While much of last night's State of the Union Address focused on big-picture issues, President Obama did make some specific employment-related comments during the annual speech to the country.
On January 11, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, a case that will decide whether public-sector employees can be forced to pay union dues as a condition of employment.
This Annual Report on EEOC Developments—Fiscal Year 2015, our fifth annual Report, is designed as a comprehensive guide to significant EEOC developments over the past fiscal year.
On December 17, 2015, New Brunswick, New Jersey passed a sick and safe leave ordinance that provides up to 40 hours of paid sick and safe leave to employees beginning on January 6, 2016.
In anticipation of the January 1, 2016, effective date, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries has published administrative rules to implement the Oregon Sick Leave Law.
A trial court judge has held that the City of Pittsburgh did not have the authority under state law to enact the Paid Sick Days Ordinance that Pittsburgh's City Council passed on August 3, 2015.
Ninety trade associations representing millions of employers sent a letter to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on Friday asking that the persuader rulemaking be returned to the DOL and consolidated with a separate proposal.
