For a long time, there hasn’t been any debate about an employer’s right to use temporary suspension without pay as a disciplinary measure. There have been many decisions dealing with administrative suspension, however. The question continues to be relevant: can an employer who, to protect his business’s interests, administratively suspends an employee accused of a crime until there is a verdict, avoid the obligation to pay the employee’s salary if the employee remains available […]

On January 30, 2015, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) published a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (“NPRM”) that seeks to update its Sex Discrimination Guidelines (“Guidelines”) to mirror the law developed through legislation and court decisions since the last major overhaul in 1970. Federal contractors will find that most of the material in the NPRM is non-controversial and matches legal requirements they already face. However, if the revised Guidelines become effective, […]