Legal Alert: Scalia To Take Labor Department Reins: What Does It Mean For Employers?

This Legal Alert was published on July 22, 2019, by Cheryl Behymer (Columbia), Ted Boehm (Atlanta), Edwin Foulke Jr. (Atlanta/D.C.), Christine Howard (Tampa/Atlanta), Todd Lyon (Portland/Seattle), Richard Meneghello (Portland), John Polson (Irvine), Shanon Stevenson (Atlanta), and Travis Vance (Charlotte).

It looks at what Eugene Scalia’s recent appointment as Secretary of Labor means for the business community. Fisher Phillips attorneys predict how he will act regarding Pay Equity And Affirmative Action, Workplace Safety, Wage And Hour Division, Joint Employment, Family And Medical Leave, immigration, and more. Quote: “The consensus opinion? Scalia will aggressively battle against intrusive and overreaching regulations that hamstring the country’s employers, and will quickly endear himself to the business community.”