Jessica Glatzer Mason on Employer Liability Issues

Part-Time, Temp Hiring Boom Opens Door to Compliance Pitfalls

Employers are facing a glut of open positions and the trend is expected to continue. Foley & Lardner attorneys say the use of non-traditional employment relationships like part-time and temporary options has risen...more

2/11/2022 / Compliance , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Labor (DOL) , Employees , Employer Liability Issues , Enforcement Actions , Hiring & Firing , Job Applicants , Misclassification , Part-Time Employees , Temporary Employees , Wage and Hour

#MeToo2022: I’ll See You In Court, If I Want To – Congress Passes Ban on Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Harassment and Assault...

In the wake of the #MeToo movement, several states, such as California, have taken steps to ban mandatory arbitration clauses that cover claims of sexual harassment and assault. However, such prohibitions have decidedly not...more

2/11/2022 / #MeToo , Assault , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Policies , Harassment , Mandatory Arbitration Clauses , New Legislation , Sexual Assault , Sexual Harassment

Protecting Trade Secrets in a Hot Labor Market — Make Sure Departing Employees Don’t Exit Through the Gift Shop

In this hot labor market, businesses have been laser focused on hiring and retaining talent. While increased employee mobility leads to some exciting hires, it also means some workers are leaving for new opportunities. When...more

2/8/2022 / Confidential Information , Confidentiality Policies , Data Protection , Employees , Employer Liability Issues , Former Employee , Theft , Trade Secrets

They Said They Would, and So They Did: DOL Formally Withdraws Joint Employer Regulations

Joint employment continues to be a hot-button issue, especially as many companies look to contingent workforces to provide flexibility as businesses reopen in this uncertain economic landscape. Joint employment is found...more

8/10/2021 / Department of Labor (DOL) , Employer Liability Issues , Independent Contractors , Joint Employers , Proposed Regulation , State and Local Government , State Labor Laws , Wage and Hour

New Texas Law Shields Businesses From COVID-19 Liability

On June 14, 2021, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law SB 6, a bill granting retroactive civil liability protections for large and small businesses, and a variety of health care providers and first responders subjected to...more

7/13/2021 / Civil Liability , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Corporate Counsel , Employer Liability Issues , First Responders , Health Care Providers , Negligence , New Legislation , Physicians , Small Business , Texas

New Year, New Forms – Form I-9 Gets a 2020 Update

No job is finished until the paperwork is done, but compliant employers also know that no job is started until the paperwork is complete too. This is especially true with the Form I-9. Last week, U.S. Citizenship and...more

2/11/2020 / Employer Liability Issues , Employment Eligibility Verification , Foreign Workers , Form I-9 , Hiring & Firing , Immigrants , Required Forms , USCIS

Putting PAID to Non-Compliant Payroll Practices: Is the DOL’s Payroll Self-Audit Program Right for You?

Remember full-service gas stations? These days, we have self-service pumps. Remember cashiers at the grocery store? Now, most chains offer self-service checkout. Remember the DOL auditing your labor practices? Not so fast –...more

12/4/2018 / Department of Labor (DOL) , Employer Liability Issues , Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) , Federal Pilot Programs , Payroll Audit Independent Determination program (PAID) , State and Local Government , Wage and Hour

Jessica Glatzer Mason

Foley & Lardner LLP

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