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Oppenheimer Investigations Group

Digital Danger: When Social Media Posts Can Trigger Workplace Investigations

Employers bear the responsibility of preventing and correcting harassment in the workplace. While the line between on and off duty conduct has never been crystal clear, in today’s hyper-connected world of social media, the...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Former Driver Wins “Nuclear Verdict” Against Global Package Delivery Company in Retaliation Lawsuit

On September 12, 2024, a Yakima, Washington jury awarded a $237.6 million nuclear verdict to Tahvio Gratton, a former package delivery driver who filed a lawsuit against his employer for violation of federal and state...more

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New Louisiana Laws on Tort Actions, Meal Breaks, Arbitration Agreements, and Nondisclosure Agreements Take Effect in July and...

Four new and notable laws affecting Louisiana employers are taking effect in summer 2024, including an expanded statute of limitations for employment torts, meal breaks for minors, a ban on predispute arbitration agreements...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

EEOC Announces New Workplace Harassment Guidance

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued new guidance (Guidance) on April 29, 2024 regarding workplace harassment and its violation of federal law, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age...more

Littler

Littler Lightbulb: February Appellate Roundup

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This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments at the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal in the last month....more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Bah! Humbug! An employment law Christmas Carol

With some help from Charles Dickens. Marlie was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of her burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge...more

Console and Associates, P.C.

Florida Is a Hotspot for Employment Discrimination Claims and Other Employment Lawsuits, According to Recent Report

Under both state and federal law, employers must pay their employees for the hours they work and are prohibited from discriminating against employees and job applicants. However, whether it is due to implicit bias, putting...more

Epstein Becker & Green

The EEOC Proposes Significant New Guidance on Workplace Harassment to Replace 30+ Years of Advice

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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released proposed guidance on workplace harassment prohibited under federal law. The new guidance, posted on September 29, 2023, is available for public review...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Proposed EEOC Harassment in the Workplace Guidance

On Sept. 29, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued proposed updated workplace harassment guidance (the “Proposed EEOC Guidance”) for the first time since 1999.   The Proposed EEOC Guidance, which is...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Labor & Employment Law: Vermont and Federal Legislative Update

Downs Rachlin Martin labor and employment attorneys Amy Resnick and Andrea Wright highlight key Vermont and Federal legislative updates from 2020 that impact HR professionals. They walk through: Vermont minimum wage...more

Cozen O'Connor

III-41- Things That Make You Go “Hmmm” in Employment Law

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This episode looks at recent employment law developments that may make you go “hmmm”: a 4-day workweek, outright bans on mandatory arbitration and office gossip, hairstyle as a protected characteristic, and an update on the...more

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