Employment Law Observer
Editors: Kelechi Ajoku and Emily Smith
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Employment Law Observer
Sep 26, 2025
Illinois Employers Now Required to Permit Use of Company Devices for Recording Crimes of Violence

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Apr 7, 2025
Second Circuit Clarifies Standard for Reasonable Accommodation Requests Under the ADA

Employment Law Observer
Mar 17, 2025
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Employment Law Observer
Feb 7, 2025
New York City Amends Lactation Room Accommodation Policy Requirements

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Jan 31, 2025
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Employment Law Observer
|Nov 26, 2024
|5 min read
Federal Court Strikes Down Overtime Rule: What Employers Need to Know
Employment Law Observer
|Apr 26, 2024
|3 min read
The Department of Labor Announces New Final Rule Clarifying Employee Representative Rights During Workplace Inspections
Employment Law Observer
|Jan 12, 2024
|2 min read
U.S. Department of Labor Issued its Final Rule on Classifying Workers as Employees or Independent Contractors
Employment Law Observer
|Apr 27, 2023
|2 min read
PUMP Act Makes Employers Liable for Violations of Break Times or Private Spaces for Nursing Mothers
Employment Law Observer
|May 19, 2020
|2 min read
Lessons From Smithfield Pork Packing Plant Lawsuit: Could OSHA Preempt Worker Retaliation Claims Concerning Employer COVID-19 Safety Measures?
Employment Law Observer
|Apr 15, 2020
|5 min read
"Waiting is Still an Occupation" But Not a Compensable One
Employment Law Observer
|Feb 6, 2020
|2 min read
New Statutory Framework Mandated for Employers Seeking to Limit Notice to Putative Class Members in an Enforceable Arbitration Agreement
Employment Law Observer
|Jan 28, 2020
|2 min read
Final Rule from U.S. Department of Labor Provides Clarifying Update to Joint Employer Regulations
Employment Law Observer
|Jan 24, 2020
|4 min read
U.S. Department of Labor Rings in the New Year with New Opinion Letters Regarding FMLA and the FLSA
Employment Law Observer
|Oct 4, 2019
|2 min read
Overtime Rules Update: DOL Adjusts Minimum Salary Requirement for Salaried Employees
Employment Law Observer
|Apr 2, 2019
|2 min read
DOL Proposes Tweaks to FLSA Regular Rate Regulations, Changes Won't Impose New Regulatory Requirements
Employment Law Observer
|Mar 26, 2019
|2 min read
Employee Participation in an Employer-Sponsored Volunteer Program is Not Compensable, DOL Says
Employment Law Observer
|Jul 17, 2018
|2 min read
State Common Law Claims May Be Preempted By The Fair Labor Standards Act
Employment Law Observer
|May 23, 2018
|2 min read
SCOTUS Green Lights Class Action Waivers in Major Win for Employers
Employment Law Observer
|May 17, 2018
|2 min read
The Risks and Rewards of Allowing Employees to Work During FMLA Leave
Employment Law Observer
|Apr 24, 2018
|2 min read
NFL's Termination of Security Personnel Prompts Allegations of Age Discrimination
Employment Law Observer
|Apr 22, 2018
|3 min read
Labor Department Provides Guidance on Compensating Employee Travel Time
Employment Law Observer
|Apr 9, 2018
|2 min read
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Narrow Reading in Favor of "Fair" Reading of FLSA Exemptions
Employment Law Observer
|Jan 15, 2018
|2 min read