This is Part III of VII of a brief recap of some the significant environmental law and administrative cases decided in the past few months: G. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals On June 2, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit decided the case of Adkisson v. Jacobs Engineering…
This is Part II of VII of a brief recap of some the significant environmental law and administrative cases decided in the past few months: E. Fourth Circuit 1. Court of Appeals On July 1, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a decision in the case of…
This is Part I of VII of a brief recap of some the significant environmental law and administrative cases decided in the past few months: I. FEDERAL COURTS A. Supreme Court The U.S. Supreme Court, on June 29, 2015, in a 5 to 4 ruling, held in Michigan v. EPA, that…
Today, Pillsbury attorneys Julia Judish and Erica Turcios published their client alert titled Department of Labor Says Most Workers Are Employees Under FLSA: Ultimate Test is Economic Dependence. The Alert discusses the recent Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Administrator’s Interpretation No. 2015-1. The Administrator’s Interpretation adopts a…
Pillsbury attorneys Julia Judish and Osama Hamady recently published their client alert titled Second Circuit Develops “Primary Beneficiary” Test to Evaluate Unpaid Internships. The Alert discusses the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit’s adoption of a “primary beneficiary” test for evaluating whether unpaid interns are employees for purposes of…
Today, Pillsbury attorneys Jon Russo, Peter Hunt and Matthew Kane, and summer associate Royce Liu published their client alert titled SEC Proposes Broad Executive Compensation Clawback Rules in Connection with Accounting Restatements. The Alert discusses the SEC’s proposed recovery provisions that would apply on a no-fault basis to executive officers…
Today, Pillsbury attorneys Julia Judish, John Scalia and Paula Weber published their client alert titled The U.S. Department of Labor Moves to More Than Double Minimum Salary Levels. The Alert discusses the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) long-awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act regulations…
On July 2, 2015, in the case of Gate Guard Services, L.P., v. Perez, Secretary of Labor, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that the Department of Labor’s (DOL) prosecution of a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) case was so egregious, in both the investigation, processing…
Confined spaces refers to such spaces as manholes, crawl spaces, and tanks, and other spaces that are not designed for continuous occupancy and are often difficult to exit in the event of an emergency. These spaces can present life-threatening hazards including exposure to toxic substances, electrocution, explosions and asphyxiation. These…
Today, Pillsbury attorneys Julia Judish and Ken Taber published their client alert titled New York City Bars Employers From Considering Criminal History Before Extending A Job Offer. This Alert discusses Mayor de Blasio’s recent approval of the Fair Chance Act, a new law that generally prohibits New York City employers…