On April 29, the Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued a Field Assistance Bulletin on “Artificial Intelligence and Automated Systems in the Workplace Under the Fair Labor Standards Act and Other Federal Labor Standards.” The bulletin provides guidance on the applicability of the FLSA and other federal labor standards as they relate... View Article
Each month, CUPA-HR General Counsel Ira Shepard provides an overview of several labor and employment law cases and regulatory actions with implications for the higher ed workplace. Here’s the latest from Ira. Court of Appeals Denies a Teacher’s Religious Accommodation Request to Be Excused From Student Pronoun Rule A divided 7th U.S. Circuit Court of... View Article
Members OnlyWhistleblowers are defined generally as individuals who report information about wrongdoing to the people or entities with the authority to address the situation. Whistleblowers may bring issues such as tax fraud, public safety, environmental health, discrimination, illegal employment practices, corruption, and more to light, and may, in some cases, receive financial rewards for doing so.... View Article