Hiring & Firing, Job Duties

Is Your AI Prompt Engineer Exempt From Overtime Pay? An Employer’s 5-Step Guide to Avoiding Misclassification Mistakes

Fisher Phillips on 8/19/2024

As the AI revolution takes hold, employers are hiring for jobs we never imagined just a few years ago. This may leave you in the dark when trying to figure out if your new hires, including Prompt Engineers, will truly meet...more

The Employer’s Playbook for Managing Remote and Hybrid Workforces

Fisher Phillips on 8/16/2024

The rise of remote work has forced employers to tackle one challenge after another – and now the biggest challenge is effectively managing remote and hybrid workforces for the long term. When the pandemic hit, many employers...more

SCOTUS to Ponder Proof in Wage Misclassification Case: 5 Steps for Employers to Comply with Overtime Exemption Rules

Fisher Phillips on 7/5/2024

What evidence does an employer need to show a court to prove it correctly classified employees as exempt from minimum wage and overtime pay? The Supreme Court announced on June 17 that it will address a disagreement among...more

Get Set for Summer: 8 Things Hospitality Employers Should Know About Hiring Teens this Season

Fisher Phillips on 5/14/2024

Many employers in the hospitality industry are ramping up their hiring efforts as they get ready for their busiest season. Whether you’re operating a restaurant, hotel, swim club, tourist attraction, or other business that’s...more

Weekly Checklist: Do Your Job Descriptions Need an Update for 2024?

Fisher Phillips on 12/21/2023

FP Weekly often provides readers with a practical and cutting-edge checklist of issues to consider, action steps to take, and goals to accomplish to ensure you remain on the top of your game when it comes to workplace...more

The “Joint Employer” Pendulum Swings Again. Or Does It?

Gould + Ratner LLP on 11/22/2023

For the third time in eight years, employers again face uncertainty as to whether they may be considered a “joint employer” with another business. This question is not academic and can have real world consequences. What...more

NLRB issues "joint employer" regulations

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 10/31/2023

They are not employer-friendly. On October 26, the National Labor Relations Board, by a 3 to 1 vote, issued regulations with a new standard for determining “joint employer” status under the National Labor Relations Act....more

NLRB Issues Final Rule: Standard Used to Determine Joint-Employer Status

Stevens & Lee on 10/30/2023

On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its new final rule regarding the Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). An employer will now be a...more

The National Labor Relations Board Issues Expansive Joint Employer Rule

Roetzel & Andress on 10/30/2023

Do you use a staffing agency to provide workers for your day-to-day operations? Are you a franchisor that licenses your trademark and business model to franchisees? If you answered “yes” to either of these questions,...more

Massachusetts Employer Forced to Pay $24 Million for Failing to Accommodate an Executive’s Anxiety

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP on 6/2/2023

Mental health issues in the workplace are at an all-time high. And with those issues come a slew of accommodation requests ranging from continued work from home to removal of stressful job duties to not appearing on camera...more

5 Questions to Ask As You Rethink Your Job Requirements

Fisher Phillips on 5/18/2023

Hiring the right people is one of the fundamental building blocks for creating a successful workforce. No doubt you have job requirements and expectations in place to ensure you hire workers who at least meet your minimum...more

Appeals court finds visually impaired employee unqualified for his position

McAfee & Taft on 5/9/2023

In a case that helps employers understand what a “reasonable accommodation” is, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a lower court’s ruling of summary judgment for a Georgia employer who was accused of...more

Ja Morant’s Suspension: Key Takeaways For Handling An Employee’s Off Duty Misconduct

FordHarrison on 4/12/2023

On March 20, 2023, following an eight-game suspension, Memphis Grizzlies’ two-time All-Star point guard, Ja Morant, returned to play in a NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets. Grizzlies’ fans welcomed back Morant...more

Connecticut Law Makers Considering Measure that Could Impact Merit-Based Hiring

FordHarrison on 1/25/2023

Executive Summary: Employers want to hire the best candidates for their job. However, in utilizing certain hiring standards, employers may be having a “disparate impact” that inadvertently discriminates against certain...more

Run Over by the Failure to Train: Fifth Circuit Holds Inadequate Training May Be an Adverse Employment Action

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 1/19/2023

For employers, figuring out what constitutes an adverse employment action under Title VII may seem elusive. In general, an adverse employment action is an ultimate employment decision that affects job duties, compensation or...more

Weekly Checklist: Do Your Job Descriptions Need an Update for 2023?

Fisher Phillips on 1/16/2023

Each week, FP Weekly members receive a practical and cutting-edge checklist of issues to consider, action steps to take, and goals to accomplish to ensure you remain on the top of your game when it comes to workplace...more

[Webinar] Managing the Quiet Quitter - December 15th, 12:00 pm CT

Amundsen Davis LLC on 11/11/2022

In today’s world, management and human resource personnel must be on their A-game in all things relating to employees. With the new phenomenon upon us and continuing to “go viral,” management should have the latest tools to...more

[Webinar] Crossing Borders: Remote Work - EMEA - October 11th, 9:00 am - 10:00 am EDT

World Law Group on 9/27/2022

The pandemic forcefully introduced many companies and employees to remote work. Although many have returned to the office, many others are embracing the idea of remote work indefinitely, and employers and employees alike face...more

[Webinar] Crossing Borders: Remote Work - Americas - October 4th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT

World Law Group on 9/21/2022

The pandemic forcefully introduced many companies and employees to remote work. Although many have returned to the office, many others are embracing the idea of remote work indefinitely, and employers and employees alike face...more

Changing Retail Staffing Models – Unforeseen Risks in a New Economy

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 9/13/2022

Events related to the COVID-19 pandemic may have caused roles within retail operations to shift, and managers may have been required to do more when employees are unexpectedly sick or when staffing levels fell due to the...more

[Webinar] Crossing Borders: Remote Work - Asia - September 27th, 2:00 am GMT

World Law Group on 9/12/2022

The pandemic forcefully introduced many companies and employees to remote work. Although many have returned to the office, many others are embracing the idea of remote work indefinitely, and employers and employees alike face...more

Wisconsin Supreme Court Clarifies When a Conviction is Substantially Related to An Individual’s Employment

Quarles & Brady LLP on 4/8/2022

In a case in which Quarles & Brady’s Bob Duffy and Lindsey Davis were honored to represent Cree, Inc. (“Cree”), on March 10, 2022 the Wisconsin Supreme Court provided long awaited and important guidance concerning when an...more

First Shot Fired: EEOC Files First Pandemic-Related Remote Work Discrimination Lawsuit

Fisher Phillips on 9/13/2021

After the COVID-19 pandemic required many employers to implement remote work arrangements (both to continue their operations and to comply with new state and federal regulations), many employers – and employment lawyers –...more

For Once, Good Deed Goes Unpunished

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 5/20/2021

What is an employer’s risk in terminating an employee who has suffered an injury or becomes disabled and no longer can perform the essential functions of the position? How can that risk be lowered?...more

Frequently Asked Questions: Labor & Employment for Nonprofit Organizations

Jackson Walker on 8/27/2020

The questions and answers below highlight labor and employment topics as they relate to nonprofit organizations. Classifying Your Staff - What is the difference between a paid employee and an unpaid volunteer? Under...more

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