May 20, 2020 Update. The California Department of Industrial Relations issued guidance related to the implementation of the Executive Order in the form of Questions and Answers. This […]
San Francisco Enacts Ordinance Protecting Workers and Applicants from COVID-19-Related Adverse Actions and Discrimination
On September 11, 2020, San Francisco enacted the COVID-Related Employment Protections Ordinance (the “Ordinance”) to temporarily protect workers from adverse action and applicants from discrimination if they test […]
Department Of Labor Proposes New Rule On Classifying Workers As Employees Or Independent Contractors
On September 22, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (the “Department”) announced a proposed rule setting forth a test to determine whether a worker should be classified as […]
U.S. Department of Labor Launches the Essential Workers, Essential Protections During the COVID-19 Pandemic Initiative
On April 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (“DOL”) announced the Essential Workers, Essential Protections initiative (the “Initiative”) to provide workers who have […]
How Companies With Shared Workers Should Prepare for the DOL’s New Joint Employer Rule | Phelps Dunbar
Employers with interrelated businesses and shared employees may get more clarity on their liability for wage and hour issues through a proposed rule from the U.S. Department of […]
FTC Proposes to Ban Non-Compete Agreements, and Takes First-Ever Enforcement Actions Against Companies for Imposing Non-Compete Terms on Workers
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that, if implemented, would prevent employers from entering into non-compete clauses with workers, […]
Florida Appeals Court Rejects Rules Protecting Physician Dispensing in Workers’ Compensation Cases | Akerman LLP – Health Law Rx
A recent decision by Florida’s First District Court of Appeal (DCA) has significant implications for physicians and other practitioners who dispense medications to injured workers. In Publix Super […]
Employee Exposure Records and Medical Records: Avoiding OSHA Citations and Defending Against Future Workers’ Compensation, Tort, and ADA Claims
Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers often fail to appreciate the ramifications of industrial hygiene data and medical records. Even non-detect records must be maintained for 30+ years and provided to employees […]
FTC Launches New Joint Labor Task Force to Protect American Workers From Deceptive, Unfair, and Anticompetitive Labor Practices
On February 26, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a new “Joint Labor Task Force” to combat deceptive, unfair, and anticompetitive labor market practices. FTC Chairman Andrew […]
Supreme Court to Clarify Which Workers Can Avoid Arbitration
The Supreme Court will hear a decision examining the scope of an exemption from the Federal Arbitration Act with potentially significant ramifications. * * * On October 20, 2025, the […]