The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's proposed overhaul of how federal employees’ bias complaints are handled drew over 1,700 comments, some of which criticized the potential curtailment of class claims and raised concerns about the proposed revamp’s fairness. Here are five questions that could influence what the final regulation looks like.
New Jersey's rule codifying a three-prong test for independent contractor status that took effect Thursday lacks the many exemptions under California's similar test, which attorneys attributed to slight differences between the analyses and said highlights the need for a targeted approach to compliance.
The National Labor Relations Board has revived a metal company's challenge to an Iron Workers' representation election win in a divided decision, saying a local union official's comment that a voter would not be charged a reinstatement fee if the union won may have tainted the election.