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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... more +
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 -
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Q3 Employment Law Updates: Enforcement Actions Bring Much for Employers to Consider

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The third quarter of 2023 has been pretty exciting as far as employment lawyers are concerned. Substantial regulations have been proposed and the pressure from federal agencies continues to rise. We will talk about some of...more

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EEOC’s New Guidance Regarding Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Workplace Discrimination

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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced new resources to aid employers and employees in understanding the EEOC’s position regarding sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination....more

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IDHR Releases Guidance on Workplace Transparency Act Compliance, Promises Model Training In February

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Effective January 1, 2020, the Illinois Workplace Transparency Act (WTA) amended the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) to, among other items, require all employers in Illinois to provide annual sexual...more

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Natural Hair, Don't Care: New Jersey Bans Hair-Based Discrimination

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On December 19, 2019, Governor Phil Murphy signed an amendment to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) banning discrimination against a person’s hairstyle or texture. The amendment is designated as the Create a...more

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NLRB Memo Refines Position on Employer Social Media Policies

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On the heels of its 2018 Boeing decision, the National Labor Relations Board continues to provide employers with guidance regarding acceptable and unacceptable restrictions on employee social media use. In a September 12...more

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New NLRB Advice Memo Clarifies Social Media Policy Rules

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The National Labor Relations Board continues to provide guidance with respect to employers’ attempts to regulate employee social media behavior. In its Boeing Co. decision, the board made it significantly more difficult for...more

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Not So Fast: Federal Court Refuses to Give Deference to New DOL Guidance Abandoning the "20% Rule" - Poyner Spruill LLP

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The “20% Rule,” which provided guidance to employers for when they must pay tipped employees minimum, rather than a tipped hourly wage, was recently abandoned by the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”). First published...more

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Newly Created Massachusetts Agency Issues First Guidance On Paid Leave Law

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As the ramp-up towards Massachusetts’ paid family and medical leave continues, the newly created Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML) just launched its website and issued its first guidance documents. As discussed...more

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Fresh NLRB Guidance Eases Workplace Policy Restrictions

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Over the past several years, we have written about National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) decisions invalidating various policies in employee handbooks, even though the employers in those situations did not have unionized...more

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NLRB Provides Employers With Guidance on Acceptable Handbook Policies

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Over the past decade, employers have expressed frustration over the National Labor Relations Board’s increasing scrutiny over what were considered to be standard employee handbook policies. In various board cases, it has...more

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NLRB GC Memo Provides Updated Guidance on Common Employer Work Rules In Light of Boeing

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On June 6, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) general counsel (GC) issued a new guidance memorandum (GC Memo 18-04) that contains updated guidance on how the regional offices should be reviewing and...more

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New UK Regulations to Govern Whistleblowing in Financial Institutions

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This month, the FCA and PRA announced a new regime for whistleblowing that will start to be phased in from March 2016. This is part of the broader desire on the part of the UK regulators to encourage individuals to raise...more

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Ebola Fears: Employer Best Practices for Epidemic Preparedness

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Potential Ebola virus exposure is a concern that strikes fear in many. Employers may be confronted—if they have not been already—with difficult managerial decisions that must address employees' rational—or irrational—fears of...more

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NLRB’s Do’s and Don’ts of Employer Handbooks: Part 3 Trademarks and Logos, Photography and Workplace Recording, Leaving Work,...

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On March 18, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Office of the General Counsel released a 30-page memorandum providing guidance on employer rules and handbooks....more

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NLRB’s Do’s and Don’ts of Employer Handbooks: Part 2 Conduct Toward Coworkers and Third Parties

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On March 18, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Office of the General Counsel released a 30-page memorandum providing guidance on employer rules and handbooks. The memorandum further solidified the NLRB’s...more

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A Must Read: NLRB General Counsel Issues Helpful Guidance on Employee Handbook Policies and Rules

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Over the past several months, we have alerted you to the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) recent trend of scrutinizing employers’ handbook policies and finding many common policies unlawful. ...more

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NLRB Guidance Further Defines Permissive Employer Handbook Rules

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The NLRB’s General Counsel recently issued a report further defining the limitations on an employer’s ability to enact workplace rules which tend to interfere with an employee’s Section 7 rights under the National Labor...more

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"Guidance" That Does Not Guide: NLRB General Counsel Issues Interpretations of Common Employee Handbook Policies

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We have not exactly been shy in expressing concern regarding many of the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) recent actions, nor hesitant to opine that its actions appear purposefully designed to advantage unions and...more

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NLRB Issues Guidance on Employee Handbooks

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The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) has recently been aggressive in its enforcement of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) and, in particular, Section 7 of the NLRA, which protects employees’ rights to form or...more

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NLRB’s Do’s and Don’ts of Employer Handbooks: Part 1

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On March 18, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Office of the General Counsel released a 30-page memorandum providing guidance on employer rules and handbooks. The memorandum further solidified the NLRB’s...more

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NLRB General Counsel Issues Memorandum Providing Justification for Employer Rule Decisions

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Over the past several years, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has aggressively redefined the landscape for employer rules contained in employee handbooks, employee policies, and/or employment agreements....more

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NLRB General Counsel Issues Guidance Memorandum on Employee Handbook Rules

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The General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) recently published a guidance memorandum that provides specific examples of lawful and unlawful employee handbook rules in the areas of confidentiality,...more

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Are You Breaking The Rules? NLRB General Counsel Issues Extensive Report On Employer Rules and Handbooks

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On March 18, 2015, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a report (General Counsel Memorandum GC 15-04) summarizing recent NLRB enforcement action regarding many common employment policies....more

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NLRB General Counsel Offers Glimpse Into the Board’s Approach to Employee Handbooks

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In a move that should remind all employers (whether unionized or non-unionized) to regularly review their employee handbooks, Richard F. Griffin, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (Board or NLRB),...more

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NLRB Offers Guidance on Employer Handbook Policies

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Over the past several years, employers have struggled to reconcile handbook and other personnel policies with decisions of the National Labor Relations Board. Drawing lines more nice than obvious, the NLRB has invalidated...more

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