NY Ruling Complicates Legal Landscape Concerning Class and Collective Action Waivers
On July 18, 2017, in Gold v. New York Life Ins. Co., New York’s Appellate Division, First Department issued a decision that... Read More
11th Circuit Sets the Stage for U.S. Supreme Court Certification
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in Florida,... Read More
New SEC Chair Lays Out Regulatory Philosophy
In his first major address since becoming chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) earlier this year, Jay Clayton laid... Read More
Florida’s Construction Industry & Subcontractors
The U.S. Attorney’s Office is now looking into whether Related Group’s reduced costs on a Miami construction project by hiring subcontractors who... Read More
Salaries and Obama’s Overtime Rule
The Labor Department told a federal appeals court on June 30th it had the power to use salaries to set thresholds for... Read More
Trump Nominates Emanuel to NLRB
William Emanuel, a Los Angeles-based management-side attorney, will be President Donald Trump’s second pick for the National Labor Relations Board, a move... Read More
Somers v. Digital Reality Trust
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to consider whether corporate insiders who blow the whistle on their employers are shielded from... Read More
DOL Withdraws Obama-Era Informal Guidance
President Donald Trump’s Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta withdrew Obama-era informal guidance for independent contractors and joint employment, the Department of Labor (DOL)... Read More
The Raise the Wage Act
Top congressional Democrats officially introduced legislation Thursday, May 25th to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2024, up... Read More
Status of Specialty Healthcare Ruling
In 2011, the National Labor Relations Board adopted a new standard for determining the appropriateness of the scope of a bargaining unit... Read More