read MoreNew Guidance from the EEOC About Harassment in the Workplace
On October 2, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or “the Commission”) published its long-anticipated Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace. It...
Read MoreA Union-Friendly NLRB Makes Drafting Employee Handbooks Harder and Employee Organizing Easier
Employers need to prepare themselves for more interactions with organized labor Just as the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) was announcing plans to make it...
Read MoreWhat is Authorized Employee Representation?
A proposed rule would enable third-party employee representatives — including union reps — to join OSHA inspections. We knew it was coming. Earlier this year, the...
Read MoreEmployee Handbook Language Under Scrutiny
The NLRB is changing (again) the rules about work rules and handbooks A recent, divided decision by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB, or “the Board”)...
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