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Love on the Clock: Four Essential Tips for Employers Managing Workplace Relationships

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From iconic on-screen couples to tangled webs of fictional workplace drama, office romances have long captured the public imagination. But these storylines reflect a very real dynamic that employers often face and must...more

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Employer skirts constructive discharge claim

Some good lessons here. I assume our readers all know what a “constructive discharge” is, but just in case you don’t, it’s when an employer deliberately makes the employee’s life at work so miserable that the employee feels...more

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Washington State Expands Paid Sick Leave Law To Include Coverage for Immigration Proceedings and Hate Crime Victims

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As we have previously discussed, state paid sick leave laws continue expanding. In 2025, states which previously had no sick leave requirements (Nebraska and Alaska) will now require employers to provide employees with paid...more

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Workplace Romance: Beyond the Headlines

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With the internet ablaze over the recent apparent outing of a workplace romance among executives during a Coldplay concert, employers may be reviewing the legal implications of workplace relationships and considering options...more

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California's New Employment Laws: Get Ready for 2025

Approved legislation covers topics from paid leave to freelance work, driver's license discrimination to intersectionality discrimination, a "captive audience" ban to social compliance audits, with other laws specifically...more

Frantz Ward LLP

Not-So-Friendly Reminders from the NLRB to Review Your Severance Agreements and Employee Handbooks

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Recent decisions and settlements from the National Labor Relations Board should serve as a not-so-friendly reminder to ensure that your severance agreements and employee handbooks do not run afoul of the National Labor...more

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New York City Enacts a Workers' Bill of Rights Notice and Posting Requirement

Starting July 1, 2024, New York City employers will be required to distribute a Workers' Bill of Rights to all their current employees and new hires on or before their first day of work....more

Epstein Becker & Green

Dealing with Controversial Commentary? Some Guidance and Guardrails for Employers

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The Israel-Hamas war. Antisemitism and Islamophobia. Ukraine vs. Russia. Black Lives Matter. #MeToo. Mass Shootings and “Well Regulated” vs. “Shall Not Be Infringed.” Vaccination and Mask Mandates. Politicians and Presidents....more

Clark Hill PLC

Breakin’ the Rules: NRLB Decision on Work Rules

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On Aug. 2, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the “Board”) issued its much-awaited decision on handbooks and work rules in Stericycle, 372 NLRB No. 113 (2023).  The new and very revised standard will make it more...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

2021 Year-End Oregon Employment Law Update

Now is the time for employers to ensure compliance with new employment-related laws enacted by the Oregon Legislature this year, including by updating employment handbooks and other relevant policies as necessary, and also by...more

K&L Gates LLP

Working Wise: Transitioning to the “New” Normal -- Strategic Considerations for Moving to Long-Term Work From Home

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A number of businesses that historically operated in a traditional office environment have been forced into temporary work-from-home arrangements due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These businesses are now considering...more

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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

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Part Ten of the COVID-19 Roadmap Series: Workplace Communications and Trainings

In the final part of our Roadmap Series, as employers prepare to transition to on-site operations for segments of their staff, we discuss considerations for COVID-19 related communications to the workforce. We also address...more

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