By: Michael S. Kun , Jeffrey H. Ruzal , and Kevin Sullivan , Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. This checklist identifies the main risk categories for wage and hour self-audits. To avoid potentially significant liability for wage and hour violations...

By: Jeffrey M. Landes and Ann Knuckles Mahoney , Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. This article provides advice and guidance to employers regarding how to ensure compliance with equal pay laws, particularly the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA). ALTHOUGH...

By: Richard R. Meneghello , Sarah J. Moore , and John T. Lai , Fisher & Phillips LLP This article provides guidance and best practices for counseling employers on the legal implications of integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and robots into...

LABOR DEPARTMENT RESUMES OPINION PROGRAM, REISSUES 17 RESCINDED LETTERS THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL) HAS REISSUED 17 opinion letters originally issued in January 2009 during the last few weeks of the Bush administration but later withdrawn by...

By: Kathryn T. McGuigan and Justin Hanassab , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Introduction In early Fall 2017, the #MeToo campaign exploded into a movement across social media demonstrating the prevalence of sexual assault and harassment in the...

By: Marc E. Bernstein , Paul Hastings LLP This article addresses initial preparations for drafting a separation agreement and common terms that employers ordinarily should include, or at least consider including, in separation agreements. WHEN TERMINATING...

By: Bret Cohen , Nelson Mullins and Amanda Carozza , Mintz Levin, P.C. THE DEFEND TRADE SECRETS ACT OF 2016 (DTSA), 130 STAT. 376, allows U.S. employers to protect against and remedy misappropriation of trade secret information in federal court. Before...