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Reverse discrimination claims boosted by Supreme Court

by Paige Good and Harrison Kosmider, McAfee & Taft

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The 117th Congress finishes with a flourish

In the just-concluded Lame Duck session, Congress finally passed the fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget, which ensured the federal government would be fully funded through September 2023. Congress also added increased...

Feb 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Exploring the next ‘quiet’ workplace phenomenon and what to do about it

First, the buzz was all about “quiet quitting” as overworked employees quietly cut back on their tasks to help them cope with job stress. That trend was countered with “quiet firing” as supervisors who noticed the...

Feb 01, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California · New York · Texas · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Focusing on the future: HR leaders explore what to expect

It’s early in the new year—a time when people often assess priorities and look at what to expect in the future. That goes for human resources thinkers, too. With all the change the workplace has seen over the past few...

Feb 01, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California

No ifs, ands, or buts: Failure to timely pay arbitration fees waives right to arbitration

Recent case developments in California have placed companies on alert that arbitration fees must be timely paid or else an arbitration agreement is materially breached and the right to arbitration waived. California...

Feb 01, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California

‘Outside sales’ inside Costco: classifying a representative sample

The California Court of Appeal recently held that whether an employee at a fixed site not owned or leased by the employer is subject to the outside salesperson exemption is determined by the extent to which the employer...

Feb 01, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California

Parental leave considerations

Q: Can we ever request a non-birthing parent to take parental leave all at once or limit their intermittent leave, so they aren’t taking multiple blocks of time within the rolling 12-month period? Parental leave for...

Jan 31, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Respecting privacy while restricting cellphone use in the office

Q: Our company wants to implement a policy to limit personal cell phone usage only to break times. Can we ask workers to put their phones in their work lockers or on their supervisors’ desks? In most jurisdictions, no...

No sale: Recovery period rehire exception doesn’t apply to new positions

Wisconsin’s worker’s compensation statute requires employers, absent reasonable cause, to rehire employees who suffered a workplace injury. Normally, employees need to show they reapplied to their old position to make a...

Independent contractors should complete workplace conduct and safety trainings

Q: Can we require independent contractors to complete the same trainings employees take (e.g., antiharassment or safety training)? Yes, businesses can and should require independent contractors to complete trainings on...

New York State minimum wage increased for upstate employees

Effective December 31, 2022, the minimum wage in upstate New York (all of New York State except Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties and New York City), will rise from $13.20 to $14.20 per hour. The minimum wage for...

Jan 31, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · New York

Federal Trade Commission proposes banning noncompete clauses

On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a radical and unprecedented rule that would prohibit employers from using noncompete clauses with their workers. This follows the initiation of a landmark...

Compliance alert for New Jersey employers: DCR updates employment posters

The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) recently adopted new and amended regulations concerning the "Display of Official Posters of the Division on Civil Rights” that require employers to display two updated...

New year, new protections for pregnant and nursing employees

In late December 2022, Congress passed—and President Joe Biden signed—a spending bill that included two laws expanding rights for pregnant and nursing employees. One of the laws, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)...

Things are looking up: new year, new minimum wage

A new year has started, and that means new minimum wage rates. New rates went into effect on January 1, 2023, in Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Minnesota Every year, the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry...

NLRB General Counsel: Electronically monitoring employees may violate the law

The proliferation of remote work has created new and strong incentives for employers to invest in tools that make it easy to electronically monitor employees. This prompted National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General...