Employers across the country are on watch after a recent flurry of news about hairstyle discrimination. Earlier this year, a black news anchor in Jackson, Mississippi, alleged she was fired after wearing “unprofessional” natural hair. Then, in February, the New York Human […]
Category: Labor & Employment
DOL Proposes $35,308 Minimum Salary For Exempt Employees
February 20, 2019
Originally posted on our Wage and Hour Insights Blog On February 15, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2019-2, providing additional guidance for Wage and Hour Division staff regarding how to apply tip credit rules for employees who perform […]
DOL Releases Additional Guidance on Dual Jobs for Tipped Employees
February 20, 2019
Originally posted on our Wage and Hour Insights Blog On February 15, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2019-2, providing additional guidance for Wage and Hour Division staff regarding how to apply tip credit rules for employees who perform […]
Stiff New Employer Penalties Included In Illinois $15 Minimum Wage Law
February 19, 2019
Originally posted on our Wage and Hour Insights Blog On February 19, 2019, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1, which increases the minimum wage in Illinois to $15 per hour by 2025. Under the new law, the minimum wage will increase from $8.25 […]
The Duty of Fair Representation for Public Sector Unions in the Wake of Janus. A Recent District Court Ruling May Signal Change
February 12, 2019
On February 22, 2018, in anticipation of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Janus that fair share fees for public sector employees are unconstitutional, the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150, filed a lawsuit seeking to strike down an Illinois law that […]
Another Obama-Era NLRB Precedent Bites the Dust: A Swing Back Toward the Importance of “Entrepreneurial Opportunity” in Independent Contractor Analysis
February 5, 2019
On January 25, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued its decision in SuperShuttle DFW, Inc. and Amalgamated Transit Union, overturning the Obama-era decision in FedEx Home Delivery, which downplayed the role of entrepreneurial opportunity in the test to determine whether […]
EEO-1 Reporting Deadlines Delayed Due to Government Shutdown
February 4, 2019
Last Friday, February 1, 2019, the EEOC issued a press release extending the deadline for employers to complete the submission of their 2018 EEO-1 reports until May 31, 2019. EEO-1 surveys are required annually of all private employers with 100 or more […]
Pay Freeze? Winter Weather and the FLSA
January 30, 2019
Originally posted on our Wage and Hour Insights Blog Oh the weather outside is frightful … No, seriously, it’s actually dangerous here in Chicago. Since much of the city seems to be on lock-down today as we all try not to freeze to […]