Why the strike? Much of the news is focused on pay and benefits, with the UAW (“U Ain’t Workin’) initially seeking a 40% increase over four years, the elimination of the two-tier wage system, adding a defined benefit plan, adding…

Today, the Department of Labor issued its long-awaited proposed rule modifying the standards for classifying employees as exempt from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act.  To qualify for one of the white-collar exemptions (executive, administrative or professional),…

Labor Day began in 1882 as a recommendation from the American Federation of Labor for “a general holiday for the laboring classes” in recognition of their contributions to our country. It has since transformed to include a “State of the Union(s)”…

Takeaway 5: Left unchecked, the proposed PWFA regulations will turn the PWFA into an unpaid leave entitlement.The PWFA—the statute—appeared to be an extension or even a slight expansion of the ADA reasonable accommodations process to employees with pregnancy, childbirth, or…

Takeaway 4: All roads lead to the employer bearing the burden of proving a denied accommodation was an undue hardship under the PWFA.I don’t think there are any statistics on it, but I’d wager that over half of the ADA…

Takeaway 3: The proposed regulations disfavor employer requests for medical information.Citing the costs and availability of medical care generally, the Commission takes a stance in the proposed regulations that an employer is not entitled to require medical documentation except to…