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Restricting Remote Work Interfered With Employee's FMLA Rights

The Family and Medical Leave Act does not require employers to allow qualified employees to work remotely. While such requests may fall under the Americans with Disabilities Act’s reasonable accommodation obligation, the FMLA...more

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FAQs: FCA “home visits”

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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

Perkins Coie

Ninth Circuit Rules Employers May Be Liable for Coworker Social Media Harassment Outside Workplace

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In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit soundly rejected the notion that employers may escape liability for unlawful harassment by arguing that the alleged harassment is limited to social media...more

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Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your September To-Do List

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Failure to Provide Employee With Private Office May Have Violated ADA Accommodation Requirements

Last week, we reported a federal appellate decision finding that an employee who insisted on working remotely failed to demonstrate a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act because he would not consider alternative...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Employee's Failure to Engage on Accommodation Alternatives Dooms ADA Claims

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employers are required to provide reasonable accommodations to disabled workers, but not necessarily the accommodation favored by the employee. ...more

Morgan Lewis

Remote Work is Key for Building and Retaining Tech Talent in Asia

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Asia’s technology sector presents numerous challenges for employers, with legal frameworks that not only differ across regions but can also be layered with cultural nuances. Because competition for talent in Asia spans the...more

IR Global

Managing Remote Workers – 7 Best Practices

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An Accountant in Missouri has run her business for over 20 years. In 2020, she hired her first ‘remote worker’ but now 4 out of 11 of her team members work remotely. What she thought would be a temporary shift has become...more

Leopard Solutions

Are Connecticut Legal Talent Woes a Microcosm for Neighbor States that Flank Large Markets?

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City law firms' increasingly flexible work-from-home policies are making it more difficult for suburban firms to recruit Big Law talent, according to a recent article by Law360. This trend is disrupting the long-standing...more

BCLP

UK HR Two-Minute Monthly: June 2024

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Our June update includes a new gender critical philosophical belief case exploring some new areas (such as the nature of the workplace), a case on redaction of disclosure documents and whether the redacted material was...more

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Flexible Work Marches on in Asia

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In recent years, the traditional 9-to-5 work model has undergone a significant transformation across Asia, with the rise of flexible work arrangements reshaping the way businesses operate and employees engage with their work....more

Venable LLP

Think You Aren't a Colorado Employer? Colorado Thinks Otherwise

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Employers with employees, including remote workers, who live or work in more than one state have likely already faced the challenge of determining what employment laws apply, the work they apply to, and when....more

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Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 18: Labor Market Trends with Steve Hall, Vice President of Find Great...

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For episode 18, Tina and Christy welcome Steve Hall of Find Great People, a nationally recognized talent acquisition and HR consulting firm. Steve joins us to discuss labor market and workforce trends for 2024, including...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

[Webinar] Managing New Legal Mandates for Multi-State Employers - June 11th, 10:00 am CT

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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

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Revisiting Homer’s drinking bird: Navigating remote work and automation

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Almost eight years ago, we wrote about some lessons that could be taken from The Simpsons episode ‘King-Size Homer’ (first broadcast in 1995). You will remember that Homer is so lazy that he sets up a “drinking bird” to...more

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Top 10 Legal Challenges for Employers

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With 2024 underway, we highlight some of the most pressing legal issues facing employers this year, including increased regulation of noncompetition agreements, new paid family and medical leave laws, a new Overtime Rule, and...more

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[Virtual Event] Encouraging, Managing, and Integrating Employee Reporting - May 30th, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm CT

Optimize your compliance program with a “speak up” workplace culture - Building an organizational culture that encourages employee reporting is key to compliance program success. When employees are comfortable voicing...more

Hogan Lovells

News on remote working legislation in Italy

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As of 1st April 2024, the provisions which have regulated remote working for private companies during all the pandemic period in Italy are no longer in place. Therefore, from such date, the ordinary regime of remote working,...more

Ius Laboris

Last call for European cross-border telework 

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On 1 January 2024 the EU Framework Agreement on cross-border telework finally entered into force in Italy....more

Venable LLP

CRD's New Pay Data Reporting Requirements

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California law requires private employers of 100 or more employees or remote workers hired through labor contractors to annually report pay, demographic, and other workplace data to California's Civil Rights Department (CRD)....more

K&L Gates LLP

Employment Practices and Data Protection: Monitoring Workers 101

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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recently published guidance for employers on monitoring workers lawfully, transparently and fairly. The guidance aims to protect workers’ data protection rights and help...more

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Considerations When Employing Workers in a Country Where the Company Currently Has No Employees

There can be a number of circumstances in which a company may want to engage someone in a country where the company currently has no employees. This could be a desire to expand the business into new markets, recruit a...more

Goldberg Segalla

[Webinar] Employment Law in the Post-COVID World: A Refresher and Update - March 26th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

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As businesses are implementing return-to-work policies and administrative agencies are adjusting to a post-COVID world, see where employment laws are now and what we expect for the near future. Join Goldberg Segalla partner...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Don’t Let a Tight Labor Market Get Your Guard Down

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In wrongful termination cases in the U.S., the primary source of liability for employers is an employee’s alleged lost wages. Under U.S. law, an employee who is terminated for a discriminatory or a retaliatory reason is...more

Fisher Phillips

Can You Lay Off Remote Workers First? 4 Key Considerations for Employers Facing RIFs

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Here’s the scenario: You were just told that your company needs to reduce its workforce by 10%, and it’s your job to put together an action plan for this grim assignment. But there’s a catch. The leadership team wants you to...more

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