Member Jen Rubin is joined by Member Natashia Tidwell for an unscripted conversation about conducting effective workplace investigations. This episode is part of a series of conversations designed to help employers navigate...more
Member Jen Rubin is joined by Member Natashia Tidwell for an unscripted conversation about conducting effective workplace investigations. This episode is part of a series of conversations designed to help employers navigate...more
In the latest episode of the Mintz on Air: Practical Policies podcast, Member Jen Rubin hosts a conversation on successful veteran transitions to the private sector. This episode is part of a series of conversations designed...more
In the latest episode of the Mintz on Air: Practical Policies podcast, Member Jen Rubin hosts a conversation on successful veteran transitions to the private sector. This episode is part of a series of conversations designed...more
In the latest episode of the Mintz on Air: Practical Policies podcast, Member Jen Rubin hosts a conversation on the role of AI in human resources decision making in the workplace. This episode is part of a series of...more
Today's Wall Street Journal story about Roger Goodell's decision to maintain the NFL's DEI programs reported that Mr. Goodell stood by the football league’s diversity initiatives, which would not change in response to the...more
2/7/2025
/ Bias ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Rights ,
Employee Training ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
NFL
Political conflicts in the workplace will only grow as we near election day, and this means human resources professionals and in house counsel need to hone their conflict resolution skills. Resolving political conflict in...more
9/5/2024
/ Conflict Resolution ,
Dress Codes ,
Employee Training ,
Employment Policies ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
NLRA ,
Political Campaigns ,
Political Expression ,
Political Speech
The agenda for Mintz’s Annual Employment Law Summit taking place on May 15th in San Diego is now available!
This year, we are thrilled to feature Hon. William McCurine as our keynote speaker.
The segments this year...more
5/7/2024
/ Affirmative Action ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Best Practices ,
C-Suite Executives ,
California ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Chief Diversity Officer (CDOs) ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Reporting ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Events ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Violence
Today's Wall Street Journal featured not one but two articles addressing jerky behavior at work. The first article addressed the extremes of people management: the supervisor who approaches business in a “nice” manner risks...more
Once an employer has committed to returning its workforce in some form or fashion to the physical workplace, what are some best practices relating to that process? In this video, Mintz Employment Member, Jen Rubin, discusses...more
Now that widespread vaccination appears to be slowing the pandemic, and in light of the CDC’s guidance regarding measures fully vaccinated individuals can take, returning to the office has become a priority for employers...more
California has enacted the nation’s first diversity mandate for public company boards. As we previously reported, the new law (AB 979) builds upon California’s first- in-the nation statutory gender mandate for public company...more
The discovery, testing and mass deployment of a COVID-19 vaccine are welcome developments in potentially ending the Coronavirus pandemic. A safe and widely available vaccine will also allow employees to return to the physical...more
7/28/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Popular ,
Public Health ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Title VII ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
Few of us can honestly say that our job never disappoints us and the same can probably be said of personal relationships. But how do you know when you are in a failed employment relationship and what do you do about it?...more
The California Fair Pay Act, which goes into effect on January 1, 2016, prohibits employers from paying employees less than the rate paid to members of the opposite sex who perform “substantially similar” work. Although...more
10/8/2015
/ Anti-Pay Secrecy ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Confidentiality Policies ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Fair Pay Act ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Equity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
New Legislation ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Substantially Similar ,
Training ,
Wage and Hour ,
Working Conditions