As restaurants emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, employers in the industry continue to face new challenges with organizing activity on the rise and new generations leading the charge....more
Changing Retail Staffing Models – Unforeseen Risks in a New Economy-
Events related to the COVID-19 pandemic may have caused roles within retail operations to shift, and managers may have been required to do more when...more
10/6/2022
/ Arbitration ,
Automation Systems ,
Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. ,
Class Action ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Gender Dysphoria ,
Hairstyle Discrimination ,
Labor Shortage ,
Managers ,
NLRB ,
Recruitment Incentives ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Warehouses
Events related to the COVID-19 pandemic may have caused roles within retail operations to shift, and managers may have been required to do more when employees are unexpectedly sick or when staffing levels fell due to the...more
9/13/2022
/ Brick-and-Mortar Stores ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Duties ,
Labor Shortage ,
Managers ,
Minimum Salary ,
NLRB ,
Retailers ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions
In 2021, the workforce continued adapting to an evolving global pandemic, increasingly consequential social movements and a dramatic shift in employment policy ushered in by a change of leadership at the federal level.
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2/23/2022
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Class Action ,
Construction Workers ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Privacy ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employer Mandates ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Foreign Workers ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
Manufacturers ,
Minimum Wage ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
OSHA ,
Pay Transparency ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Remote Working ,
Technology Sector ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act ,
Workplace Safety
After the announcement of President Biden’s COVID-19 Action Plan, employers across the country, including California started to consider how to implement vaccination and testing requirements, even ahead of clear guidance from...more
Unions are successfully targeting workers in the technology industry, even as employees transition to a more remote workplace during the pandemic.
In this episode, we discuss the evolution of unionization in the tech...more
Despite the Governor’s recent announcement for a tentative reopening of the state by June, California’s legislature has been busy passing COVID-19-related laws. At the end of March, the Governor signed Senate Bill 95, which...more
4/29/2021
/ Business Closures ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Retention ,
Essential Workers ,
Governor Newsom ,
Grocery Stores ,
Hazard Pay ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Layoffs ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
State and Local Government ,
Wage and Hour