December 12, 2016
Recreational Marijuana Is Now Legal in California: How Does This Affect Employer Workplace Drug Policies?
In what might once have been viewed as a remarkable development, but now generates little surprise, recreational marijuana use is now legal in California. On November 9, 2016, Californians approved…
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Trump Nominates Andrew Pudzer To Head Department of Labor
President-Elect Donald J. Trump intends to nominate Andrew F. Pudzer to head the U.S. Department of Labor, according to numerous sources familiar with his office. Pudzer is the CEO of…
Read More ›December 3, 2016
U.S. DOL Appeals Texas Injunction of FLSA Salary Regs
As we previously reported, a federal judge in Texas recently issued a nationwide injunction putting a halt to regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), which would have…
Read More ›December 3, 2016
New Chinese Labor Protections Rules Take Effect January 1, 2017
Our Chinese Employment Law Alliance colleague, Jeffrey Wilson at the Jun He law firm in Shanghai, recently authored this article on the new compliance rating system which will go into effect…
Read More ›November 28, 2016
Texas Federal Court Permanently Enjoins DOL “Persuader Rule”
It has been a busy month for the federal courts in Texas, and a long one for the United States Department of Labor (the “DOL”). As we blogged here last…
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