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Wage and Hour Around the Corner: From Zoom to Room Staying on Solid Legal Grounds with a Remote Staff or an Office Return

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/11/2025

The rules governing the employment relationship are always changing. Laws creating new employer obligations, technology solutions making work more efficient and more complicated, and rules governing the resolution of disputes...more

Employer to Nonresident Employee: “You Cannot Work in New York”; New York to Employee: “We Will Tax You Anyway”

Rivkin Radler LLP on 1/22/2025

You are probably aware that many employers are discarding the fully flexible, remote work policies that were forced upon them – as “nonessential” businesses – during the COVID-19 pandemic[i] and which they retained as an...more

UK Labour Government Proposes the Right to ‘Switch Off’

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/10/2024

The United Kingdom continues to see rapid growth in the number of workplaces adopting remote and hybrid work arrangements, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although this new type of work offers many...more

Fourth Circuit Upholds Employer's Denial of Remote Work During Pandemic

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 2/16/2024

During the COVID-19 pandemic and afterwards, employers have faced a growing number of requests for remote work arrangements based on a medical disability. The Americans with Disabilities Act requires employers to grant...more

Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

Fisher Phillips on 12/4/2023

When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

Bringing employees back to the office

Ius Laboris on 11/27/2023

Remote work has proliferated since the pandemic, but now some companies are trying to bring their employees back to the office. What steps might employers need to take? Here we present insights from 18 jurisdictions....more

How Employers Can Navigate Return to Office as Workers Seek Remote Accommodations

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 11/10/2023

Over the past two years, we have received an increasing number of inquiries from clients regarding their return to the office policies. While some workers object to the end of remote work due to lifestyle preferences, others...more

Requests for Remote Work Accommodations Require Individualized Assessments

Troutman Pepper Locke on 8/7/2023

As more employers are requiring their employees return to the workplace, a recent decision from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Oross v. Kutztown University, suggests that employers should...more

Remote Work Considerations In A Post-Pandemic World

Foley & Lardner LLP on 6/2/2023

The federal government recently announced the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, and the three-year pandemic finally appears to be in our rearview mirror. Originally published in Law360 - June 1, 2023....more

Employee Benefits Trends for 2023: Finding the Right Balance

Woodruff Sawyer on 4/10/2023

Employers are adjusting to changing workforce dynamics while benefits solutions are evolving to address different needs. COVID-19 changed what employees need and the benefits they want. In this webinar recap, you will learn...more

Has the suit been booted? How employers can best manage post-pandemic dress codes

BCLP on 3/15/2023

This article considers changes in employers’ dress codes, focusing on workplaces where formal dress codes, such as dress or trouser suits/ties/black shoes are, or rather were, the norm. We look at post-pandemic changes to...more

Pandemic-versary is Upon Us: The 5 Ways Your Workplace is Different Now Than 3 Years Ago

Fisher Phillips on 3/3/2023

It was March 11, 2020 – three years ago – that a series of earth-shattering events occurred over the course of a few hours that would forever change the nature of the workplace. Most of us remember exactly where we were on...more

Employment Horizons 2023

Hogan Lovells on 2/9/2023

In our Employment Horizons publication, we have reflected on some of the key themes impacting multi-national employers in 2023. These include responding to inflationary pressures and the cost of living crisis, remote and...more

[Event] Workplace Law Symposium: The Year Ahead - February 21st, Raleigh, NC

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 1/31/2023

Jackson Lewis P.C. attorneys are pleased to welcome you back in–person after meeting virtually over the past two years. Our annual program will explore the challenging and dynamic workplace law landscape in 2023 and beyond....more

Today’s Remote Workplace: Navigating Labor & Employment Issues in a Hybrid Environment

Womble Bond Dickinson on 12/2/2022

Remote work already was a growing trend before the COVID-19 pandemic, and that trend rapidly accelerated when the pandemic hit in early 2020. Even as conditions have improved and restrictions have been lifted, many employers...more

Electronic Monitoring in the Workplace: NLRB General Counsel Tips the Scale Toward Broadening the Scope of Employee Protections

Venable LLP on 11/30/2022

The COVID-19 pandemic and the attendant shift toward remote work, together with recent technological advances, have drastically expanded the reach of employers' capacity to manage and monitor employees both in and outside of...more

NAVEX R&C Benchmark Finding: The Lingering Impact of COVID-19

NAVEX on 11/18/2022

The COVID-19 pandemic caused significant global disruption, not only for people’s livelihoods but also for corporations who have had to find ways to adapt to the pandemic aftereffects and a changed way of working. Remote and...more

Overemployed? The Growing Trend of Remote Workers Secretly Working Multiple Jobs

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/14/2022

The COVID-19 pandemic forced countless businesses to transition their employees to remote work, and through this process, many learned that remote work can offer multiple advantages, including increased employee productivity...more

New Guidance from NC Commerce on Remote Workers under JDIG Program

Maynard Nexsen on 9/9/2022

Nearly two and one-half years after COVID-19 first sent people home to work, many of us continue to work from home in some form or fashion. It’s clear that there has been a permanent shift in how many of us work and where we...more

NEUE CORONA-ARBEITSSCHUTZ-VO

McDermott Will & Schulte on 9/1/2022

Überarbeiteter Entwurf aus dem BMAS für die Zeit ab dem 1. Oktober 2022 - Der nächste Corona-Herbst rückt näher und so war zu erwarten, dass Unternehmen erneut strengere Vorgaben gemacht werden, um das Risiko einer...more

Key Considerations for California Employers When Drafting a Remote Work Agreement

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/24/2022

More than two years have passed since the start of the pandemic, and many workers continue to work from home in some capacity. In fact, companies are offering remote positions as a hiring incentive to increase their...more

Possible Legal Implications of Remote Work Policies

Stark & Stark on 8/8/2022

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many employers required their employees to work remotely to comply with state mandates and ensure their employees’ and customers’ health and safety. That resulted in a shift in attitudes...more

Video: Remote and Hybrid Work Policies, COVID-19 Positivity, NLRB/FTC Team Up on Non-Competes – Employment Law This Week

Epstein Becker & Green on 8/4/2022

As featured in #WorkforceWednesday: This week, we look at the business, legal, and tax implications of making decisions on a trend that’s here to stay: remote work....more

#WorkforceWednesday: Remote and Hybrid Work Policies, COVID-19 Positivity, NLRB/FTC Team Up on Non-Competes - Employment Law This...

Epstein Becker & Green on 8/3/2022

This week, we look at the business, legal, and tax implications of making decisions on a trend that’s here to stay: remote work. Important Considerations for Remote and Hybrid Work Policies (see video attached) Employers...more

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

McDermott Will & Schulte on 7/15/2022

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

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