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California Employers, Get Ready: The July 1, 2024, Deadline for WVPP Implementation and Training Is Near

Last year, California enacted new legislation (SB 553, codified under California Labor Code Section 6401.9) requiring employers to create and maintain a workplace violence prevention plan (WVPP) and train their employees on...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Speak-Up Culture: Why It Matters and How to Build It

Tips For Assessing The State of Your Workplace Culture in Promoting Openness, Trust, and Inclusion. 6,000 more anonymous hotline reports were filed in 2023 than 2022, according to the respondent of Mitratech’s 2024 State...more

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[Event] Annual Employment Law Summit - May 15th, San Diego, CA

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The agenda for Mintz’s Annual Employment Law Summit taking place on May 15th in San Diego is now available! This year, we are thrilled to feature Hon. William McCurine as our keynote speaker. The segments this year include:...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Cal/OSHA Template Workplace Violence Prevention Plan Released

While 2024 has already ushered in several mandated changes to employer practices and policies in California, the state’s new law requiring a workplace violence prevention plan and related training is in effect now, with a...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Navigating California's Workplace Violence Prevention Law

California has introduced a new requirement compelling most employers to implement a workplace violence prevention policy by July 1, 2024. The implications of this law are significant, prompting the need for human resource...more

DRI

[Event] Employment and Labor Law Seminar - May 20th - 22nd, Washington, DC

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Join us in our nation’s capital as we reconnect at DRI’s 47th annual Employment and Labor Law Seminar. The nation’s best employment law seminar brings together leading management-side employment and labor attorneys, in-house...more

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Texas Workforce Commission Issues Required Workplace Violence Reporting Notice

The Texas Workforce Commission recently published a notice that employers are required to post in conspicuous locations in their workplaces informing employees about reporting workplace violence or suspicious activity....more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

New Year, New Laws for California Employers

A slew of new California employment laws were passed in 2023, many late in the year, and these new laws mandate changes to employer practices and policies, including updates to employee handbooks, as well as employment...more

Fisher Phillips

Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

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When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

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EntertainHR: Top 10 Most-Viewed Posts of 2022

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As 2022 winds down, our EntertainHR blog approaches its eight-year anniversary next month. As we’ve adapted to the new world of work—be it remote, hybrid, or in person—HR pros gain new perspectives on what not to do in the...more

Woods Rogers

[Event] Stronger Together: 2022 Labor & Employment Law Seminar - October 24th, Roanoke, VA

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Strong collaboration between HR and legal is crucial in the ever-changing landscape of labor and employment laws. Working together can help you avoid potential legal risks and find quick resolutions to employee-related...more

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[Event] Stronger Together: 2022 Labor & Employment Law Seminar - October 20th, Charlottesville, VA

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Strong collaboration between HR and legal is crucial in the ever-changing landscape of labor and employment laws. Working together can help you avoid potential legal risks and find quick resolutions to employee-related...more

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[Hybrid Event] Stronger Together: 2022 Labor & Employment Law Seminar - October 19th, Norfolk, VA

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Strong collaboration between HR and legal is crucial in the ever-changing landscape of labor and employment laws. Working together can help you avoid potential legal risks and find quick resolutions to employee-related...more

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[Event] Stronger Together: 2022 Labor & Employment Law Seminar - October 13th, Richmond, VA

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Strong collaboration between HR and legal is crucial in the ever-changing landscape of labor and employment laws. Working together can help you avoid potential legal risks and find quick resolutions to employee-related...more

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[Event] Stronger Together: 2022 Labor & Employment Law Seminar - October 6th, Lynchburg, VA

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Strong collaboration between HR and legal is crucial in the ever-changing landscape of labor and employment laws. Working together can help you avoid potential legal risks and find quick resolutions to employee-related...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

The $450,000 workplace birthday party

There was this disability discrimination issue . . . An employer who shall remain nameless had a tradition of throwing a little birthday party for each of its employees on their special day. The birthday of one employee...more

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Workplace Teachings from the Slap-Heard-Round-the-World at the Oscars Ceremony

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As the dust settles from the 2022 Oscars, most of us continue to remain stunned. Will Smith assaulted Chris Rock on stage and in front of millions of viewers around the world, plain and simple. It was a shocking event that...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Obligatory Academy Award post (Will Smith v. Chris Rock)

Here's how an HR pro would have handled it. There I was, a hard-boiled, cynical, grizzled, war-torn Human Resources professional, working late, as is my wont. Suddenly, my phone rang. Odd to be getting a call at the office...more

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

[Virtual] 2021 Labor & Employment Seminar for In-house Counsel and HR Professionals - June 3rd, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm MT

Join Sherman & Howard virtually for our annual Labor & Employment seminar. This event features dynamic speakers and practical takeaways for in-house counsel and HR professionals. FEATURED PRESENTATIONS: - Supreme Court...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Workplace Violence Rises During COVID-19 - Employment Law This Week®

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Workplace incidents — ranging from shootings and assaults to less severe violence — have spiked across a variety of industries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Attorney Beth McManus discusses the steps employers can take to...more

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K&L Gates Triage: A Discussion of Labor and Employment Issues in the Health Care Industry

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In this episode, Richard Church and Spencer Hamer discuss key takeaways for the health care industry upon certain developments in labor and employment law over the past year. Specifically, this episode provides an overview of...more

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Safety and HR Lessons from Movies – First Man.

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Since I watched The American Factory and Untouchable (first Weinstein #METOO documentary) at the Sundance Film Festival, I’ve been sensitive to the workplace lessons presented by well made films. Last night I watched the...more

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The ADA and the Volatile Employee

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Jerry’s generally a good employee, but he hasn’t been acting quite right. Co-workers have been taken aback that he’s lost his cool over relatively trivial issues. Although he hasn’t made any overt threats, he gets worked up...more

Miller & Martin PLLC

What's on Your 2019 HR To-Do List? (Part 2)

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In Friday’s Alert "What's on Your 2019 HR To-Do List?", we began looking at some potential priorities for your 2019 HR to-do list. Here are the final items on our list....more

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Do Zero Tolerance Policies Make Zero Sense?

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When one hears about a workplace shooting, it’s easy to demand a “Zero Tolerance” rule against workplace violence. It’s understandable that after the staggering and even criminal revelations of the #METOO Movement that...more

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