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[Webinar] 2024 Labor & Employment Law Virtual Update - September 18th, 8:30 am - 11:00 am ET

Foster Swift Collins & Smith on 8/7/2024

It has been a particularly busy year on the labor and employment law front. To learn more about the major challenges employers face and developments your organization needs to address before year's end, we encourage you to...more

Post-Chevron Employment Law Regulations: What to Expect

ArentFox Schiff on 7/30/2024

Forty years ago, the US Supreme Court’s decision in Chevron USA, Inc. v. National Resources Defense Council, 46 US 837 (1984), upended administrative law practice. In brief, that case, for which the “Chevron doctrine” is...more

OFCCP Week In Review: July 2024 #4

DirectEmployers Association on 7/22/2024

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

Beltway Buzz - June 2024

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/10/2024

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

Proposed NLRB-EEOC Memo On Racially-Charge Picket Line Speech Paused Pending Hearing

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 6/5/2024

As we’ve discussed previously (see here and here), the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) has recently endeavored to work collaboratively with other federal agencies to combat workplace issues where multiple agencies may...more

Politics in the Workplace: What Employers Need to Know

Littler on 6/4/2024

As the 2024 election approaches, protests continue across the country, and employees increasingly engage in discourse on important national and international political topics, employers can expect that political speech and...more

Severance Agreement Confidentiality Provisions Under Fire, Employer Surveillance, and a Roadmap for Profanity in the Context of...

Benesch on 4/1/2024

In early 2023, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB or “Board”) decision in McLaren Macomb, 372 NLRB 58, revoked employers’ ability to require their employees to keep the terms of severance packages confidential and to...more

It’s an election year. Be careful out there.

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 12/19/2023

It’s an election year. Be careful out there. “A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away,” I represented labor unions. Actually, it was more like 30+ years ago and a few miles down I-85 in Atlanta. Just like that opening...more

A Reminder for Employers: Review Your Separation Agreements

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers on 12/4/2023

Companies routinely use separation agreements with departing employees. Through those agreements, the employee receives some type of separation benefit (typically a payment or severance) in exchange for waiving and releasing...more

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of AI in the Workplace

DRI on 11/27/2023

Artificial intelligence “is one of the most profound things that humanity is working on. It’s more profound than... electricity or fire.” -Sundar Pichai, Chief Executive Officer, Google....more

Employment Flash - November 2023

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/16/2023

...NLRB Issues Final Rule on ‘Joint Employer’ Standard On - October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a final rule titled “Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status,” which rescinds and...more

OFCCP Week In Review: October 2023 #5

DirectEmployers Association on 10/30/2023

Wednesday, October 25, 2023: Senate Confirmed Nomination of Jessica Looman to Head US DOL’s Wage and Hour Division - Senator Sullivan Only Republican Voting in Favor - By a 51-46 largely party-line vote, the U.S. Senate...more

OFCCP Week In Review: October 2023 #3

DirectEmployers Association on 10/17/2023

Sunday, October 1, 2023: OFCCP Discrimination Enforcement Statistics Hit New Lows - As federal Fiscal Year 2024 began on October 1, Fiscal Year 2023 ended on a down note for OFCCP as its enforcement statistics went even...more

10-Step Plan for Employers Using Artificial Intelligence in Employment Processes

Cooley LLP on 10/12/2023

Artificial intelligence has transformed the way we live, work and even think. While AI offers seemingly endless potential benefits in the workplace – including improvements in efficiency, cost cutting and innovation –...more

EEOC Releases Draft Enforcement Guidance on Workplace Harassment and Invites Comment

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/12/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: On October 2, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) published notice of its “PROPOSED Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace” (“draft enforcement guidance”) in the Federal...more

Q3 Employment Law Updates: Enforcement Actions Bring Much for Employers to Consider

DarrowEverett LLP on 10/11/2023

The third quarter of 2023 has been pretty exciting as far as employment lawyers are concerned. Substantial regulations have been proposed and the pressure from federal agencies continues to rise. We will talk about some of...more

SEC Settlement A Reminder for Employers: Review Your Separation Agreements

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers on 10/3/2023

by Mark Wiletsky Mark Wiletsky Companies routinely use separation agreements with departing employees. Through those agreements, the employee receives some type of separation benefit (typically a payment or severance), and...more

#WorkforceWednesday: NLRB Issues Stericycle Decision, EEOC Proposes Pregnant Worker Rule, EEOC Settles First AI...

Epstein Becker & Green on 8/23/2023

This week, we’re analyzing the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB’s) recent Stericycle decision, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC’s) proposed rule on pregnant workers’ rights, and the EEOC’s first-ever...more

Beltway Buzz - July 2023

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/10/2023

SCOTUS Recap. Because the Buzz was away briefly, we want to make sure that our readers have seen the thoughtful insights prepared by our colleagues on the impacts to employers stemming from the Supreme Court of the United...more

Policy Matters Newsletter - June 2023

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/29/2023

Aaaaaand we're back! As we did around the same time last year, we would like the thank the readers for y’all’s patience during our summer hiatus to allow our authors to take a short break to get some Vitamin D and replenish....more

OFCCP Week In Review: June 2023 #3

DirectEmployers Association on 6/21/2023

Tuesday, June 13, 2023: U.S. NLRB Returned to Obama-Era Independent Contractor Standard for NLRA Coverage - Ruling Makes It Harder for Employers to Treat Workers as Independent Contractors - Decision Will Also Impact...more

Beltway Buzz - June 2023 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/12/2023

Debt Limit Done. Now What? With the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the rearview mirror, this week the U.S. Congress turned to other matters. The U.S. Senate spent the week focusing on nominations to federal agencies. ...more

Busy Inside the Beltway: Recent Activity by the DOL, EEOC, NLRB and FTC

BCLP on 6/8/2023

Federal agencies responsible for employment-related matters have been busy in recent weeks issuing guidance, updated workplace posters, and more. Let’s get caught up...more

Agency Updates Employers Need to Know

Payne & Fears on 5/19/2023

Federal agencies have kept busy over the past month, with several releasing decisions or guidance directly related to the workplace. Employers should be aware of what these actions mean for the way they conduct their...more

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