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Election Season in the Workplace: Employers’ Essential FAQs for 2024

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The election season promises to be turbulent, and your workplace will not be immune from the challenges that are sure to face us. What do you need to know about your rights and responsibilities as an employer now that the...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

Practical Policies for Politics: Some Guidelines for Managing Political Conflict in the Workplace

Political conflicts in the workplace will only grow as we near election day, and this means human resources professionals and in house counsel need to hone their conflict resolution skills.  Resolving political conflict in...more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Minnesota Legislature Passes CROWN Act, Banning Hair-Based Race Discrimination

The Minnesota legislature recently passed a bill that will prohibit discrimination against a person based on hair texture and hair styles that are associated with race. Approximately 20 states have passed similar measures,...more

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Gender Transitioning in the Workplace: An Employer’s Guide

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As workplace protections expand for the LGBTQ+ community, transgender and non-binary employees may feel more comfortable being their authentic self at work. As a result, you should be prepared to work with transitioning...more

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Social Justice Movements & Employee Dress Codes

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Employees showing support for social justice movements are starting to wear their advocacy positions on their sleeve – or on their face coverings or t-shirts. Who gets to decide what is offensive and what is not, and how...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Handbooks ‘R’ Us

Does size matter? Should your handbook cover underwear and love notes? Does using a random handbook you found online create problems? This episode delves into the good, the bad, and the ugly of employee handbooks. This...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

“My coworker smells!” and other HR dilemmas

How should you handle the Mouthy Blogger? What’s the best approach for Body Odor Bobby? How do you keep up with all of Sensitive Sally’s complaints? Dedicated to our friends in human resources, this episode talks about some...more

BCLP

UK HR Two Minute Monthly: religious discrimination; TUPE; IR35

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Our first update of 2020 outlines key UK employment law developments over the last month. It includes cases on the definition of ‘employee’ under TUPE, the impact of a job evaluation survey in relation to equal pay, direct...more

K&L Gates LLP

Miami Legal Tropics: Sexual Harassment & Holiday Parties

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In this episode, K&L Gates Miami partner April Boyer and associate Yamilet Hurtado discuss a number of key issues on “How To Keep Your Holiday Party Festive While Still Complying with Employment Laws”. The “most wonderful...more

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Summertime: Four Tips for Keeping Workplaces Cool as the Temperatures Rise

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Here are four tips for keeping your workforce temperatures cool, calm and productive during the long, hot summer. 1. Revisit and Communicate Time-Off Policies - School’s out; kid’s out. Academic summer breaks can lead...more

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Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: May 2016 #3

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Last week, news broke that Nicola Thorp, a UK temp worker assigned to PwC, was sent home for violating her temp agency’s dress code by failing to wear high heels. Portico, the agency, explained that the policy requiring...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Supreme Court Sides with EEOC in Abercrombie & Fitch Hijab Case

On Monday, June 1, 2015, the United States Supreme Court reversed a judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit which had granted Abercrombie & Fitch (“Abercrombie”) summary judgment in a religious...more

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What Matters is Motive: Religious Accommodation Need as a "Motivating Factor" in Employment Decisions

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. resulted in an expected outcome but provided an unexpectedly small amount of practical guidance for employers. ...more

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Forget the Ghost … Beware of the Sexy Nurse

So, let’s say that you, like me, love Halloween. I mean, how can you not love a holiday where tens of thousands of people are dressing up as an oversized canary on October 31 just because of a throw-away comment about federal...more

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