Labor & Employment Blog

Last week the Department of Labor issued a final rule requiring federal contractors entering into contracts on or after January 1, 2017, to provide up to 56 hours of paid sick leave to employees. This rule does not require those employers that already offer equivalent or more generous paid time…

When it comes to deductions from exempt employees’ salaries it is easy to get into trouble. The general rule is that an exempt employee is entitled to receive his or her entire salary for any workweek he or she performed work. This means, if the worksite closes for a partial…

The submission deadline for private employers that are required to complete the EEO-1 Survey is September 30, 2016. The EEO-1 Report, Standard Form 100, is a compliance survey that requires company employment data to be categorized by race/ethnicity. As set forth on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s website, all companies…

We invite you to join us for an engaging, informative presentation on doing business in China. Williams Parker is pleased to host Maarten Roos and Robin Tabbers, lead partners of R&P China Lawyers (Shanghai) and authors of articles recently published in Requisite V – The International Edition. Our guests will provide practical guidance…

In June 2016, the EEOC issued a report by its Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace. The report details how one-third of the 90,000 charges filed with the EEOC in fiscal year 2015 included an allegation of harassment. However, as set forth in the report,…