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Regulation Updates, United States

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board), in the Stericycle decision, recently changed the way it will evaluate reasonable workplace rules under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or Act). The Board found that prior analysis was “problematic...

Littler | 2022 EEO-1 Reporting Period Will Open on October 31, 2023

Regulation Updates, United States

The EEOC has announced that the long-delayed 2022 EEO-1 reporting period will finally open on October 31, 2023. The deadline for filing will be December 5, 2023. All employers with 100 or more U.S. employees and federal contractors with at least 50 U.S. employees are...

Littler | U.S. Department of Labor Proposes to Significantly Increase the Minimum Salary Level to Qualify for the “White Collar” Overtime Exemptions

United States

On August 30, 2023, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to revise the “white collar” overtime exemption regulations applicable to executive, administrative, and professional employees. The...

Changes in the New Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification

United States

On August 1, 2023, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a revised version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, which may be used now but must be used for all new hires and rehires starting November 1, 2023. The new form is a...

How to Prepare for OSHA’s Expanded E-Recordkeeping Rule

United States

On July 21, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a final rule in the Federal Register amending its regulation on Improved Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses. The final rule becomes effective on January 1, 2024. Under...

Eleventh Circuit Holds Adverse Employment Action Is Required in ADA Failure-to-Accommodate Claims

United States

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, in Beasley v. O’Reilly Auto Parts, recently held that a claim for failure-to-accommodate under the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) must include an adverse employment action. That is, “discrimination in the form...