Tag: Employment Agreement

News
October 1, 2024
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently filed its first lawsuit under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The lawsuit claims that Wabash, a national manufacturing company, failed to accommodate an employee’s pregnancy-related limitations, even though the accommodations were comparable to those offered to non-pregnant workers with disabilities. This groundbreaking case highlights the importance of ensuring compliance with this new law, which went into effect in June 2023.
News
September 17, 2024
A recent federal court ruling confirmed that the Department of Labor (DOL) has the authority to set a minimum salary for workers to be exempt from overtime pay. In light of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions, this lower court’s ruling is arguably surprising and, perhaps, is a sign that lower courts are struggling to work out the full ramifications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent anti-regulatory rulings.