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[Webinar] The Usual Suspects: How to Avoid the Five Most Expensive (and Frequently Cited) Types of General Industry Citations -...

Year in and year out, the same 5 standards tend to be cited the most frequently in general industry inspections. While their placement in the Top 5 may vary from time to time, Lockout/Tagout, Hazard Communication, Respiratory...more

State Law Considerations Under a New Administration

As eyes turned toward Washington this week and what employers anticipate on a range of labor and employment law issues, practitioners are keeping a close eye on how the changing landscape at the federal level may impact state...more

[Webinar] Spotlight: Unique Aspects of State OSH Plans - September 19th, 1:00 pm ET

Twenty-two states have OSHA-approved state plans that cover both private and state and local government workers. While state plans must be at least as effective as federal OSHA, some state plans have regulations unique to...more

[Webinar] National and Local Emphasis Programs - July 18th, 1:00 pm ET

Employers expect OSHA to show up after reporting a serious incident or when employees complain about certain types of hazards, but the agency has been focused now, more than ever it seems, on proactive enforcement methods. As...more

DOL Finalizes Overtime Rule – Significantly Increasing Salary Level Basis Threshold for FLSA Overtime Exemptions

On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) finally released its final rule raising the salary threshold for overtime exemptions titled Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative,...more

Second Circuit Rules Title VII Bars Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Although the Supreme Court has not taken up the issue and the status of sexual orientation discrimination remains uncertain, another Circuit Court of Appeals has now affirmatively ruled on the issue. In a 10-3 en banc...more

OSHA Civil Penalties On the Rise Again

As of January 2, 2018, civil penalties for workplace safety and health violations issued by federal OSHA increased again by 2% across the board. Although a 2% increase does not shock the system, this increase is part of a...more

U.S. Department of Labor Changes Position on Internships Under the FLSA

Although summer seems far away, now is the time when most employers begin to prepare for their summer internship programs. Internships are a great way to give college students or new professionals some hands-on experience in...more

[Webinar] OSHA's 2017 in Review and a 2018 Forecast - January 16th, 1:00pm ET

The ball has dropped, the confetti has been swept out of Times Square, and 2017 is in the books. It’s time to look back and take stock of what we learned from and about OSHA over the past year. More importantly, the...more

The Office Holiday Party: Best Practices to Avoid Legal Trouble

The holiday season is here, and employees are looking forward to celebrating with their family and co-workers. However, the office holiday party – an anticipated yearly tradition in many workplaces – has now become a cause...more

Status of OSHA’s Electronic Recordkeeping Rule – The First Deadline to Submit Injury Data is Upon Us

The December 1, 2017 deadline for large employers and small employers in certain “high hazard industries” to submit injury and illness data to OSHA is less than two weeks away. We have been tracking closely the Trump...more

California Governor Signs SB 396 Requiring Training on Gender Identity Harassment

Only a few months after the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing amendments to the FEHA regulations went into effect on July 1, 2017, which centralize, clarify, and expand protections for transgender...more

[Webinar] Best Practices for Employers When Dealing With Issues Relating to Employment Agreements with Restrictive...

Many companies frequently use non-compete and non-solicit clauses in their employment agreements. However, there are several important legal issues to consider before drafting and executing these agreements. When an employee...more

[Webinar] Addressing Employee Complaints: Whistleblower / Retaliation Claims and OSHA Notices of Alleged Hazards - October 17th,...

It is essential for employers to develop, maintain, and evaluate their employee complaint policy and procedure to foster a supportive work environment and address employee issues before they turn into a regulatory issue or...more

Hearings for EEOC Nominees Highlight Potential Shifts in EEOC Policy and Agenda

On September 19, 2017, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (“HELP”) Committee held confirmation hearings for President Trump’s nominees to fill the two vacant Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC” or...more

Status of State Plan Implementation of OSHA’s E-Recordkeeping Data Submission Rule

OSHA’s Final Rule to “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses” (aka the E-Recordkeeping Rule) requires employers of certain sizes that fall into certain categories to proactively submit electronic injury and...more

[Webinar] Update on OSHA's Electronic Recordkeeping and Anti-Retaliation Rule - September 12th, 1:00pm ET

OSHA’s controversial Electronic Injury and Illness Recordkeeping data submission rule, along with new Anti-Retaliation elements, has thus far survived a barrage of negative stakeholder comments during the rulemaking, multiple...more

California Opportunity to Work Act Spells Trouble for Employers

California Assembly Bill (AB) 5, the Opportunity to Work Act, was recently approved by the California Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment in April 2017. The Appropriations Committee postponed a hearing on the bill...more

Workplace Harassment 101

One lesson companies of all sizes can learn from the sexual harassment claims that Uber is facing is that an employer needs to set clear restrictions on harassment and make a conscious effort to hold employees accountable to...more

OSHA Indefinitely Delays E-Recordkeeping Data Submission Requirements

In the final year of the Obama Administration, OSHA published a controversial amendment to its Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Rule known as the “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses” Rule. As published last...more

[Webinar] The Changing Landscape of Anti-Discrimination Laws and Workplace Policies in Light of the NLRB - June 8th, 1:00pm ET

This webinar will discuss some of the more discrete and growing areas of anti-discrimination law at the state and federal level. For instance, ban the box laws have become very popular at the state level to prevent...more

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