On October 14, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that the number of union organizing petitions filed from October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2024, increased nearly 30% from the same period the year...
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I just finished reading Magic Words: What to Say to Get Your Way, by Jonah Berger, a marketing professor at the Wharton School of Business. It’s especially useful to HR professionals, who are often tasked with training...
A recent case from the U.S. Supreme Court on religion in the workplace was applied by a federal trial court in Tyler, Texas, to the benefit of an employee. Then came COVID . . . Derek Troutman was enjoying a great career...
Lilly Ledbetter, an unintentional icon in the fight for equal pay, passed away on October 12, 2024, at the age of 86. Ledbetter filed a lawsuit in 1999 that sparked an equal pay movement throughout the United States...
It’s almost winter, and when the cold winds blow, blizzards, ice storms, and dangerous temperatures often disrupt business. Certainly, bad weather can hit at any time of year, so employers always need to understand their...
Dec 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter
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Recently, the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor (DOL), and Treasury proposed new regulations aimed at promoting access to contraception. Separately, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and DOL recently...
Dec 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter
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Not so long ago, employers enthusiastically touted their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. But then the backlash set in. A growing number of employers–bowing to pressure from people opposed to what they...
Dec 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter
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As the dust settles from the 2024 U.S. presidential election, businesses with a significant international workforce are bracing for potential shifts in immigration policy. Former President Donald J. Trump’s return to...
Dec 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter
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The Massachusetts Earned Sick Leave Act was recently amended. Effective November 21, 2024, employers must allow employees to take protected time off under the Act to address their own or their spouse’s physical or mental...
Even if an individual employee complies with the dress code, can she be asked to change clothes because she is too distractingly curvaceous? Can she be terminated for inappropriate social media activity, when similarly...
Employment arbitration agreements may have the practical benefit of precluding collective, class, or representative wage and hour claims from proceeding in state or federal court in favor of only an individual claim in...
Termination of a publicly appointed official—such as a clerk, administrator, fire chief, or similar position—requires careful planning because of the many legal implications in play. This article provides an overview of...
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Over the past year, numerous employers and their 401(k) plan fiduciaries have faced lawsuits regarding how forfeited employer contributions to their 401(k) plan are used. This wave of lawsuits began approximately a year...
Nov 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter
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We all know Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from discriminating against employees based on race, sex, or religion, among other protected categories. Balancing employees’ rights in the...
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On September 23, 2024, the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released revised Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs guidance, last updated in March 2023. The latest guidance covers three...
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