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Offit Kurman

Recruitment in a Changing Federal Landscape

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In this week's episode of OK at Work, Sarah Sawyer and Russell Berger, attorneys at Offit Kurman, discuss the recruitment of new hires in light of recent changes in federal government employment under the new presidential...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

Maynard Nexsen

Compliance with WARN for Remote Workers

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Assignment of remote workers under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) is a complex and unsettled issue, which could be subject to legal challenge. WARN requires employers to provide written notice at...more

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Here Are the Top 10 New Laws Coming Soon to California Workplaces and 5 Key Bills the Governor Surprisingly Vetoed

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California employers know that the new year inevitably brings new workplace laws that are finalized at the end of the state’s legislative session in the fall. This year, state lawmakers considered over 2,700 bills – the most...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

HR Trends for 2023 and Beyond

The top 5 HR trends shaping the future of work. As we step into 2023, HR leaders are faced with the challenge of staying ahead of the curve in an ever-evolving workforce landscape. In the past 3 years, we’ve navigated a...more

Mintz

The Digital Dismissal Dilemma

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The recent New York Times piece about the chaos arising from terminating remote workers highlights the difficulties employers face when laying off a distributed workforce of digital workers. Few employers are able to deliver...more

Polsinelli

Employers Beware: Risks with Reductions in Force Involving a Remote Workforce

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​​​​​​​Employers considering a reduction in force involving remote workers may be subject to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (the “WARN Act”) (29 U.S.C. §2100 et. seq.) and corresponding state...more

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Can Discharging Remote Workers Trigger the WARN Act at a ‘Single Site of Employment’?

To say that COVID-19 has presented numerous challenges to employers would certainly be an understatement. One of the changes and challenges that has entered the workforce is the proliferation of work-from-home arrangements. ...more

Littler

Littler 2021 European Employer Survey Report - November 2021

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Executive Summary - Despite all that remains uncertain for European employers – involving the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic, new working models or any number of other emergent workforce issues – one area has come...more

Fisher Phillips

April 2021: The Top 16 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Latest Developments from the Connecticut General Assembly: The Labor and Public Employees Committee Has Spoken (Part One-COVID-19...

Following its initial action; https://workingtogether.pullcomblog.com/archives/latest-developments-from-the-connecticut-general-assembly-the-labor-and-public-employees-committee-begins-to-speak-3/; the General Assembly’s...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

COVID Infections May Be Down But COVID Lawsuits Are Up: What Employers Should Consider

It comes as no surprise that employee claims against employers are on the rise. In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a drastic decline in newly filed employment-related lawsuits. The decline was likely the...more

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Dear Littler: How do we Determine Where Remote Employees “Work” for WARN Act Purposes?

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Dear Littler: We are planning a layoff that will involve many of our employees who are working remotely during the pandemic.  How do we decide who works at a particular location for WARN counting purposes?...more

Epstein Becker & Green

[Virtual Event] Hot Employee Mobility Issues in the COVID-19 Era - November 12th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

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COVID-19 has not only created a plethora of workplace safety, accommodation, and leave issues, it has also created new employee mobility challenges for employers: - How can employers maintain the “trade secret” status of...more

Payne & Fears

[Webinar] 2020 Virtual Employment Law Seminar: Fear Nothing - October 21st, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm PDT

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This year has been fraught with disruption. To make things easier, Payne & Fears is offering one full day of seminars on pressing employment law topics. Attendees can join from the comfort of their homes or offices. Attend...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 8.27.2020 | Top Story: TikTok CEO Resigns After Just 4 Months on Job

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Still-new TIkTok CEO Kevin Mayer has stepped down, “just months after taking the helm of the viral short video app.” ByteDance had appointed Mayer in May in an effort “to make the case that TikTok operates as a separate...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Part 26 of “The Restricting Covenant” Series: COVID-19 Edition

The global COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact employers and their employees’ work activities in a variety of ways. Millions of workers have been terminated, laid off or furloughed. Companies have shifted to remote...more

Nossaman LLP

[Webinar] Back to Business: An HR Roadmap for Life After Lockdown - July 9th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm PT

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Now that COVID-19 lockdown orders in most areas across the country are lifting, employers are beginning to reopen their workplaces. As employees return to work, and customers and contractors are allowed back into businesses,...more

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