On September 23, 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a complaint against Aloha Auto Group, Ltd. for retaliation in violation of Title VII. The complaint alleges that an employee was
In Pfendler v. Liberty Dialysis-Hawaii, No. 14-00377 (D. Haw. Sept. 22, 2016), an employee who worked as a Dialysis Technical Specialist unsuccessfully sued his employer, Liberty Dialysis-Hawaii, for disability
Federal contractors subject to Executive Order 13658 must pay workers performing work on or in connection with a covered federal contract $10.20 per hour ($6.80 for tipped employees), beginning January 1, 2017. See 81 Fed.
U.S. employers reported labor and employment matters topped the list of pending litigation, according to Norton Rose Fulbright's 2016 Litigation Trends Annual Survey. The top three pending litigation matters for U.S.
On September 30, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published in the federal register the final rules implementing Executive Order 13706, requiring federal contractors to provide up to 56 hours (7 days) of paid sick
Monster's Multi-Generational Survey gives insight into what motivates Gen Z and how employers can attract them as they graduate from college and begin working. When Gen Z, aged 15-20 at the time of the survey, hits the
On September 20, 2016, two lawsuits were filed in Texas that ask the court to invalidate the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL's) revised overtime exemption rules, 81 Fed. Reg. 32391 (May 23, 2016). Both lawsuits also ask the
Hawaii Employers Council 2016 Salary Adjustment Survey participants reported that the average 2016 actual increase in Hawaii is 2.7% percent for all employee groups, with the median reporting at 3.0% which matches the U.S.