Labor Days
EEOC's Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has published draft enforcement guidance regarding workplace harassment entitled “ Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace .” If made final,…
NLRB Reiterates Its Commitment to Creating Employee-Friendly Policies
An ideologically recalibrated (and motivated) National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has yet again modified several Trump-era rules regarding representation case procedures and expanded the scope of protected concerted…
The DOL’s Bold Step to Expand Overtime Protections
In a significant but not surprising move, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on August 30, 2023, proposing to increase the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (“FLSA’s”) minimum salary…
Proposed EEOC Regulations Mandate Employers to Accommodate Pregnant and Postpartum Workers Regardless of Circumstances
Effective June 27, 2023, covered employers must comply with the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) —a new law that requires covered employers to provide “reasonable accommodations” to workers limited by pregnancy,…
CA Supreme Court Holds Employees Can Pursue PAGA Representative Claims Despite Arbitration Agreement
Last year, we discussed the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana (“ Viking River ”), 596 U.S. [142 S.Ct. 1906] (2022), holding that an arbitration agreement between a…