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June 30, 2020
Guide for Covid-19 and what employers should know about providing a safe work environment. The Employer’s Guide to Reopening As many states begin reopening, employers are left wondering…
Read more →March 31, 2020
On March 27, 2020, the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act” or “Act”), which was the Phase III legislative response to…
Read more →March 26, 2020
Yesterday, President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which responds to the economic issues that have arisen as a result of COVID-19. Our summary of the…
Read more →March 26, 2020
On March 25, 2020, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) released a Workplace Poster for employers regarding COVID-19 and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA” or “the…
Read more →October 30, 2015
By Kelline R. Linton, Associate. On Monday, the Fifth Circuit upheld the validity of arbitration agreements that bar employees from pursuing collective actions, affirming the Court’s precedent…
Read more →October 8, 2015
By Kelline R. Linton, Associate. In Naylor v. Securiguard, Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that a meal break may actually be…
Read more →September 24, 2015
By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate. On-the-Job Fighting Most companies today have policies prohibiting fighting and violence at the workplace. However, a recent Utah Supreme Court…
Read more →September 16, 2015
By Kelline R. Linton, Associate. Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOL”) issued a memorandum explaining several important policy changes for corporate investigations. In the memorandum,…
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September 9, 2015
By Kelline R. Linton, Associate. On Monday, President Obama signed an Executive Order requiring all federal contractors to offer paid sick leave by 2017. Federal contractors must…
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September 3, 2015
By Kelline R. Linton, Associate. Last Thursday, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) overturned decades of precedent by establishing a new standard to determine whether two companies…
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