As discussed in our prior article, available here, the Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of the Treasury (the Departments) have taken a position of non-enforcement related to the final Mental Health Parity and...
In a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Division of Advice memorandum recently released to the public, although in redacted form, the Division of Advice said that one of the world’s largest software companies did not violate the law by firing two employees who...
Takeaways Beginning 11.08.26, New York employees and former employees will have broad rights to access their personnel records and employers will be obligated to notify employees when negative information is added to their files. Effective 12.08.26, construction...
Plan sponsors and administrators of group health plans have had no shortage of mental health parity developments to track over the past two years: a new final rule in 2024, a federal lawsuit challenging key parts of it, and a blanket non-enforcement policy from the...
When employees work permanently from a home office abroad, a standard-form clause choosing German law may not be sufficient if it does not make clear that mandatory employee protections under foreign law may still apply, the German Federal Labor Court...
The case adds to the 9th Circuit’s analysis of COVID-19 vaccine mandates and religious accommodation, a topic on which the court has sometimes sided with employers.
The U.S. Department of Justice said certain candidates were highlighted to leadership and directed into a “pipeline” due to their race and sex characteristics.
A candidate previously alleged that the HR organization rescinded a job offer after she requested to have her trained service dog accompany her to the office as a reasonable accommodation. A candidate previously alleged that the HR organization rescinded a job offer...
The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a new opinion letter addressing when walking time during a meal period affects compensability under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The issue: Whether a 60-minute unpaid lunch, with six to 14 minutes spent walking to and...
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