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Employee Handbooks are reference manuals for new and current employees on the policies and procedures of a particular employer. A comprehensive employee handbooks outlines expectations and obligations for both employees and employers and is an important part of effective human resource management. A proper handbook contains detailed information on non-disclosure and conflict of interest obligations, work schedules, employee compensation and benefits, anti-discrimination policies, and codes of conduct to name a few. less -

FTC’s Final Rule on Non-Competes May Not be the Final Word

Genova Burns LLC on 5/13/2024

In a controversial move, on April 24, 2024 the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that beginning September 4, 2024, it will enforce its Final Rule banning most non-compete agreements that seek to limit a worker’s...more

Employment Law 2024: What’s Here and What’s on the Horizon

White and Williams LLP on 1/4/2024

With the New Year here, new laws, rules and regulations are now in effect that may impact your company’s business. While finalizing employee handbook revisions and preparing for the year ahead, employers should consider the...more

November 2023 California Employment Law Notes

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 12/1/2023

We invite you to review our newly-posted November 2023 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law...more

Does Your Litigation Hold Strategy Account for Remote Workers?

Array on 8/10/2023

Google recently got in hot water over employees’ cavalier attitudes toward a litigation hold. The tech giant took a largely hands-off approach to preserving internal chats needed for discovery in a lawsuit. Google employees...more

New Year Brings New Laws for Illinois Employers

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 12/13/2022

The New Year will usher in several new Illinois employment laws. These laws cover a myriad of topics and will require revisions to employee handbooks and general employment policies....more

[Webinar] Lunch and Learn Series: New Employment Laws and Regulations Regarding Marijuana in the Workplace - November 10th, 12:00...

Rivkin Radler LLP on 10/21/2022

Please join us for the November Lunch and Learn as Rivkin Radler Partners John Diviney and Tamika Hardy discuss the following topics: - New State laws – New York Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act, New York Labor Law...more

The National Labor Relations Board 2021 Year In Review – An Overview of Major Developments in Labor Law

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 1/31/2022

INTRODUCTION - 2021 was the first year of National Labor Relations Board under President Biden. For years, the Board’s decisions and its approach generally have swung back and forth depending on whether there was a...more

An Employer’s Spooky Interpretation of its Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Policy

Gray Reed on 10/31/2018

Mark Eting is one of Duncey’s Caps top outside sales agents. Because the company is based in Texas, but Mark lives in Cleveland and sells for the company in the northeast, Mark purchased a personal computer and a laptop to...more

Window On Washington - Vol. 2, Issue 23

Clark Hill PLC on 6/12/2018

Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - August Recess. Senate Majority Leader McConnell announced last week that the Senate would be cancelling all but the first week of August recess. ...more

National Labor Relations Board's General Counsel Issues Guidance On Employer Handbook Rules

Clark Hill PLC on 6/11/2018

On June 6, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board General Counsel issued GC Memorandum 18-04, Guidance on Handbook Rules Post-Boeing. In the Memorandum, the General Counsel analyzes various common work rules and employment...more

Politics in the Workplace: Do NFL Players Have Freedom of Speech to Protest at Games?

Payne & Fears on 9/29/2017

It’s nearly impossible to turn on the TV and not hear something about the NFL player protests and whether such actions are protected speech under the First Amendment. While these protests started last season, they have grown...more

I-13 – Policies, Policies, Policies, and Microchips Embedded in Employees

Cozen O'Connor on 8/21/2017

Michael Schmidt of Cozen O'Connor addresses recent trends and noteworthy developments on certain employment policies related to political activity, confidential customer information, FMLA retaliation, and maximum leave...more

NLRB Ruling in Social Media Case Provides Useful Guidance for Employers

Littler on 8/30/2016

Drafting a social media policy in compliance with Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA” or “the Act”) has become increasingly challenging for employers, as the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “the...more

Federal ALJ Says Ban on Conducting Personal Business in Handbook Violated NLRA Rights

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 8/9/2016

The National Labor Relations Board continues its assault against standard employment policies considered to interfere with employee rights. This time, a federal administrative law judge accepted the Board counsel’s argument...more

NLRB Tells Employers to Mind their Own Business

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/27/2016

Seyfarth Synopsis: An Administrative Law Judge held that an employer’s policy of prohibiting employees from conducting personal business at work, along with its social media and solicitation/distribution policies, violated...more

Defend Trade Secrets Act — Implications for Private Funds

Proskauer - The Capital Commitment on 7/27/2016

On May 11, 2016, the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) became law. The DTSA provides trade-secret protections on the federal level that are similar to those available through the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA)...more

Updating Your Employee Handbook for 2016

Troutman Pepper on 6/20/2016

Employee handbooks are an important way for employers to communicate rules, expectations and benefits to employees. They also can serve as a way for the company to establish its brand and convey its history and corporate...more

Human Resources Audits Prove To Be An Effective Risk Management Tool

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 3/30/2016

One of the largest investments an organization makes is in its employees. As organizations grow and evolve, often Human Resources policies and procedures lag behind and are a last area of concern. Experience has repeatedly...more

California’s New Fair Pay Act: Practical Recommendations for Employers

McManis Faulkner on 1/19/2016

As of January 1, 2016, employers need to adapt to California’s new Fair Pay Act (SB 358). Previously, the law prohibited employers from paying lower wages to employees of opposite gender when they performed equal work that...more

The NLRB Finds Whole Foods’ No-Recording Policy Unlawful

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 1/7/2016

In Whole Foods Market, Inc., the National Labor Relations Board, in a 2-1 decision, held that Whole Foods’ rules prohibiting the recording of conversations in the workplace violated Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor...more

Words Matter: D.C. Circuit Upholds (in part) NLRB's Ruling on Hyundai Handbook Policies

Baker Donelson on 11/24/2015

A recent opinion from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, Hyundai Am. Shipping Agency, Inc. v. NLRB, illustrates the importance of word choice in handbook policies under the watchful eye of the National Labor Relations Board...more

U.S. Department of Labor Publishes Final Rule Implementing Pay Transparency Executive Order

Proskauer - Government Contractor Compliance... on 9/11/2015

On September 10, 2015, the Department of Labor issued its final rule, implementing Executive Order 13665 (the “Order”), which prohibits federal contractors from firing or otherwise disciplining employees or job applicants...more

Surprise! NLRB Approves Employer’s Challenged Social Media Policy

Allen Matkins on 7/23/2015

In somewhat of a surprise, recently the NLRB affirmed an Administrative Law Judge’s decision, which had rejected the NLRB General Counsel’s challenge to a portion of an employer’s social media policy as unlawful. The...more

You Can’t Just WISPer – Employers Must Publish or Display Security Policies

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 7/20/2015

WISP is the acronym for Written Information Security Policy. The information at issue is an individual’s personal information and identifiers, such as a Social Security number, driver’s license number, credit or debit card...more

"WTF", Under the NLRB, Employers Should "Cut the Crap?" The NLRB on Employer Rules, Handbooks, and Increased Employee...

Burr & Forman on 6/15/2015

As you have likely seen by now, on March 18, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board Office of the General Counsel ("GC") issued an extensive memorandum offering guidance on employer rules and handbooks. This memorandum...more

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