Alicia Koepke

Under federal law, employers are required to complete a Form I-9 for every employee as part of the verification of the employee’s authorization to work in the United States. Historically, this meant employers were required to verify an employee’s eligibility by physically inspecting the employee’s authorization documents, while the employee…

On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued its decision in Stericycle, Inc., in which the NLRB adopted a stricter legal standard for evaluating the lawfulness of workplace rules and policies under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). Although many employers may think of the NLRA as…

By Alicia H. Koepke On August 30, 2023, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced its proposed rule that would significantly increase the minimum salary to be paid to certain employees for those employees to remain exempt from minimum wage and overtime pay requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).…

Examining the impact on employee rights and employer disciplinary measures Highlights: The NLRB has expanded the interpretation of Section 7 rights under the NLRA, encompassing protected workplace discussions and communications with third parties. Recent NLRB rulings have declared broad non-disparagement and confidentiality provisions in separation agreements as unlawful under the…