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7/24/2026 7:21:00 PM

Splitting the Commute: When Mid-Day and Dispatch-Driven Travel Is (and Isn't) Compensable Under the FLSA

By Martha J. Zackin

The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division issued two new opinion letters, FLSA2026-9 and FLSA2026-10 on July 22, 2026,...

8/21/2024 9:08:00 PM

Federal Court Strikes Down FTC's Noncompete Clause Rule

By John E. Pueschel Richard J.R. Raleigh, Jr. Lee Van Voorhis +1 more...

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4/25/2024 3:43:00 PM

FTC Issues New Rule—But Not the Final Chapter—on Non-Competes: What Employers Need to Know

By John E. Pueschel Richard J.R. Raleigh, Jr. Lee Van Voorhis +1 more...

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12/1/2022 3:25:00 PM

Today’s Remote Workplace: Navigating Labor & Employment Issues in a Hybrid Environment

By John E. Pueschel Mark Henriques

Remote work already was a growing trend before the COVID-19 pandemic, and that trend rapidly accelerated when the pandemic hit in early...

6/14/2022 1:26:00 AM

Colorado Bill Restricts Non-Compete Agreements and Creates Substantial Penalties for Violations

By Susan S. Sperber

A Colorado law will take effect in August 2022 that substantially changes what is permissible for non-compete and non-solicitation...

3/12/2021 9:29:00 PM

Congress Passes Historic $1.9 Trillion Covid-19 Relief Package

By Womble Bond Dickinson

The Democratic majorities in the House and Senate single-handedly passed President Biden’s massive Covid-19 relief package, dubbed the...

1/11/2021 9:07:00 PM

DOL Issues Worker Classification Rule – But Will It Last?

By Richard Rainey

Labor Department says Fair Labor Standards Act does not apply to independent contractors. Control over work and opportunity for profit...

10/13/2020 2:38:00 PM

COVID-19 Workplace Safety Regulations for Businesses

By Victoria Bruno Mason Freeman

Please click here to view this article as a PDF.On July 15, Virginia became the first state to adopt workplace safety regulations to...

5/14/2020 9:13:00 PM

Employment Considerations for Returning to Work

By Mark Henriques Beth Tyner Jones Richard Rainey

Employment law poses some of the most important compliance issues for businesses and their in-house counsel under the best of...

5/1/2020 9:57:00 PM

General Liability Considerations and Potential Exposure in Reopening from COVID-19 Shutdown

By Greg Horton Mark Henriques

After weeks of business closures and stay-at-home orders, many states are slowly beginning to allow businesses to reopen their...

4/21/2020 4:16:00 PM

EEOC Issues Updated Guidance Regarding Reasonable Accomodations During the COVID-19 Panedmic

By Douglas B. Tumminello

On April 17, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission published additional guidance for employers regarding the issues they are...

4/21/2020 1:39:00 AM

CARES Act 401k Distributions FAQ

By Jan A. Steinhour

The CARES Act allows a 401(k) plan to provide a coronavirus-related distribution option (CVR Distribution) to plan participants affected...

4/17/2020 7:26:00 PM

Be Prepared for OSHA’s COVID-19 Interim Enforcement Response Plan

By Fred Rom Mason Freeman Alex Buckley

On April 13, 2020, OSHA issued its Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Employers should pay close...

3/26/2020 6:00:00 PM

HIPAA-Permitted Disclosures on the Frontlines

By Tara N. Cho Nadia Aram

Over the last several weeks, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) within the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), the agency...

3/25/2020 9:07:00 PM

Department Of Labor Issues Guidance for Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Emergency FMLA

By Beth Tyner Jones

As employers scramble to understand how to apply the Emergency Paid Sick Leave and the Emergency FMLA provisions of the Family First...

3/16/2020 7:10:00 PM

Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Expected as U.S. Senate Takes Up COVID-19 Legislation

By Beth Tyner Jones

Early in the morning on Saturday, March 14, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act”...