Should you be friends with your coworkers outside of work? What should employers consider when they learn about a relationship outside of the workplace? In Episode 9 of the Hiring to Firing Podcast, Troutman Pepper Partners...more
Q. How do I fight antisemitism in the workplace? ...more
What should employers do when they learn about harassment in the workplace? In Episode 8 of the Hiring to Firing Podcast, Troutman Pepper Partners Tracey Diamond and Leah Katz sit down with Sarah Goncher, deputy general...more
How do office romances affect the workplace? What should employers consider when they learn of an office romance? In Episode 7 of the Hiring to Firing Podcast, Troutman Pepper Partners Tracey Diamond and Evan Gibbs sit down...more
What steps should an employer take to terminate an employee properly? What is the best way to communicate the termination decision? In Episode 6 of the Hiring to Firing Podcast, Troutman Pepper Partner Tracey Diamond and...more
In Episode 5 of the Hiring to Firing Podcast, Troutman Pepper Partners Tracey Diamond and Evan Gibbs sit down with Troutman Pepper Partners Ashley Hager and Lynne Wakefield to discuss the hit show The Handmaid’s Tale and...more
Q: Have any courts addressed a company’s ability to regulate the type of masks that employees wear at work?...more
Q: Does federal antitrust law bar independent contractors from engaging in a group boycott to increase wages and alter conditions of employment?...more
Work-life balance — does it exist? In Episode 4 of the Hiring to Firing Podcast, Troutman Pepper Partners Tracey Diamond and Evan Gibbs sit down with Debbie Epstein Henry, best-selling author, public speaker, consultant, and...more
The California Court of Appeals Second Appellate District recently affirmed a trial court’s dismissal of a complaint filed by a visually impaired plaintiff, alleging that a cleaning product company’s retail website was...more
Why is confidentiality in the workplace so important? What employee information needs to be kept confidential? In Episode 3 of the Hiring to Firing Podcast, Troutman Pepper Partners Tracey Diamond and Evan Gibbs sit down with...more
On June 24, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that overturns the constitutional protection of abortion rights established in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. The...more
Are you making the best hiring and firing decisions? Is improving employee engagement and retention a challenge? How can you use data to leverage and get the most out of your most valuable asset – your employees?
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Q: What is New York’s Adult Survivors Act? -
On May 24, New York State enacted the Adult Survivors Act, which provides a one-year “revival window,” commencing on November 24, 2022, for adult victims of sexual abuse....more
In Episode 1 of the Hiring to Firing Podcast, Troutman Pepper Partners Tracey Diamond and Evan Gibbs sit down with European Metal Recycling VP of People and Deputy General Counsel Kate Puccio to discuss the hit show Emily in...more
What do Emily in Paris, Squid Game, Severance, Ted Lasso, and Moneyball have in common? Find out by listening and subscribing to our Hiring to Firing Podcast hosted by Tracey Diamond and Evan Gibbs. The pair delve into...more
On March 3, President Biden signed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (Act) into law. As discussed in our previous advisory, the Act prohibits the mandatory arbitration of sexual...more
Q. Does the Workers’ Compensation Act bar a claim for damages under Illinois’ Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA)? ...more
Q. My company uses dash-cams to monitor driver conduct, but the company is not located in Illinois. Do I still have to comply with the Biometric Information Privacy Act? ...more
Q: Did the U.S. Supreme Court issue a ruling in the challenge to OSHA’s vaccine and testing emergency temporary standard (ETS) and CMS interim final rule (IFR)?...more
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Infectious Diseases ,
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Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
On November 4, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced an emergency temporary standard (ETS), containing the anticipated COVID-19 vaccination rule covering private...more
Q. Have any court rulings upheld the denial of requests for exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine? ...more
Q: What do employers need to know about the Biden administration’s new vaccine mandate?
A: Following the Biden administration’s September 9 announcement, employers are brimming with questions about the forthcoming White...more
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York recently ruled that the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) does not apply to websites that maintain no connection to a brick-and-mortar retail location based on...more
Q: Can an employer be found liable for terminating an employee for misconduct after an investigation initiated by a biased supervisor?...more