Trump Labor Department Moves to Undo Obama Overtime Rule July 27, 2017 By Daniel Wiessner The Trump administration on Tuesday pushed forward with its bid to undo an Obama administration rule to extend mandatory overtime...
Trump Nominee Kaplan to Tilt Labor Board to Republican Majority June 21, 2017 By Daniel Wiessner President Donald Trump was poised on Tuesday to nominate Washington lawyer Marvin Kaplan to the National Labor Relations Board, nudging...
Trump Labor Department Nixes Obama’s ‘Joint Employer’ Standard June 8, 2017 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. Labor Department on Wednesday said it was rescinding the Obama administration’s standard for determining when companies are “joint...
Walmart Denies Discrimination Claims by Pregnant Workers May 16, 2017 By Daniel Wiessner Two former Wal-Mart Stores Inc. employees have filed a lawsuit accusing the retailer of treating thousands of pregnant workers as...
Sterling Jewelers Settles EEOC Gender Bias Claims But Class Action Still Possible May 9, 2017 By Daniel Wiessner Sterling Jewelers Inc. has settled claims by a U.S. agency that it discriminated against female employees in pay and promotions,...
Chipotle Blocks One Class Action On Overtime Pay as Another Advances March 30, 2017 By Daniel Wiessner A federal judge on Wednesday granted a bid by Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. to undo a class action lawsuit by...
Google Confidentiality Agreement Is Unlawful, Claims Employee in Lawsuit December 22, 2016 By Daniel Wiessner A Google Inc. product manager has sued the company, accusing it of unlawfully prohibiting employees from sharing concerns with coworkers,...
McDonald’s to Pay $3.75 Million to California Workers for Back Pay, Damages November 1, 2016 By Daniel Wiessner McDonald’s Corp has agreed to pay $3.75 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it was liable for labor law violations...
AARP Suit Says Workplace Wellness Programs Raise Medical Privacy Concerns October 25, 2016 By Daniel Wiessner A lobbying group representing older Americans sued the Obama administration on Monday claiming regulations for programs designed to rein in...
Obama Administration Releases Rules on Paid Sick Leave, Pay Data Reporting September 29, 2016 By Daniel Wiessner The Obama administration on Thursday finalized rules requiring federal contractors to provide paid sick leave to employees and expanding the...