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OPM Issues Final Rule, Making It Easier for Federal Agencies to Discipline and Fire Employees
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued new regulations last week that will make it easier for federal agencies to discipline and fire “underperforming” employees.
October 23, 2020
MSE Associate Joins AFL-CIO LCC Diversity and Racial Justice Committee
The AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee (LCC) recently convened to form a Diversity and Racial Justice Committee.
October 13, 2020
MSE Files Complaint on Behalf of 1000+ D.C. Police Union Members
On October 5, 2020, McGillivary Steele Elkin LLP filed a Complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of over one thousand members of the D.C. Police Union who are employed as police officers, detectives and sergeants by the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department and who have not been paid the overtime compensation due under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.
October 06, 2020
Union Organizing During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the important role of labor unions in the American workplace, which give workers a collective voice. During this crisis, unions have continued to fight on behalf of their members, including for safer working conditions, paid sick leave, and higher premium and hazard pays.
October 02, 2020
Federal Worker Files Suit Challenging Systemic Injustice
On September 23, 2020, attorneys at McGillivary Steele Elkin LLP filed a Complaint in the Eastern District of North Carolina on behalf of a federal corrections officer at FCC Butner in North Carolina, against the United States and the US Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons.
October 01, 2020
MD Equal Pay for Equal Work Act Amendment
During the 2020 legislative session, the Maryland General Assembly amended the state’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act to address the gender wage gap resulting from an applicant’s salary history. The amendments, which take effect on October 1, 2020, provide additional protections for applicants and employees and create new obligations for employers.
September 30, 2020
Updated Guidance for Disabled Workers in the COVID-19 Pandemic
On September 8, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) updated its guidance on reasonable accommodations available to disabled workers in today’s pandemic-influenced workplace.
September 28, 2020
NLRB Guidance on Political Speech
As Election Day rapidly approaches, many workers are speaking out on issues important to them and their communities. While these conversations are undoubtedly critical to our democratic process, workers should still be cautious of the impact of their political activities on their employment.
September 24, 2020
EEOC’s Updated Guidance on COVID-19 Testing in the Workplace
As many employers consider COVID-19 screening and testing for employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently released guidance regarding testing in the workplace. The EEOC advises that employers utilizing COVID-19 screenings should rely on the CDC and other public health authorities when asking employees about possible COVID-19 symptoms that they are experiencing.
September 22, 2020
Federal Judge Rules Several Provisions of Revised Joint Employer Regulation as Illegal
In a rebuke to the large companies that fought hard to change the Department of Labor’s joint employer regulation to evade their responsibility to ensure that workers are paid the minimum wages and overtime to which they are entitled, a federal judge ruled that several provisions of the revised regulation, issued in January 2020, were illegal.
September 18, 2020
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