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Employee Handbooks are reference manuals for new and current employees on the policies and procedures of a particular employer. A comprehensive employee handbooks outlines expectations and obligations for both employees and employers and is an important part of effective human resource management. A proper handbook contains detailed information on non-disclosure and conflict of interest obligations, work schedules, employee compensation and benefits, anti-discrimination policies, and codes of conduct to name a few. less -

California Prohibits Discrimination Due to Reproductive Health Decisionmaking

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 12/29/2022

In response to recent Supreme Court decisions and laws in other states outlawing abortion, California passed a number of new laws designed to protect reproductive rights in the state. These include bills to prohibit a person...more

It is time to update your employee handbook. (No, that was not a question)

Butler Snow LLP on 9/20/2022

Let’s be honest – no one gets excited about spending time or money working on their employee handbook. Many employers think that their ten-year-old handbook is fine, and they take the approach of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix...more

New York Employers Must Disclose Electronic Workplace Monitoring

FordHarrison on 4/19/2022

Employers often monitor employees for a number of reasons, including to ensure workplace policies and procedures are followed, to detect illegal behavior such as trade secret theft, or to comply with regulatory obligations....more

New York to require private employers to notify employees of electronic monitoring

Hogan Lovells on 11/10/2021

On November 8, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation amending the state civil rights law to add a new provision requiring employers who engage in electronic monitoring to notify workers of such....more

Is New York’s New Electronic ‎Monitoring Law Employer-Friendly?

Locke Lord LLP on 11/10/2021

On November 8, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation (S2628) which‎ requires New York employers who monitor employee telephone conversations, emails, and internet usage to provide notice of such monitoring to new...more

Only 8 Days Left for New York Employers to Update Handbooks

Ballard Spahr LLP on 12/31/2019

The state of New York adopted a new section of the New York Labor Law in November 2019. Under the immediately effective provisions of Section 203-e, an employer cannot...more

New York Prohibits Reproductive Health Decision-Making Discrimination

Fisher Phillips on 12/12/2019

Following in the footsteps of New York City, which earlier this year prohibited employers from discriminating against applicants or employees based on their sexual and reproductive health decisions, New York State has...more

New NY Reproductive Health Law (the “Boss Law”) Requires Immediate Action; Employers Must Update Employee Handbooks by January 7,...

Hogan Lovells on 12/12/2019

New York employers – New York State has gifted you an early holiday present – a requirement to update your handbook, comply with a new law immediately or potentially face steep consequences....more

New York Law Prohibits Discrimination Based on Employees’ Reproductive Health Decisions

Epstein Becker & Green on 12/5/2019

On November 8, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed A584/S660 (“Law”) into law, one bill in a series of legislation meant to protect reproductive health rights. Under the Law, all New York employers are prohibited from discriminating...more

Discrimination Based on Reproductive Health Decisions Prohibited in New York

Genova Burns LLC on 12/4/2019

On November 8, 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed new legislation adding Section 203-e to the New York Labor Law, prohibiting employers from discriminating against employees based on their own or a dependent’s reproductive...more

New York State Enacts Law to Protect Employees’ Reproductive Health Decisions

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 11/19/2019

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed into law a bill which, effective immediately, prohibits employers from accessing information on employees’ or dependents’ reproductive health without prior consent....more

New York State Bans Discrimination Based on Reproductive Health Decision Making

Littler on 11/18/2019

As of November 8, 2019, New York State prohibits employment discrimination based on an employee’s or a dependent’s “reproductive health decision making.” The New York State Legislature passed the bill in January 2019, and...more

Recent ALJ Decision Provides Important Nuance Regarding Workplace No Recording Rules

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 7/18/2019

In late 2017, the NLRB in Boeing Company, 365 NLRB No. 154 (2017), established a new three category system for classifying various employer policies. The new system was designed to balance a “work rule’s negative impact on...more

Wired For Sound: The Ins And Outs Of Workplace Recordings

Fisher Phillips on 2/6/2019

Consider the all-too-real scenario of meeting with your employee for a disciplinary discussion. At the start of the meeting, he innocently puts his phone face down on the table. Unbeknownst to you, however, anticipating the...more

The NLRB Expands the Use of Confidentiality Rules in The Boeing Co.

Littler on 7/3/2018

As most employers are aware, the National Labor Relations Board’s decision in The Boeing Co., 365 NLRB No. 154 (2017), established a new standard that significantly broadens the scope of rules, policies, and handbook...more

Tips For Drafting Employee Handbooks - Tip #4: Avoiding Invasion of Privacy Claims

BCLP on 11/2/2017

This article is part four in a six-part series. The purpose of this series is to provide tips and identify potential pitfalls associated with the drafting of an employee handbook....more

Employment Matters – UK - Snooping on Employees' Private Emails

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 9/29/2017

Some of you might recall the case of Mr Barbulescu v Romania in 2016, which involved an employee (Mr Barbulescu), who sent private emails through his personal Yahoo account from an office computer. Some messages were innocent...more

Employee privacy and monitoring

Dechert LLP on 9/14/2017

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) held in Barbulescu v Romania (Application no. 61496/08) last week that there was a breach of the right to privacy where an employer searched the contents of an...more

I-13 – Policies, Policies, Policies, and Microchips Embedded in Employees

Cozen O'Connor on 8/21/2017

Michael Schmidt of Cozen O'Connor addresses recent trends and noteworthy developments on certain employment policies related to political activity, confidential customer information, FMLA retaliation, and maximum leave...more

Gifts that Don’t Quite Fit in Your Stocking: New Employment Laws Taking Effect in 2017

Franczek P.C. on 12/23/2016

A number of new state or local laws are set to take effect in Illinois in 2017 which will require employers to update their employee handbooks, employment agreements, and other policies and procedures. We address the key...more

The NLRB Finds Whole Foods’ No-Recording Policy Unlawful

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 1/7/2016

In Whole Foods Market, Inc., the National Labor Relations Board, in a 2-1 decision, held that Whole Foods’ rules prohibiting the recording of conversations in the workplace violated Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor...more

You Can’t Just WISPer – Employers Must Publish or Display Security Policies

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 7/20/2015

WISP is the acronym for Written Information Security Policy. The information at issue is an individual’s personal information and identifiers, such as a Social Security number, driver’s license number, credit or debit card...more

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