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EntertainHR: What SNL Can Teach Us About Employee Retention

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Last month, comedians spanning five decades gathered to celebrate one of TV’s longest running shows, Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary. Fifty years is quite a remarkable accomplishment, considering shows rarely last...more

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Final Mental Health Parity Rules Released: Next Steps for Employers

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On September 23, 2024, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (collectively, the “Departments”) issued a final rule (“Final Rule”) implementing amendments made by the Consolidated...more

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Workplace Law Update: 12 Essential Items on Your May To-Do List

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

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What's the Tea in L&E? Is Your Workplace "Toxic?" Best Practices for Psychological Safety

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What’s the Tea in L&E is a video series focused on the latest trends and updates in labor and employment law. In this short video, WRVB labor and employment attorneys Leah Stiegler and Emily Kendall Chowhan discuss “toxic"...more

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Neurodiversity, autism and work

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Neurodiversity is a relatively new term, but increasing numbers of employers are seeking to plug their skills gap by developing a more neurodiverse workplace. This article gives some guidance on how HR can assist....more

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Support Employees With Well-Being Benefits and a Human Touch

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Woodruff Sawyer’s “Mission to More” series leads you through today’s Benefits news and serves as a guide for everything from competitive programs to compliance. In this first blog post, Brandi Kyle offers a glimpse into how...more

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New Iowa Supreme Court Decision Lowers the Causation Standard to Receive Workers’ Compensation for Purely Mental Injuries

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The Iowa Supreme Court’s recent decision in the case Tripp v. Scott Emergency Commc’n Ctr. lowers the burden required to receive workers’ compensation for many injured workers in Iowa who suffer purely mental injuries while...more

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2022 Mental Health Parity Report to Congress Highlights Increased Enforcement Efforts

On January 25, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”), Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of the Treasury (collectively, “Departments” or “Regulators”) released their 2022 Annual Report to Congress on...more

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Support Employees With Well-Being Benefits and a Human Touch

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Woodruff Sawyer’s “Mission to More” series leads you through today’s Benefits news and serves as a guide for everything from competitive programs to compliance. In this first blog post, Brandi Kyle offers a glimpse into how...more

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[Ongoing Program] 13th Annual Employment Law Update - Part 1 - February 1st, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET

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Join us (virtually) for the 13th Annual Law Update, where we’ll review 2021 hot topics in employment law and look ahead to 2022. The two programs will cover different topics so please sign up for both, if appropriate. ...more

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The Future of Work: Workplace Trends for 2021 and Beyond

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U.S. businesses and employees responded remarkably to the abrupt shift to at-home working brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, many of the workplace changes brought about by necessity are likely to remain, even...more

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Dear Littler: What to Do When an Employee Threatens Suicide?

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Dear Littler: One of our employees told a coworker that she is very depressed and contemplating suicide. The coworker feels this is a serious, and potentially imminent, situation and immediately reported her concerns to us. ...more

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Littler's 2019 European Employer Survey Report - November 2019

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European companies are navigating a variety of social and equality-related issues impacting their workplaces and, according to Littler’s second annual European Employer Survey, are increasingly channeling their concerns into...more

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The ADA and the Volatile Employee

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Jerry’s generally a good employee, but he hasn’t been acting quite right. Co-workers have been taken aback that he’s lost his cool over relatively trivial issues. Although he hasn’t made any overt threats, he gets worked up...more

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Safety Over Convenience: When Should Employers Investigate their Employees’ Mental State?

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Stephen F. Austin is the CEO of Alamo Lines, a bus line servicing Central Texas. One night, a young, promising driver, David Boone, confessed to Stephen that he was suffering from severe depression and suicidal thoughts....more

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