by PC Editorial Staff | Sep 20, 2023 | Arbitration, Federal Labor Law, Human Resources, Latest News, State Labor Law
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Ninth Circuit) issued an opinion in a recent case that broadly interpreted provisions under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), specifically FAA exemptions. The Ninth Circuit’s jurisdiction covers the states and...
by PC Editorial Staff | Aug 29, 2023 | Civil Rights Act, Discrimination, EEOC, Federal Labor Law, harassment, Latest News
On August 22nd, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) adopted its 2022-2026 Strategic Plan. Briefly, the EEOC’s Strategic Plan is a framework for how the agency plans to achieve its core mission to prevent and remedy employment discrimination....
by PC Editorial Staff | Aug 1, 2023 | cybersecurity, Federal Labor Law, IRS, Latest News
As the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently eliminated its backlog of Employee Retention Credit claims, it announced new procedures to deal with Employee Retention Credit scams and fraudulent submissions. Moving forward, the IRS will ramp up compliance work to...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jul 18, 2023 | Federal Labor Law, Latest News, OSHA, Workplace Hazards
On July 17th, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a final rule requiring electronic injury and illness reporting by specific employers in designated high-hazard industries. The final rule affects injury and illness data that OSHA...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jul 11, 2023 | Consumer Privacy, cybersecurity, Federal Labor Law, FTC, Latest News
Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a policy statement addressing the use of consumer biometric information and its potential to harm consumers and violate the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act). The policy statement also discussed related...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jul 5, 2023 | Federal Labor Law, Labor-Management Relations, Latest News, NLRA, NLRB
Recently, a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) administrative law judge (ALJ) issued a decision stating that adverse employment action taken against an employee for legitimate business reasons does not violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) even if the...
