Court Order Creates Protections for Florida Mail-In Ballots in the Final Days of the Election in a Victory for Levy Ratner Client 1199SEIU and All Florida Voters

On October 29, 2020, a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida ordered the U.S. Postal Service to implement measures to ensure that Florida mail-in ballots are efficiently delivered and counted by Election Day on November 3. The court order came as the result of a lawsuit brought by Levy…

Working from Home? DOL Guidance Requires Both Employers and Employees to Ensure Hours Worked Get Reported

As the necessity for teleworking continues due to COVID-19, employers and employees are still grappling with the changes brought about by a significant increase in teleworking. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division recently published guidance regarding timekeeping while teleworking.  While acknowledging employers’ legal obligations for recordkeeping and reporting, the DOL also places…

Supreme Court Denies Review of Salary History Defense in Pay Inequity Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court recently declined to consider a case that would have addressed the validity of a common defense used by employers to justify pay discrepancies between male and female employees in the same job. In Yovino v. Rizo, a math consultant sued her employer under the Equal Pay Act  (“EPA”) after she learned…