Discrimination, Recordkeeping Requirements

FINRA Reminds Financial Firms How AI Use Poses Significant Risks

Rumberger | Kirk on 12/17/2024

These days, artificial intelligence is everywhere we look, and the financial services industry is no different. As AI use increases, regulatory bodies are updating their rules and guidelines detailing how companies should and...more

2024 Legislative Updates: New Landlord-Tenant Laws in Colorado

Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC on 11/26/2024

In response to Colorado’s limited affordable housing supply, the General Assembly recently enacted several laws affecting residential landlords and tenants. These new laws involve tenant evictions, occupancy limits, housing...more

The Essentials—California Employment Law Update For 2024

K&L Gates LLP on 11/8/2023

In the November edition of The Essentials, we outline key provisions of many of the new employment laws that will take effect in 2024. GENERALLY APPLICABLE NEW LAWS - AB 1076 and SB 699: Sweeping Prohibition Against...more

Understanding Compliance with California’s Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Requirements

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 3/28/2022

Employers should have a comprehensive plan regarding sexual harassment prevention in the workplace, which includes training for all employees. Under current California law, employers with five or more employees are required...more

OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccine or Test Mandate Is BACK in Play… For Now

Weintraub Tobin on 12/20/2021

On Friday, December 17, 2021, the federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals granted an emergency motion to dissolve the stay of the federal OSHA COVID-19 vaccine or test mandate for large employers. Background. On...more

Responding to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus: Guidance for US Employers

Morgan Lewis on 2/5/2020

The outbreak of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has created a number of questions and compliance challenges for employers in the United States as well as across the globe. This is a fluid and rapidly changing...more

Termination Documentation

Foley & Lardner LLP on 8/9/2018

When terminating an employee, an employer should create documentation showing the reason for and circumstances relating to the termination. The documentation serves two purposes. First, it helps the employer remember why it...more

And Now The Bad News: Avalanche of California Bills Continues to Advance

Fisher Phillips on 6/1/2018

As we discussed in our last blog post, California employers received some rare good news in recent days. Bills to expand California’s paid sick leave requirement and to require employers to accommodate medical marijuana use...more

New Harassment and Discrimination Policy Requirement for Public Contractors

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 10/26/2017

The Oregon Legislature passed HB 3060, requiring most public contractors to maintain specific policies and practices relating to sexual harassment, sexual assault, and discrimination against employees who are members of a...more

June 2017: The Top 15 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 7/7/2017

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. June 2017 was no different, with...more

Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report - January 2017

Littler on 1/9/2017

Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report details notable labor, employment, and benefits news and events at the federal, state, local, and global levels. The January edition of the Insider Report reviews what...more

EEOC Resuelve Caso de Robo de Salario Discriminatorio

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 10/6/2016

Steamboat Springs restaurante que pagar $50,000 (50 mil dolares) por falta de pago de salarios adecuados a Los trabajadores latinos debido a su raza u origen nacional - DENVER - En Steamboat Springs, Colorado, el...more

EEOC Conciliates Discriminatory Wage Theft Case

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 10/6/2016

Steamboat Springs Restaurant to Pay $50,000 for Failing to Pay Proper Wages to Latino Workers Because of Race or National Origin - DENVER - A Steamboat Springs, Colo., restaurant has agreed to pay $50,000 to resolve race...more

Resource Employment Solutions Pays $435,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 8/30/2016

Company Illegally Granted Placement Preferences to Hispanic Temps over Black Temps, Federal Agency Charged - MEMPHIS, Tenn.-Resource Employment Solutions, LLC (Resource), a temporary staffing agency headquartered in...more

CFPB Issues New Mortgage Disclosure Rule

Goodwin on 10/22/2015

On October 15, 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule amending Regulation C, which implements the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). At nearly 800 pages, the new HMDA rule changes (i) the...more

California Enacts a Raft of New Employment Legislation

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 10/21/2015

The latest legislative session has just ended, and, true to form, the California Legislature has added more than a dozen new laws affecting employers doing business in the nation’s largest state. These statutes are in...more

Big Data in Human Resources = Big Decisions for HR Pros

Zelle LLP on 10/16/2015

Big data, data analytics, talent analytics, HR analytics, people analytics. There are many names to describe the use of data science in human resources, and as the list grows, the promise of this technology continues to...more

New Public Employment Laws for 2015

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 1/29/2015

Year in and year out, one thing is true: In California, there will always be new laws affecting employers, and 2015 is no exception. Below is a brief description of the laws that public sector employers need to be aware of...more

Do I Really Have To Keep All These Employment Records?

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on 12/13/2013

We are frequently asked how long an employer should retain employment records. Employers need to keep them as long as they are required, but obviously don’t want to retain and store any records longer than they have to....more

Avoiding Mistletoe Mishaps, Part I: Seven Employment Topics To Consider When Hiring Seasonal Workers

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/22/2013

As 2013 comes to an end, we will consider a number of issues that employers might be facing at the end of the year. In this blog series, we will cover topics such as seasonal hiring, religious discrimination claims stemming...more

Employment Law Reporter - August 2013: Don't have rules and policies unless you are prepared to discipline those who break them

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 8/13/2013

In the immortal words of Stephen Covey, the genius who convinced us to micro-organize our lives into fifteen minute increments, "Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying...more

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