Marc J Bloch April 2015 The Obama administration's attack on successful businesses The Obama administration, after having basically ignored its labor constituency for five years, is now in a position to implement some broader pro-union strategies. [More]
Marc J Bloch April 2015 The Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board are out of touch with today's workplace The purpose of this blog is not to provide advice to employers struggling to deal with the changes or lack of changes in the various employment-related government agencies. [More]
Patricia F. Weisberg April 2015 Extended FMLA Leave Rights Put On Hold in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Nebraska On March 26, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas preliminarily enjoined [More]
Patricia F. Weisberg April 2015 The Supreme Court Issues Guidance on Employers' Obligation to Accommodate Pregnant Workers On March 25, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in the Young v. United Parcel Ser [More]
Patricia F. Weisberg March 2015 FMLA Rights Expanded to Same-Sex Couples The United States Department of Labor issued a Final Rule in February, revising the definition of a [More]
Walter Haverfield LLP January 2015 Education OCR Releases Additional Guidance for Schools: Responsibilities in Responding to the Bullying of a Student with a Disability In the wake of increasing complaints regarding bullying of students with disabilities, the U.S. Depa [More]