Finding the right match between a job candidate and a critical role in your organization can take time, dedication, and even a little luck – so the need to rescind an offer of employment can be difficult for you and the...more
Employers should promptly update their Summary of Consumer Rights notice provided to applicants and workers before taking adverse employment action based on their background check reports, thanks to a new rule about to take...more
It’s never easy to make accurate predictions about what we might expect to see in the workplace in the coming year. After all, at the start of 2020, no one could have predicted COVID-19. None of us had heard the phrase “the...more
1/3/2023
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Relations ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Privacy Laws ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
It’s never easy to make accurate predictions about what we might expect to see in the workplace in the coming year. After all:
- At the start of 2020, no one could have predicted COVID-19.
- None of us had heard the phrase...more
11/1/2022
/ Affirmative Action ,
Background Checks ,
Blockchain ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employee Retention ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Labor Relations ,
Leave of Absence ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Trade Secrets ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
Welcome to FP Forecast, a monthly outlook featuring Fisher Phillips thought leaders providing their insights into what employers can expect in 2022 and beyond. By following along each month, you’ll be in the best position to...more
7/21/2022
/ Background Checks ,
Blockchain ,
College Athletes ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Misclassification ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Transparency ,
Sports ,
Student Athletes ,
Tip Credit ,
Tipped Employees ,
Tips ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
More and more organizations are conducting background checks on applicants and employees. Whether it’s to minimize safety and security risks, increase protection against fraud and theft, or required by law for your industry,...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more
9/10/2020
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Medical Leave ,
Misclassification ,
NLRB ,
Paid Leave ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Remote Working ,
Telecommuting ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wrongful Death
Georgia’s recent passage of a new lactation break law earlier this month has taken many employers by surprise – or may even be news to you. Over the past weeks, news headlines have been saturated with coverage on an array of...more
8/28/2020
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Breastfeeding ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Lactation Accommodation ,
New Legislation ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
The Georgia Department of Labor announced this week that it passed emergency rules regarding partial unemployment claims and shifted Career Center registration from in-person to online. The rule will remain in effect for 120...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes each month in 2017. August was no...more
9/9/2017
/ Affirmative Action ,
Appeals ,
Audio Recording ,
Class Action ,
Classification ,
College Admissions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gig Economy ,
Green Cards ,
Hardship Distributions ,
Hurricane Harvey ,
Identity Theft ,
Independent Contractors ,
NLRB ,
On-Demand Services ,
Online Platforms ,
Over-Time ,
Pay Data ,
Popular ,
Standing ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions ,
Vetting ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wellness Programs
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced late Tuesday that it was implementing an immediate stay of the revised EEO-1 Report, putting a halt to long-awaited pay data reporting requirements. The stay creates much...more
8/31/2017
/ Delays ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
OMB ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Payroll Records ,
Proposed Rules ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Trump Administration ,
Undue Burden
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While it always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, the last few months have seen an unprecedented number of changes. May 2017 was no different, with...more
6/5/2017
/ Affordable Care Act ,
American Health Care Act (AHCA) ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Day of Rest Laws ,
E-Verify ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Workweek ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Federal Budget ,
Federal Contractors ,
Food Service Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
Immigration Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
On-Call Employees ,
OSHA ,
Paid Leave ,
Parental Leave ,
Popular ,
Portable Benefits ,
Repeal ,
Retail Workers ,
Sick Leave ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump Administration ,
Work Schedules
Many workers in Georgia who receive sick leave from their employers will soon be entitled to use such leave to care for family members, thanks to a new law signed into effect by Governor Nathan Deal last week. The new law...more
Obama Administration’s Fair Pay And Safe Workplaces Rule Falls Victim To Congressional Disapproval Resolution
Today, President Trump signed his approval to a joint resolution passed by Congress disapproving of Executive...more
The World Health Organization recently declared Zika a global public health emergency, only the fourth time the agency has declared the spread of a disease to be a health emergency of international concern. The following...more
On February 1, 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Zika a global public health emergency. This is only the fourth time that the WHO has declared the spread of a disease to be a “public health emergency of...more