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Changes to Wage and Hour Law in President Biden’s First 100 Days
President Biden’s administration has made several changes to wage and hour regulations and guidance within its first 100 days. The Department of Labor (“DOL”) revised the Fair Labor Standard Act (“FLSA”)’s tip regulations.
May 13, 2021
Trial Court Dismisses Goldwater Institute-Backed Challenge to Union Rights in Austin, Texas
A trial court in Austin, Texas dismissed claims brought by taxpayers represented by the Goldwater Institute and the State of Texas that attempted to challenge the “association business leave” provision of the collective bargaining agreement between the Austin Fire Fighters Association (AFA) and the City of Austin.
May 11, 2021
Office of Personnel Management Releases Additional Guidance for Federal Employee Emergency Leave
On April 29, 2021, the Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”) provided more information regarding the emergency paid leave for federal employees included in the American Rescue Plan of 2021 (“ARP”).
May 07, 2021
LAW360 Covers MSE’s Recently Filed Lawsuit on Behalf of FCI McKean Employees to Recover Hazardous Duty Pay
On April 29, 2021, MSE sued the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Prisons on behalf of 235 current and former DOJ Bureau of Prisons employees at Federal Correctional Institution McKean, Pennsylvania, to recover hazardous duty pay, environmental differential pay, and backpay for overtime wages that were incorrectly calculated, after they were required to work on a daily basis in the hazardous work environment caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic.
May 04, 2021
Hospitality Workers Right to be Recalled
Effective May 1, 2021, hospitality and event center workers in Minneapolis, Minnesota, will have additional job protection rights. Under the City’s “Hospitality Worker Right to Recall Ordinance,” laid off workers have the right to be recalled – if they are needed – , before new workers are hired.
April 29, 2021
John Hancock Settles Class Lawsuit Over 401(k) Affiliated Funds
According to a status report filed in federal court in Massachusetts on April 21, 2021, John Hancock Life Insurance Co., has just settled a class action ERISA lawsuit alleging self-dealing and mismanagement of its employees’ 401(k) retirement plan.
April 27, 2021
DOL Answers Questions on American Rescue Plan COBRA Subsidies
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”) allows participants and beneficiaries covered by a group health plan to continue their health coverage after a “qualifying event” (typically, termination of employment or a reduction in work hours that causes the employee to lose coverage under the group health plan).
April 22, 2021
Alexandria Becomes First Community in Virginia to Allow Collective Bargaining
On April 17, Alexandria City Council unanimously passed an ordinance authorizing collective bargaining with City employees, becoming the first municipality in Virginia to do so.
April 20, 2021
ACLU Lawsuit Challenges South Carolina Return to Work Executive Order
As more states report improvements in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations, and businesses begin to reopen, employees face uncertainty relating to return to work and workplace COVID-19 safety measures.
April 16, 2021
New York Employers Required to Provide Paid Leave for COVID-19 Vaccinations
Effective March 12, 2021, employers in New York must grant their employees up to four hours of paid leave for time spent receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. The leave entitlement under the new law runs through December 31, 2022.
April 02, 2021
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