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Wiley Rein LLP

ERGs: Valuable or Vulnerable?

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Are your Employee Resource Groups building culture – or liability? With enforcement pressure rising, it’s "Do or DEI." In this short episode, Posi Oshinowo and Savanna Shuntich share four practical steps for keeping ERGs...more

Foster Swift Collins & Smith

[Webinar] 2024 Labor & Employment Law Virtual Update - September 18th, 8:30 am - 11:00 am ET

It has been a particularly busy year on the labor and employment law front. To learn more about the major challenges employers face and developments your organization needs to address before year's end, we encourage you to...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Four Common Mistakes Employers Should Avoid During Internal Workplace Investigations

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A common issue that employers, regardless of size or industry, face is responding to employee complaints. If, for example, an employee reports that they are being sexually harassed at work or that another employee is...more

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OSHA Clarifies Employee Representative Rights in Workplace Inspections with New Rule

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The U.S. Department of Labor recently published a final rule clarifying the rights of employees to authorize a representative to accompany an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) compliance officer during an...more

White and Williams LLP

[Webinar] Staying Ahead in 2024 - AI's Impact on the Workplace and Tips for Managing a Multi-State Workforce - March 21st, 1:00 pm...

Join us on March 21 for this topical webinar which will examine two of the latest trends facing employers. This session will examine what employers need to know and do as AI continues to impact the workplace, including a...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Under Long-Term, Part-Time Employee Rules, Some Things Change, and Some Things Stay the Same

In this series of articles, we explore the implications of the long-term, part-time employee rules under the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0 and the impact those rules have on employers and their workforces. Together, the SECURE...more

Fisher Phillips

PEO and Staffing Snapshot: 5 Steps to Ensure Compliance Throughout 2024

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New employment laws are being pushed out with ever-increasing frequency and complexity, which makes compliance a never-ending process – with PEOs and staffing firms are on the front lines each day. And let’s be honest, your...more

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Navigating Reasonable Accommodations: Lessons from the Fourth Circuit’s Recent UPS Case

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Does either party get the benefit of consideration when an employer and an employee disagree about the choice of a reasonable job accommodation for an employee who has sustained a disabling injury? This was an issue when the...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

AI in the Workplace – Benefits and Risks

AI technologies are changing the way we work and are likely to impact the labor market for years to come. Many employers understand that in addition to the many advantages inherent in generative AI, the use of AI technology...more

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Colds, Flu, and Facing an Iowa Winter

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We are fast approaching winter, and the Iowa Department of Public Health will be regularly announcing flu rates and weather alerts will be blaring at us weekly. And like your car, you may need to winterize your employee...more

Frantz Ward LLP

Episode 22 | HR Evolved: How Attorneys can Partner with HR Professionals in a Constantly Changing World

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Human Resources is an ever-changing field and the Pandemic only seemed to demonstrate this further. From updating guidelines, to updating technology, the evolution of HR in the last few years alone is enough to put even the...more

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DOL Labor Law Poster Update

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Recently, the North Carolina Department of Labor made updates to the required Labor Law Posters based on legislative changes in Senate Bill 208/ S.L. 2021-82....more

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New Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Laws to Take Force December 1, 2021

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On December 1, 2021, sweeping changes to Alberta's current occupational health and safety legislation will come into force. The new laws rectify many of the previous challenges that arose from ambiguous and overly...more

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How the latest CDC guidance for fully vaccinated individuals affects employers

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In May of 2021, the CDC significantly relaxed the guidelines and guidance for individuals who have been fully vaccinated. However, given the increase in number of cases and spreading of the Delta variant, the CDC has revised...more

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Employers Have 30 Days to Adopt Conforming Plans

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The clock is now running: New York employers have until August 5, 2021, to adopt workplace safety plans, in accordance with the NY HERO Act (“Act”). As we previously reported, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Act into law on...more

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OSHA Issues Updated Guidance for Most Non-Health Care Employers and Businesses

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On June 10, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued updated guidance (“Guidance”) for businesses and employers on COVID-19 prevention and mitigation in a post-vaccine workplace. This Guidance...more

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Santa Clara County Requires Employers to Ascertain Employees' Vaccination Status and Imposes Other Requirements to Prepare for...

On May 18, 2021, Santa Clara County's Public Health Department issued a new order focused on safety measures designed to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The order became effective May 19, 2021, when the county entered the...more

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California and Los Angeles County Issue Guidance for Fully Vaccinated Employees in the Workplace

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Effective May 3, 2021, the California Department of Public Health issued COVID-19 Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People, applicable to non-health care settings, in response to the Interim Public Health...more

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Governor Cuomo Signs “First in the Nation” HERO Act, Placing Significant Workplace Health and Safety Obligations on All New York...

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Taking the lead on permanently enshrining COVID-19-related health and safety protocols into law, on May 5, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed A2681B/S1034—the Health and Essential Rights Act (“HERO Act” or “Act”)....more

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COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs for Employers

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Yes, an employer can implement a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, subject to some conditions and exceptions. A mandatory vaccine policy must be job-related, consistent with business necessity or justified by a direct...more

Fisher Phillips

Stopping The Spread Of COVID-19 Hate Crimes In Reopened Restaurants

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As restaurants continue to reopen out of economic necessity despite a global pandemic, employers and employees alike remain concerned about the possibility of COVID-19 outbreaks in the workplace. No longer are bad Yelp...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Have You Thought About ... Modifying Your Employment Policies Upon Reopening?

Many companies modified certain policies (whether formally or informally) during the initial COVID-19 crisis to address furloughs and reduced working hours, including those related to workplace safety, PTO usage and accrual,...more

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Return to Work Plan: Not Business As Usual

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Now that states are beginning to reopen and we start going back into the workplace, there are important questions employers need answers to in order to protect themselves from liability. In this webinar, we focus on preparing...more

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Have You Thought About ... How to Handle Employees Who Refuse to Return to Work?

As businesses reopen, there undoubtedly will be situations where employees decline to return to work for one reason or another. How should an employer respond when an employee refuses to return to work? ...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

[Webinar] Return to Work Considerations for Keeping Employees Safe - May 28th, 2:00 pm EDT

Many states are beginning to experience a “flattening of the curve” when it comes to COVID-19 virus infection rates. With regulations varying from state to state, there are still so many unanswered questions about how...more

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