On January 31, President Trump announced that his U.S. Supreme Court nominee is Neil Gorsuch. Judge Gorsuch sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. If confirmed, he would fill Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat.
Judge Gorsuch authored a dissenting opinion that exemplifies how he will likely affect employment law decisions if he
A signature campaign promise for Donald Trump was to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly called Obama Care, and replace it with … well, something to be determined. With President Trump now in office, the ACA is officially on life support with Republicans ready to pull the plug.
However, the ACA is a highly
President Trump appointed Commissioner Victoria A. Lipnic as acting Chair of the EEOC. Ms. Lipnic began serving as an EEOC Commissioner in 2010 after being nominated to serve by President Barack Obama. Mr. Obama again nominated her to serve a second term ending on July 1, 2020. As explained below, this is good news for
Companies focus on maximizing social media strategies to promote the business. This week’s transition between the Obama and Trump administration highlighted numerous social media issues that employers need to pay close attention to concerning business and employee social media issues.
President Barack Obama was the first President to
A Texas federal judge has stopped the U.S. Department of Labor’s new overtime rules from taking effect as scheduled for December 1, 2016. Significantly, the court issued a nationwide injunction. The decision to enjoin the Department’s overtime rules was issued earlier today, and a copy of the Order is available here (Nevada v U.S.
Business owners are increasingly considering the use of outside vendors to meet workforce needs. This is especially true for temporary employees or flexible staffing solutions. But companies must carefully review any contractual terms apply to such workforce situations.
We recently represented a company involved in a lawsuit against a staffing company called
On October 28, 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL) gave notice that it is seeking comments from employers and employees about the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The notice is available here Federal Register.
The comments will be used to develop and administer two surveys in 2017 and 2018. According to the DOL,
A recent press conference by Donald Trump offers an example of why employers need to be careful about discussing or promoting politics in the workplace.
Specifically, on October 25, 2016, Donald Trump was giving a press conference at his Doral National Golf Club in Florida (to be honest, I’m not sure if he was promoting
According to the US Labor Department, employers added 156,000 jobs last month. Additionally, the participation rate increased to 62.9%. And the average hourly earnings moved 0.2 percentage points. These figures indicate a steadily increasing U.S. economy. But the Labor Department also found that the unemployment rate last month increased from 4.9% to 5%.
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Detroit’s Greektown casino was sued on October 3, 2016, by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for allegedly violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by denying a reasonable accommodation to and then firing an employee because of his disability.
The former employee, Michael Lepine, was a pit manager for Greektown Casino. The lawsuit