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We have been reminding you for the past eight months of the new California Labor Code sections 6401.7 and 6401.9 creating a July 1, 2024, deadline to have your workplace violence prevention program in place. This...
Fruit farm Ayoquezco Farms, Inc., and its owner, Juan Rafael Cruz, agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a sex harassment and discrimination lawsuit filed by the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) and former employee...
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted, 3 to 2, to ban nearly all noncompete agreements. The ban is scheduled to become effective on September 4, 2024. Whether the rule will become effective remains...
On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) released its long-delayed final rule— Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees...
Earlier this year the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) released statistics on its child labor enforcement activity for 2023. Astonishingly, WHD found an 88% increase since 2019 in the unlawful...
During the Biden administration, an ambitious and aggressive National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued several precedent-breaking rulings addressing issues as broad as protected speech and union representation to...
In early May, employers had a chance to hear from the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Acting Director Michele Hodge and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Vice Chair Jocelyn Samuels at...
On April 30, 2024, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced the release of a new artificial intelligence (AI) landing page. Following the link, the OFCCP provides 10 FAQs following by...
On April 29, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its final harassment guidance, updating the previous version with Bostock, #MeToo, and remote work issues. The most controversial guidance...
However the current era is characterized by future historians, political commentators will have to consider our piece of time as one that shifted the center of power from the Imperial Presidency to the Omnipotent...
Q We provide laptop computers to all our personnel. Many employees damage them during employment or return them with damage upon leaving employment. What are our options for recouping from employees the costs of...
Last year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a proposed rule to ban most noncompete agreements nationwide, with very limited exceptions. The sweeping rule forbids any contractual term between an employer and a...
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has issued an aggressive scheduling order that “should allow prompt resolution of” one of the initial challenges to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC)...
Q When crafting a severance agreement, should you follow the guidelines of the state the employee resides/works in or the state where the company is incorporated? The answer depends on a number of factors. Often...
Recently, the Texas Supreme Court set aside a verdict against an employer when the plaintiffs’ lawyer made appeals to racial prejudice and gender bias during the trial. Car crash An employee of New Prime Inc. rear-ended...
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