The Labor Law Insider: Whistleblower Breaks Details of NLRB Mail Ballot Election Abuse
What's the Tea in L&E? Why You Need Policies for Temps and Other Contractors
Fintech Focus Podcast | Managing a Workforce in a Regulated Environment
(Podcast) California Employment News: Understanding ADA/FEHA Requirements and the Interactive Process
California Employment News: Understanding ADA/FEHA Requirements and the Interactive Process
Exploring Employment Law Across Borders: Italy vs. US With White Lotus — Hiring to Firing Podcast
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 31: Trade Secrets and Protecting Confidential Information with Jennie Cluverius of Maynard Nexsen
#WorkforceWednesday®: Staples Sued Over MA’s Lie Detector Notice, NJ’s Gender-Neutral Dress Code, 2024 Voting Leave Policies - Employment Law This Week®
Employment Law Now VIII-150 - The FTC Noncompete Rule is Dead: What Now?
Employment Law Now VIII-149 - Part 2 of 2: The Final Interview With EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling
(Podcast) California Employment News: Court Ruling Halts FTC’s Non-Compete Ban – Implications for Employers
#WorkforceWednesday®: What the FTC Non-Compete Ban Block Means for Employers - Employment Law This Week®
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Employment Law Now VIII-148- Part 1 of 2: The Final Interview With EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling
Back to School: 3 Essential Employee Trainings
The Chartwell Chronicles: New Jersey Attorney Fees
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 30: Plaintiff Legal Trends with Paul Porter of Cromer, Babb & Porter
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Employment Law Edition: The Latest on Non-Competes and Independent Contractors
The Burr Broadcast: OSHA Clarifies Work-Relatedness of Employee Injuries While Traveling
Labor Law Insider - Collective Bargaining: Ins and Outs, Nuts and Bolts, Part II
A new Connecticut law went into effect this year creating early voting procedures for the first time in Connecticut. The law, Connecticut General Statutes § 9-163aa, provides that before each election, a period of early...more
Post-pandemic most firms have settled into permanent hybrid working arrangements. Two years after the FCA published its statement reminding firms of its ability to visit “any location where work is performed […] including...more
In its September 13, 2024 decision in Bodge et al. v. Commonwealth et al., SJC-13567 (2024), the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) ruled that an employer’s policy of denying the accrual of certain benefits to...more
Driving While Ability Impaired (DWAI) is a serious offense in Colorado that can have far-reaching consequences. Many individuals who face this charge wonder about its long-term impact, particularly when it comes to employment...more
A “qualified disclaimer” is a tax-effective way to refuse a transfer of property that would otherwise occur on someone’s death. From time to time, retirement plan administrators may be contacted by a beneficiary who wants a...more
On August 28, the IRS issued IR-2024-227, reminding employers of the following key aspects of educational assistance programs under Internal Revenue Code Section 127: -They can be used to help reimburse the costs of or...more
In July 2023, the Brazilian Congress passed a law with new and more stringent rules relating to equal pay, with a particular focus on the gender pay gap. The law requires a number of measures be implemented to make...more
The Illinois Legislature has been busy this 2024 session, passing more than 10 new employment laws or amendments to existing employment laws in May 2024, only one of which in any manner affirmatively helps employers. We will...more
How the FLSA “tip credit” is applied has been pushed and pulled numerous times over the last two decades. In the latest volley, the Fifth Circuit entered an order on August 23, 2024, vacating the Department of Labor’s 2021...more
Artificial intelligence (AI) software, programs, and systems are not new. But, as with other recent advances in technology, the law is racing to keep up or even catch up with the use of AI in the workplace. AI offers...more
Illinois recently updated its employment law, the Illinois Human Rights Act to prohibit discriminatory uses of AI. Artificial intelligence as defined by the amendment will cover generative artificial intelligence, not just...more
On August 20, 2024, Western District of Washington Judge John H. Chun asked the Washington Supreme Court to answer the question of what a party must prove to be considered a “job applicant” for the purposes of a pay...more
Whether you run a small café with five employees or a bustling restaurant with 100 team members, having a legally compliant and regularly updated employee handbook is essential. It’s more than just a guide—it's a powerful...more
On July 26, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) issued its Fair Choice – Employee Voice Final Rule (“Final Rule”), which rescinds a trio of April 2020 amendments to the Board’s Rules and Regulations affecting...more
Wednesday, a third court weighed in on the FTC’s proposed ban on non-competes, set to go into effect on September 4, 2024. Judge Corrigan of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida granted the...more
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation last week that will require Illinois employers to inform workers and job seekers about their use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in making employment decisions. The...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Following California’s Workplace Violence Prevention Plan regulation becoming effective, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (“Cal/OSHA”) recently published its draft Workplace...more
USCIS announced on August 6, 2024 that it completed the second H-1B cap lottery for fiscal year (FY) 2025 H-1B cap. All employers with selected registrations have been notified. Employers with selected registrations from the...more
The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee J. Chambers and Cynthia L. Hackerott. In today’s...more
A safe, productive workplace is one in which issues are dealt with in a swift, fair, and consistent manner. One of the primary tools for accomplishing this goal is a credible, thoughtful process to identify, analyze, and...more
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) – a federal law that provides 12 weeks of unpaid leave to employees for their own serious health condition or a family member’s serious health condition – can present tricky situations...more
In an increasingly cashless society, many employers are considering moving to payroll debit cards to provide workers with greater flexibility and convenience. ...more
As discussed in our previous alert, last month Cal/OSHA approved the Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment Standard (“Indoor Heat Standard”)....more
USCIS has announced that it will soon conduct a second round of H-1B cap lottery selection for fiscal year (FY) 2025 H-1B cap from the previously submitted registrations. USCIS has not indicated when the lottery will take...more
Yesterday, the Court in the ATS Trees v. FTC case denied Plaintiff ATS Trees’ Motion for Stay and Enjoin the FTC recent Ban on Non-Compete agreements (“Final Rule”), because, the Court held, ATS Trees failed to establish...more