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Legislatures across the United States continued to enact new employment laws in 2024, many of which require review and revision of current handbooks, including adding new policies and updating existing policies, for legal...more
The federal contractor watchdog is hammering down on harassment in the construction industry, in a follow-up to a report from civil rights officials last year on industry-wide issues involving allegations of harassment. The...more
The fourth quarter presents law firm leaders with a critical period for addressing strategic planning, financial management, and compensation adjustments. However, firms that extend their focus beyond immediate financial...more
With the jarring news this week that Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel, many Fortune 500 and other large companies are suddenly finding themselves in the...more
In part two of our insightful artificial intelligence series, partner Guy Brenner, who leads Proskauer’s D.C. Labor & Employment practice and is co-head of the Counseling, Training & Pay Equity Group, and Jonathan Slowik,...more
The Wall Street Journal recently ran a column entitled “The Most Hated Way of Firing Someone Is More Popular Than Ever. It’s the Age of the PIP,” arguing that using a performance improvement plan (PIP) is the worst way to...more
In the spirit of the season, we are using our annual "12 Days of California Labor and Employment" blog series to address new California laws and their impact on employers. On the third day of the holidays, my labor and...more
The European Council recently approved a regulation that will ban products in the European Union that were made using forced labor. The new regulation covers products made with forced labor across the globe that are placed...more
The federal government wants to phase out the lower minimum wage that employers can pay to certain workers with disabilities, according to a proposal that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) just announced. Supporters of the...more
With the CFTC still in the early stages of its fiscal year, in the month of November, we did not see a lot of action by way of publicly-released enforcement actions from the CFTC or enforcement-related public statements from...more
NLRB Changes Standard for Evaluating Employer Statements on Employee Access to Management in a Unionized Environment The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) overturned decades of precedent on November 8, 2024, by...more
Voters in Alaska approved Ballot Measure 1, which will boost Alaska’s minimum wage and provide guaranteed sick leave to workers. First, Ballot Measure 1 increases Alaska’s minimum wage to $13.00 per hour, effective July 1,...more
A federal court in New York recently allowed a lawsuit against a major anesthesia provider to proceed. The case, brought by an upstate New York hospital, claims that the anesthesia provider’s use of restrictive employment...more
Missouri voters similarly approved a state ballot measure—Proposition A—that will increase the state minimum wage starting in 2025 and provide employees in the state with paid sick and safe leave. On January 1, 2025,...more
The election made it clear: Americans are concerned about their financial wellness and the economy. Too many families are navigating the fine line between stability and hardship. In fact, the Federal Reserve reports that 38%...more
On December 4, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed ending the practice of paying subminimum wages to workers with certain disabilities. The proposed rule would phase out subminimum wages for workers with...more
As part of the Action Plan for Democracy, the Government of Spain recently established two new specialized prosecutorial units and a new independent whistleblower protection agency....more
Texas AG Ken Paxton has announced a settlement with TPC Group, Inc. and TPC Group LLC (collectively, “TPC”), to resolve lawsuits alleging that TPC violated Texas law through conduct that resulted in an explosion that leveled...more
Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (Technical Amendments) (Regulations) were published in the Canada Gazette, Part II on December 4, 2024. Draft versions of the Regulations had previously been released on August...more
As discussed in our recent Employment Law Update Webinar, the Minnesota Legislature passed and amended several statutes significantly impacting employment laws in Minnesota during the 2024 session....more
Lawsuits challenging employers' authority to require measures intended to prevent COVID-19 infections continue to wend their way through the federal judiciary. Last month, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a claim...more
Santa is not the only person who should be making a list and checking it twice this December. All sponsors of self-insured medical plans should also make sure that they double-check their year end to do lists....more
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming how businesses operate. From automating repetitive tasks to streamlining decision-making, AI has become a powerful tool for increasing efficiency and fostering innovation....more
You can't make this stuff up. I hope everybody had a good Thanksgiving. A federal judge just down the road from me ruled this week that a woman’s retaliation case should go to a jury, even though her sexual harassment...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently updated its Occupational Information Network (O*NET), resulting in readjustments to the “Job Zones”—five articulated categories correlated with the levels of education, training,...more
