I-22- The Benefits of Benefits: A Roundtable Discussion on Trending Benefits Issues for 2018
As a result of recent return-to-office mandates, numerous workplaces are seeing a rise in “coffee badging”—when workers pop into the office for just a few hours to fulfill return-to-office mandates. To identify how often...more
It’s not usual for companies to have employees working in multiple states, especially if they hire remote workers. However, managing a workforce that is spread out over multiple locations can be challenging. Join Sara...more
Employers that use artificial intelligence – and developers that create AI systems – could be subject to extensive new laws under several bills introduced by federal legislators. While much of the existing legal landscape on...more
Earlier this month the UK privacy office put a stop to several related entities’ use of facial recognition technologies and fingerprint monitors for their employees. The UK Information Commissioner’s Office found that the...more
With the increase in remote work, employers’ concerns over the security of proprietary company information and employee productivity have increased their reliance on technologies to manage and monitor employees....more
In this series of articles, we explore the implications of the long-term, part-time employee rules under the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0 and the impact those rules have on employers and their workforces. Together, the SECURE...more
To capture AI’s promise, manufacturers must take steps to protect privacy and root out bias, particularly when they train their systems on data about employees. ...more
France’s highest court has intervened in a case involving an employee dismissed based on the geolocation information of his work vehicle. ...more
The Israeli Privacy Protection Authority recently published a statement presenting its position and recommendations on privacy protection as it pertains to the collection of employee geolocation data using designated...more
The decision of the British Columbia, Canada Civil Resolution Tribunal (Tribunal) in Besse v. Reach CPA Inc., 2023 BCCRT 27 is especially relevant now that remote work has become common. The Tribunal found the employer had...more
At the Dentons Davis Brown annual labor and employment law seminar last month, employers discussed a large array of topics, many of which were issues that occurred during COVID or were pre-existing but were exacerbated by...more
A significant concern for managers of remote workers is the ability to engage, manage and monitor performance and productivity – and some healthcare employers have turned to technologies like tracking employee keystrokes,...more
On February 9, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2023-1 (FAB) to provide guidance on tracking hours worked by employees who telework. While the FAB largely repeats...more
In recent years, many employers have increased their use of employee monitoring technology as a means to promote more efficient operations, particularly in light of the pandemic-induced shift to remote or hybrid working...more
As technological advancements make electronic monitoring of employees easier, the proliferation of remote work creates new and strong incentives for employer investment in such monitoring tools. This dynamic prompted National...more
On October 31, 2022, National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") General Counsel, Jennifer A. Abruzzo, published a memorandum outlining a new framework she intends to use to advocate for restricting overreaching employer...more
The COVID-19 pandemic and the attendant shift toward remote work, together with recent technological advances, have drastically expanded the reach of employers' capacity to manage and monitor employees both in and outside of...more
On October 31, 2022, the National Labor Relation Board’s (“NLRB”) General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo issued a potentially spooky memorandum for employers regarding electronic surveillance and automated management. The memo...more
California employers face an abundance of new employment laws set to take effect at the start of the new year. Below find descriptions of new requirements for employee leaves of absence, pay transparency and data reporting,...more
On October 31, 2022, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) released Memorandum GC 23-02 urging the Board to interpret existing Board law to adopt a new legal framework to find...more
The General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board recently issued another General Counsel’s Memorandum to announce her next litigation target. Memorandum GC 23-02, issued October 31, 2022, takes aim at electronic...more
Employers have long used electronic management tools to track and improve employee performance, including GPS on company vehicles, employee badges for access or timekeeping, and monitoring software on work computers. The...more
Over the last decade, and arguably accelerated by the pandemic, employers have increasingly relied on new technologies to monitor, manage, and hire employees. Some of these technologies include tracking devices, keyloggers,...more
The top lawyer from the National Labor Relations Board recently announced that agency investigators should target workplace surveillance and “algorithmic management” technologies that have a “tendency” to interfere with...more