On April 23, 2024, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) published its Final Rule significantly increasing the minimum salary that an employee must receive to qualify as being exempt from overtime pay requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). By way of background, the FLSA, among...
It is well established that unions owe a duty of fair representation to employees they represent in public sector employment. But what if a public sector employee represented by a union does not pay union dues? Can the union charge that non-dues paying employee a...
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in a 3-2 vote along partisan lines approved a final rule which essentially bans non-competition agreements nationwide. According to the FTC majority, entering into non-competition agreements with workers is an unfair method of competition which violates...
Joshua Leadford and David Bryce will present an informative half-day seminar to VSHRM’s members and guests covering recent labor and employment law developments. The presentation will provide detail about the new laws and regulations that your business must contend with. Relevant case law examples will...
Join us for the Small Business Development Program: What's in Your Labor Law Toolbox? Since most small businesses do not have legal representatives on retainer, many don’t learn about laws and regulations that can impact their business until they end up in the middle of a...
On June 8, 2023, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals held that military leave is comparable to paid administrative leave under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (“USERRA”). In doing so, the 11th Circuit joined the 3rd, 7th, and 9th Circuits...
Recently, Michigan amended the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA) to expand employee protections in the areas of race and sex. On June 15, 2023, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Michigan’s version of the “Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act” (CROWN Act) into...
On March 24, 2023, Governor Whitmer signed legislation which repeals Michigan’s Freedom to Work (FTW) law. The FTW law was passed in 2013 and prohibited labor agreements from having terms forcing employees to pay union dues as a condition of employment. Stated differently, under FTW,...
The National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB” or the “Board”) recently issued two important decisions, one finding unlawful non-disparagement and confidentiality provisions typically found in separation agreements, and the other protecting employees who make secret recordings at work. These decisions continue a trend by the...
On December 29, 2022, President Joe Biden signed a $1.7 trillion spending bill into law that included a pair of amendments which significantly change civil rights laws affecting new and expecting mothers. Below is a synopsis of the new laws. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”): The...