Class-Action Lawsuits Against Employers Grow
New research shows how much class-action lawsuits against employers have increased and the need for employers to take action...
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Supreme Court Arbitration Case Will Affect Employers
A consumer arbitration case before the U.S. Supreme Court will affect how cost efficient arbitration is for employers. Read...
Kentucky Proposal Embraces Broader Standard for Determining Who Is an Employer
More businesses in Kentucky may be considered joint employers if a proposed change that appears to broaden the test...
New Jersey’s Expanded Mini-WARN Law to Take Effect Soon
After a two-year delay, the amendment to the New Jersey Millville-Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act, the state’s...
Long COVID-19 Poses Compliance Risks for Employers
As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, the probability of employees developing long COVID-19 increases. Employers may face some compliance risks...
Quiz: How Do Marijuana Laws Affect the Workplace?
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The Three Biggest PAGA Questions California Employers Have for 2023
The Supreme Court of California is set to rule in three PAGA cases that may have substantial implications for...
Court Dismisses Claims Against Whole Foods Over Black Lives Matter Masks
A federal judge has rejected retaliation charges against Whole Foods Market over its policy prohibiting employees from wearing Black...
3rd Circuit Eliminates Employer’s Defense for Harassment by Certain Executives
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that a plaintiff-employee should have been allowed a jury instruction that...
Decision Underscores Importance of Contemporaneous Documentation
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded a lower court’s decision in favor of an employer...
Union Membership Rate Dropped in 2022
Despite gains in union ranks at Starbucks, Amazon and existing union employers, the union membership rate hit an all-time...
DHS Policy Protects Undocumented Workers During Labor Conflicts
Undocumented workers can seek protection from deportation or other immigration enforcement if they are involved in labor disputes under...
Remote Work Gives Rise to Workcations, Bleisure Travel and Hush Trips
you have the perfect motivation for employees to merge their business and leisure trips, which is sometimes referred to...
ESPN Sued Over COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement
Some employees who were fired for declining to get vaccinated against COVID-19 when vaccination requirements were proliferating are now...
Balancing Anti-Discrimination Policies with Religious Protections
Allowing religious dialog and religious freedom at work sometimes conflicts with a company’s anti-discrimination policy. It’s helpful to educate...
Don’t Fall into the Comp Time Trap: It’s Generally Illegal in California
Even though California public policy has addressed work-scheduling flexibility, a comp time system that trades time for wages essentially...
Fewer Jurisdictions Require Paid Leave for COVID-19
States and localities are backing off their requirements that employers give paid leave to workers with COVID-19 after death...
Supreme Court Declines to Clarify Scope of Attorney-Client Privilege
On Jan. 23, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed its review of a case that would have clarified the scope...
Employer Exemptions Under the CCPA
California Privacy Rights Act amendments to the CCPA took effect on Jan. 1, and the legislature failed to extend...
Faces of HR: Erin Dertouzos on the Value of Pivoting, Psychological Safety and Probity
Meet Erin Dertouzos, Chief People Officer at strongDM – a people-first access platform that gives technical staff access to...