The pace of innovation is astounding—jarring, really. Sure, “Artificial Intelligence” has been a topic of public conversation for decades. Many of us remember when Deep Blue beat Garry Kasparov at chess in 1997, and when...more
7/13/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Systems ,
Electronic Monitoring ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
NLRB ,
Section 7 ,
Surveillance ,
Technology Sector
On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited ruling in Groff v. DeJoy, 600 U.S. __ (2023), clarifying the standard governing an employer’s duty to accommodate its employees’ religious observances and...more
6/30/2023
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
De Minimus Doctrine ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Groff v DeJoy ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Religious Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Title VII ,
Undue Hardship
In early 2020, most businesses found themselves unexpectedly pivoting their focus to unprecedented operational, workforce, supply chain, and legal changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses have had to...more
12/7/2022
/ Agricultural Sector ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Heat Exposure ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Medical Leave ,
Oregon ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pregnancy ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tax Credits ,
Wage and Hour ,
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