Uber received a major win earlier this month when the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) categorized Uber drivers as independent contractors, not...
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Undocumented Workers Not Entitled To Backpay for NLRA Violations
The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) prohibits employers from interfering with employees' rights to join together to improve their wages and...
Unemployment Discrimination – The Law
A. Federal Law Federal law prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, disability, national origin, sex/pregnancy, race/color, religion, genetic...
Union Organizing Through Employer E-mail
Last week the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) issued a much anticipated decision involving employees’ use of their employers’...
Unions’ Dues Requirements Narrowed
The Supreme Court in Harris v. Quinn, created a new class of workers: quasi-public employees, who are not required to financially contribute to...
Updated FCRA Summary of Rights
On September 12, 2018, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued an interim final rule, which is tied to the Economic Growth,...
Updates in New York Employment Law
New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act In March of 2021, former Governor Andrew Cuomo amended New York Labor Law to mandate up to four hours of...
Updates to FFCRA Leave
Last week, Congress and President Biden enacted the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021. ARPA has widespread effects on many areas of the...
USCIS Launches I-9 Central on USCIS.gov
On May 13, 2011, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) launched "I-9 Central," a new online resource dedicated to providing...
USCIS Releases New Employment Eligibility I-9 Form
On March 5, 2013, the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Service (USCIS) released a newly-revised I-9 form. Employers must complete Form I-9 to document...
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