Alexander MacDonald says the DOL’s new independent contractor rule doesn’t change much because it’s just implementing how courts have been reading the FLSA for some time. (Subscription required.)
Michael Lotito comments on the Biden administration’s annual budget proposal to set aside millions for the DOL to address worker protections and a paid leave program. (Subscription required.)
After a recent Second Circuit decision curbed an ideological organization's ability to bring a case against a DEI program without proving someone had actually been harmed, Cindy-Ann L. Thomas said other courts will take note of the standing rationale.
As unions make gains across the U.S., Michael Lotito advises employers to forestall discontent by embracing best practices, which include identifying and addressing gender pay gaps.
Rhonda Levy, Adrian Jakibchuk, Barry Kuretzky and George Vassos comment on an arbitrator’s ruling that federal employers can count employees’ sick leave credits as paid medical leave days under the Canada Labour Code (CLC) if their own program provides “a
