By: Brandon Girdley
On December 13, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a decision, Chapman v. Brentlinger Enterprises,[1] which expanded the scope of family relationships covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The case involved a woman, Celestia Chapman, who worked at a luxury car dealership in ...
My mother would say politics isn’t dinner table talk. Often, it is not something you want to discuss at a cocktail party, either. So, can a private employer prohibit political comments or expression in the workplace? As with most things in life, the answer is a nuanced ‘maybe’; especially since private employers cannot dictate nor control ...
By: Brandon Girdley
On December 16, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari and vacated an opinion of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, Hospital Menonita de Guayama, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, which had upheld the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) successor bar rule.[1] The successor bar rule requires employers ...
What’s a busy HR professional to do now? You were so looking forward to spending the holidays planning for compliance with the Department of Labor (DOL)’s new overtime rule and then it got struck down (thanks Texas judges!) Now, what to do with all those empty hours?
How about working on a checklist of HR items for the New Year? A few include:
On December 3, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) introduced a Final Rule to end an employer’s ability to pay individuals with disabilities subminimum wages under federal law. The current federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) permits employers to pay employees less than minimum wage only ...
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued a decision ruling that employers violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when they require employees to attend captive audience meetings. While the decision was not entirely unexpected in light of previous memoranda from the General Counsel for the NLRB, the decision ...
By: Glen M. Krebs and Glen W. Krebs
It is difficult to predict what immigration changes the new administration will implement. However, judging from the prior Trump administration and statements made during the recent campaign, it is safe to assume that president-elect Trump and his administration will attempt to revise many parts of the ...