Labor & Employment Blog

The Department of Labor recently issued a rule imposing new reporting requirements on private sector employers who engage attorneys or consultants to persuade employees concerning the right to organize and collectively bargain. Employers who have entered into an agreement for labor relations services before July 1, 2016 are exempt from…

For the first time in over forty years, the Department of Labor is publishing new sex discrimination regulations for federal contractors to reflect the current state of the law. The final rule updates the sex discrimination regulations of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and makes explicit the…

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other civil rights statutes require that covered employers post notices describing equal employment opportunity laws and how employees and applicants can file a complaint for perceived violations of those laws. The required notice “Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law” poster…

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently issued two final rules regarding employer-sponsored wellness programs. The rules arose as a result of the interplay between several federal statutes which touch upon wellness programs, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Americans with…

In 2015, charges of discrimination filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) alleging employer violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) reached a new high and increased 6% from the previous year. The EEOC’s analysis of these charges revealed that many arose out of an employer’s refusal to…