It’s been said that from crisis comes opportunity. And given that the COVID-19 pandemic has handed us the greatest collective crisis in our lifetimes, it should stand to reason that we should now be in the perfect position to...more
5/3/2021
/ Business Operations ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
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Employee Benefits ,
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Foreign Workers ,
Form I-9 ,
Gig Economy ,
Healthcare Workers ,
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Hospitality Industry ,
Labor Relations ,
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Remote Working ,
Staffing Agencies ,
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Wage and Hour ,
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JPMorgan Chase recently signed a conciliation agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) agreeing to settle a long-running pay equity lawsuit alleging that it...more
11/9/2020
/ Affirmative Action ,
Back Pay ,
Conciliation ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Pay ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Minorities ,
OFCCP ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Maryland employers will soon be prohibited from requesting or relying on an employment applicant’s wage history to make decisions about employment or initial pay rates, requiring many employers to take immediate changes to...more
9/17/2020
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Transparency ,
Salary/Wage History ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour