Every employee hired is expected to be a team player and integrate into the employer's culture to cultivate success. However, nearly all employers find out at some point that new hires do not always work out as planned....more
In the midst of one of the hottest summers on record, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB" or the "Board") is putting the heat on employers.
In a recent decision issued on August 2, 2023, the NLRB has assumed the...more
The National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") has recently declared a limit on parties' contractual rights that many private employers (and, for that matter many, of their employees) may find distressing. ...more
Three Ward and Smith labor and employment attorneys analyzed a number of real-life situations many employers are dealing with in the current landscape.
The webinar, part of Ward and Smith's In-House Counsel virtual...more
1/21/2022
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Federal Contractors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
OSHA ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
A new lawsuit for sexual harassment is filed almost on a daily basis somewhere in the United States.
Most of these lawsuits could have been avoided with (1) proper groundwork on the front end, (2) an impartial...more
11/30/2018
/ #MeToo ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Culture ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Harassment ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Title VII