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Farella Braun + Martel LLP

[Webinar] Speech, Safety, and the Law: When Politics Enter the Workplace - May 29th, 9:00 am - 10:00 am PT

Political conversations are common in the workplace. While employees value their free expression, several practical steps can serve a dual purpose of supporting employee well-being while minimizing risks. These risks include...more

Kaufman & Canoles

[Event] 41st Annual Employment Law Update - May 15th, Hampton, VA

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Managing risk in the employment law circus isn’t always easy when the rules change like they are contortionists. The 41st Annual Employment Law Update will highlight recent changes to the law and how employers can most...more

Woods Rogers

Conducting Effective Workplace Investigations

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Nothing catches people’s attention like a high-profile, drama-filled lawsuit. Not every employer will deal with a Blake Lively/Justin Baldoni-level feud, but discrimination and harassment lawsuits arise in all types of work...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

[Webinar] Golden Rules Gone Wrong: Top 10 Compliance Hazards for California Workplaces in 2025 - January 29th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am...

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With employment lawsuits and regulatory scrutiny on the rise, staying ahead of employment law compliance risks is critical. California employers face unique challenges as the Golden State continues to lead the nation in labor...more

Conn Maciel Carey LLP

[Webinar] The Latest in Employment Discrimination Laws - December 12th, 1:00 pm EST

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Employment discrimination in the workplace is alive and well. Indeed, according to Monster’s recent Workplace Discrimination Poll, only 9% of workers claim to have NOT faced some form of workplace discrimination. There have...more

White and Williams LLP

Religious Discrimination Claims Expected to Spike

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In the newest episode of The Employment Law Counselor in collaboration with the Professional Liability Underwriting Society, Jeff is joined by Tanya Salgado, Partner, to discuss how religious discrimination and religious...more

Mintz

[Event] Annual Employment Law Summit - May 15th, San Diego, CA

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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 include:...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

EEOC Previews FY 2023 Litigation Trends with a Focus on Its Strategic Enforcement Plan

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In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision invalidating affirmative action at America’s colleges and universities, a flurry of lawsuits challenging private employers’ diversity and inclusion programs have been filed around...more

FordHarrison

[Webinar] The Changing Face (and Hair!) of Discrimination and Harassment Claims in Texas - September 20th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT

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The state of Texas is experiencing some Texas-size changes in discrimination and harassment law, including changes to where claims can be filed, who can sue whom, and what standards are used. Join Houston office managing...more

Fisher Phillips

What Employers Can Learn from the Lizzo Lawsuit: 3 Tips to Avoid Hostile Workplace Allegations

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Singer-songwriter Lizzo was all over the headlines last week — but not for one of her latest hit songs. Instead, the Grammy-award-winning entertainer was sued by three former dancers asserting various claims, including...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

[Webinar] Return to Work Series: A New Age for Employers - July 28th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

Time for Compliance in an Altered Work Environment - As companies continue settling into their new working environments—remote, hybrid, or fully back in the office—there remain a number of challenges that have stemmed...more

Fisher Phillips

What’s In a Word? Maybe a Lawsuit

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A single word may be enough to land your dealership at the receiving end of a lawsuit – maybe even a jury trial. Especially, as an Illinois dealership recently learned, if that word is the most egregious racial epithet in the...more

Littler

Is an Emoji Worth a Thousand Words? The Impact of Emojis in the Workplace

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Work does not always occur within the physical confines of a workplace.  Indeed, due to the interconnectivity of today’s world, work often takes place in the digital space, where employees regularly use pictorial icons and...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 30th Annual Employment Practices Liability Insurance Conference - January 25th - 26th, New York, NY

ACI’s Forum on Employment Practices Liability Insurance is returning to New York City on January 25 – 26, 2022! IN-PERSON and LIVESTREAM options available. This annual conference is the one-stop, must-attend meeting place...more

Payne & Fears

[Virtual Employment Seminar] Fear Nothing 2021: Regular Rate of Pay, Remote Workforce Landmines, COVID Litigation & Workplace...

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2021 brought several changes to the workplace, but employers should have less to fear following this Payne & Fears conference. Join us for a full day of seminars on the most pressing employment law topics, transmitted to you...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

New Jersey’s Proposed Amendments To Law Against Discrimination Sure To Impact Businesses And Litigation

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The New Jersey Senate is considering a bill (Senate Proposal) that, if passed, will significantly affect business operations and employment litigation in the state for years. Under the bill, the New Jersey Law Against...more

Stoel Rives - World of Employment

Handling Political Activity and Expression in the Workplace

The 2020 presidential election, coupled with nationwide civil unrest and a global pandemic, is creating a lot of conversation in employees’ personal and professional lives. In a February 2020 survey, employees reported...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Illegal or ill-mannered? Title VII meets Ms. Manners

Is it discriminatory to discipline employees for wearing #BLM face masks? When does Supervisor Karen cross the line from rude into discrimination? And join us to count down the top eight things you should never, ever say in...more

Fisher Phillips

The Top 5 (Non-COVID-19) Developments In Dealership Employment Law

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You have probably seen a lot of coronavirus news alerts lately, but as a car dealer, you already know that germs are not the only things that can cause headaches. Virus or no virus, the law is still going to change and...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Developments in New York State Labor and Employment Law – What You Need to Know in 2020

Lawmakers introduced and passed several bills in 2019 as part of an aggressive agenda to overhaul New York employment laws. Harris Beach attorneys Lindsey Zullo, Dan Palermo, Ibby Tariq and Taylor Ventre discuss a host of...more

Nossaman LLP

[Webinar] California Employment Law: What All Employers Need to Know for 2020 - January 14th, 12:30 pm PT

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2019 has been an unusually busy year for the California legislature and has created exponential litigation risk for private and public employers. Join Pavneet Singh Mac and Randy Boyer on January 14, 2020 for “California...more

Fisher Phillips

Co-Working Spaces: Mitigating Litigation Risks While Encouraging Innovation

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Co-working spaces are quickly becoming the Uber equivalent to office space rentals for remote-work professionals. On Monday morning, log onto an app and reserve a cubicle space down the street at a price much cheaper than a...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

2020 Vision: California’s New Employment Laws

To close out the 2019 legislative season, Governor Gavin Newsom signed dozens of bills into law, which will have lasting impacts for California employers. In addition to the summaries and clarifications from prior blog posts,...more

Cozen O'Connor

Employment Law Now: III-47 - New York, New World

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This episode offers the top 10 new employment laws coming out of New York in the first half of 2019. It is significant for New York employers AND for those employers wondering what trends will be reaching their other...more

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Web Exclusive: June 2019: The Top 16 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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