Robin Shea
NLRB General Counsel Says Uber Drivers Aren’t ‘Employees’ For Labor Law Purposes
Last week, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board publicly released an Advice Memorandum saying that Uber drivers are not “employees”…
Compensation Data Reporting In EEO-1 Reports: The Saga Continues
Employers should start gathering their 2018 compensation information if they haven’t already. My last post covered the court decision issued on March 4 in…
Court Puts EEO-1 Pay Data Back In Play. Now What?
A federal judge in the District of Columbia has ordered that the pay data collection component of EEO-1 reports, which never took effect, be restored.…
Will the Supreme Court Take Up LGBT Rights Under Title VII?
According to news reports, the U.S. Supreme Court will soon consider, and hopefully decide, whether to review lower court decisions addressing whether sexual…
EEOC Sees #MeToo Uptick, Regulatory Agenda Released
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently released preliminary figures on sexual harassment activity for Fiscal Year 2018, which ended September…
Representing Employers In the #MeToo Era
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reports that it has seen only about a 3 percent increase in sexual harassment charges since the #MeToo movement…
Are Vague Social Media Policies a Problem For Public Employers? Indeed, They Are.
Many lawyers who represent private sector employers are familiar with the (some might say “harsh”) position on social media policies taken by the National…
Disaster Unemployment Assistance Available For 23 Counties In North Carolina
In the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, 23 North Carolina counties have been approved to receive federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance. Gov. Pat McCrory has…