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ACTING NLRB GENERAL COUNSEL RESCINDS BIDEN-ERA GUIDANCE MEMORANDA
In Memorandum GC 25-05, published on February 14, 2025, the Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”), William B. Cowen (“Acting General Counsel”), rescinded thirty-one active memoranda published by the Biden-era NLRB General...
Second Circuit Rules Title VII Prohibits Sexual Orientation Discrimination
The Second Circuit recently became the second federal court of appeals to definitively rule that discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation is prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In a 10-3 decision in Zarda v. Altitude...
FMLA-Protected Rest Breaks Not Compensable under FLSA
In an opinion letter issued April 12, 2018, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) determined that an employer is not required under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) to compensate an employee for time the employee spends taking 15-minute breaks once every hour during...