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[Webinar] Wage & Hour Minefield: Top Compliance Risks and Litigation Trends for 2025 - February 26th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT

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Wage and hour claims—especially under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and class action lawsuits—continue to rise at an alarming rate. With more PAGA notices filed than ever before and wage and hour class...more

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[Webinar] 2024 Expert Summit for Employment Attorneys - February 28th, 2:30 pm EST

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DCI Consulting is excited to present its second annual Expert Summit for Employment Attorneys. DCI is providing this Expert Summit as a service to the legal community. The webinars that comprise the Expert Summit will focus...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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DOL Issues Guidance on PUMP Act for Nursing Workers

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2023-2 on May 17, 2023, to provide guidance to its field staff regarding enforcement of the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act...more

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Employers required to display new EEO poster in workplace

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On October 19, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released a new federal employment law poster entitled “Know Your Rights“. The new poster replaces the current “EEO is the Law” version, and it should be posted in...more

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EEOC Publishes Updated “Know Your Rights” Poster

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On October 19, 2022, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released the “Know Your Rights” poster. This new poster replaces the previous “EEO is the Law” poster which employers are required to...more

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New York City’s Automated Employment Decision Tools Law: Proposed Rules Are Finally Here

​​​​​​​On September 23, 2022, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection published proposed rules to implement the city’s automated employment decision tools (AEDT) law. The law, which will take effect on...more

Dentons

Frequently Asked WARN Act Notice Questions

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The WARN Act requires businesses to give employees notice of a large-scale layoff. Who receives the notice and when can be confusing. Here are three common questions about WARN notices....more

Fisher Phillips

Robots Beware: NYC Cracks Down on Artificial Intelligence Use in the Workplace

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New York City employers who use artificial intelligence technologies to recruit and hire candidates and promote employees will soon face significant compliance obligations aimed at preventing bias when using such technology....more

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Discrimination Concerns in Skipping Notice Period

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Last week, we looked at some of the concerns businesses face when they consider whether to let an employee work the duration of their notice period or if it’s better to cut ties quickly. Read about the issues that notice...more

Nilan Johnson Lewis PA

NYC Employers: Watch For Proposed NYC Legislation Limiting the Use of AI in Hiring

New York City is considering proposed legislation that would regulate the use of artificial intelligence in hiring. If passed, the new law would (effective January 1, 2022) require that, in order to sell an “automated...more

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New York Employers Must Update Employee Handbooks to Provide Notice of Ban on Discrimination Based on Reproductive Health...

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Time is of the Essence: Effective January 7, 2020, New York employers who have an Employee Handbook must include in the Handbook a notice of employees’ rights to be free of discrimination and retaliation on the basis of their...more

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Recession Preparation 101: Plan for Potential Layoffs Ahead of Time

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The economy is strong. Unemployment continues to hover around 4%, the lowest it has been in decades. Yet there are growing concerns that a recession is coming. Originally published in HR Daily Advisor....more

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What to Expect When Employees Are Expecting: New Pregnancy and Lactation Accommodation Requirements for Oregon Employers

During the summer of 2019, the Oregon legislature passed two bills broadening protections for pregnant and lactating employees, including extending lactation break requirements to apply to employers of all sizes, requiring...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Oregon Employment Law Update: Summary & To Do List

Oregon passed several employment bills this year that will affect Oregon employers. The following article provides an update on the new laws and a list of tasks for Oregon employers to make sure that they are in compliance....more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Avoiding Discrimination Claims as the Result of a Reduction in Force

Although the current economic indicators signal a healthy economy, many experts think that we will experience subdued economic growth in 2019 and 2020. In the midst of these uncertainties, some companies that grew a little...more

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New Jersey Bars Common Workplace Contract And Settlement Terms

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Employers in New Jersey will need to immediately adjust their employment contracts and settlement agreements to come into compliance with a sweeping new law that just took effect. New Jersey’s governor just signed Senate Bill...more

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12 Days of HR: I’ll Be Home for Christmas—Because of Leave Under the FMLA

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Employees often take time off around the holidays. In many cases, an employee’s days off might be pursuant to a planned vacation or time with loved ones. However, an employee might request leave for a situation that would...more

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Seven Questions That Employers Should Ask Themselves before Discharging an Employee

Employment terminations are serious business and fraught with potential challenges. The simple idea that at-will employees can be discharged for any legal reason without incurring claims, defense costs, and possible...more

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Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Effective on April 1, 2018: Be Prepared

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• The Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (the Act), signed into law on July 27, 2017, becomes effective on April 1, 2018. • The Act expressly forbids discrimination against employees due to pregnancy or...more

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Background Checks Are a Good Idea, but Be Careful What You Wish or

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Virtually every thoughtful employer wants to hire the very best employees they can find. And why not? Good workers produce better products, provide better service, give maximum effort, learn and adopt the company’s best...more

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What GCs Need to Know About EPLI

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This is the fifth in our series of posts for general counsel and the HR professionals who support them. As we have noted previously, GCs are responsible for a lot but may not have time to become an expert on everything. These...more

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