On Tuesday, September 5, 2017, the Trump Administration announced the rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a program established by Executive Order during the Obama Administration that provided deportation relief and work authorization to certain undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children. The rescission will […]
Labor & Employment Law Update
OMB Stays EEO-1 Form Pay Data Collection Requirement
on Thursday, 7 September 2017 in
Labor & Employment Law Update: Sarah M. Huyck, Editor
On August 29, 2017, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) halted the new EEO-1 pay disclosure requirements required by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), pending OMB review. The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) gives the OMB’s Director the right to determine whether collections of information (like the EEO-1) meet […]
Another New Form I-9?
on Tuesday, 8 August 2017 in
Labor & Employment Law Update: Sarah M. Huyck, Editor
Yes, you heard correctly! Just when employers were getting used to the January 2017 version, the USCIS released another revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. For now, employers may use this revised version or continue using Form I-9 with a revision date of November 14, 2016 through September […]
The Eighth Circuit Refuses to Enforce “Unreasonable” Noncompete Agreement Against Independent Contractor Where Customer Relationships Spanned Career Beyond Relationship with Ag Spectrum and Independent Contractor Was Not Unjustly Enriched
on Tuesday, 8 August 2017 in
Labor & Employment Law Update: Sarah M. Huyck, Editor
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that an Iowa agricultural products company could not enforce a noncompete agreement against one of its independent contractors as it was unreasonable. Ag Spectrum Co. v. Elder, __ F.3d__, 2017 WL 3271303, at *1 (8th Cir. Aug. 2, 2017). Vaughn Elder […]
Department of Labor Update
on Tuesday, 8 August 2017 in
Labor & Employment Law Update: Sarah M. Huyck, Editor
A lot has happened (and in some cases, not happened) this summer related to the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, so let’s get caught up! DOL Overtime Regulations Update: What We Know and What We Don’t Since November, we’ve been waiting for final resolution regarding the DOL’s revised […]
