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California Employees Can Prospectively Waive Their Meal Periods
May 9, 2025
The California Court of Appeal in Bradsbery v. Vicar Operating, Inc. just settled the outstanding question of whether prospective meal period waivers for employees working fewer than 6 hours in the day, voluntarily signed by employees, are valid and effective tools
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DOL Will Reverse Course on Biden-Era Independent Contractor Rule. What Does it Mean for Employers?
May 8, 2025
Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor announced it will stop enforcing a rule issued during the Biden Administration that was used to determine whether workers should be classified as independent contractors or employees under federal wage-and-hour law.
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Latest Employment-Related Executive Order Takes Aim at College and College-Level Math
May 6, 2025
On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued a new Executive Order, entitled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy,” which labels disparate impact theory a “key tool” of a “pernicious movement” to destroy American meritocracy, and instructs various federal agencies, including the EEOC, to review existing and pending litigation for reliance on a disparate impact theory, and to “take appropriate action” with respect to such litigation.
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DOL Pauses Enforcement of Biden-Era Independent Contractor Rule
May 5, 2025
Late last week, the Trump administration continued its roll-back of President Biden administration issued employment guidance.
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100 Days In: Where Do Things Stand?
May 2, 2025
Worklaw Network Illinois member Franczek P.C. has updates on where things stand as last week marked President Trump’s 100th day in office.
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When May an Employer Dock an Exempt Employee's Pay for a Disciplinary Measure? (Part 2)
May 1, 2025
An employer’s docking the pay of a salaried, exempt employee may raise questions as to whether the employer is indeed paying the employee on a salary basis as opposed to paying the employee based on the quantity or quality of work performed.
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India: April 2025 Employment Law Updates
April 30, 2025
Updates from Worklaw® Network India member King Stubb & Kasiva.
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Missouri Supreme Court Upholds Proposition A
April 30, 2025
On April 29, the Missouri Supreme Court issued its opinion on challenges to Proposition A.
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When May an Employer Dock an Exempt Employee's Pay for Absences? (Part 1)
April 30, 2025
An employer’s docking the pay of a salaried, exempt employee may raise questions as to whether the employer is indeed paying the employee on a salary basis as opposed to paying the employee based on the quantity or quality of work performed.
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New Executive Order Does Not Trump Existing Disparate Impact Discrimination Law
April 29, 2025
On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order entitled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy” (the “Disparate Impact Order”).
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The End of the Executive Order 11246 Era
April 25, 2025
April 21, 2025, marked the end of the Executive Order 11246.
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A Refresher on the Interaction of PTO with the FMLA
April 21, 2025
Overshadowed by the turmoil and turnover at the Department of Labor, the Department recently issued an opinion letter on how the Family and Medical Leave Act’s leave requirement for 12 weeks of unpaid leave interplay with state and local leave laws, as well as an employer’s own paid leave policies.
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