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End of NY Legislative Session Leaves Employers Watching Key Workplace Bills

Fisher Phillips on 7/3/2025

New York’s two-year 2025-2026 legislative session hit its midpoint in June, with lawmakers wrapping up the first year by passing a slew of workplace-related bills that now await action from Governor Hochul. As federal labor...more

"Keep Texas Beautiful" and Safe from Workplace Violence

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 7/22/2024

Texas recently enacted a new Workplace Violence Prevention law to protect healthcare employees from violence in Texas healthcare facilities. Texas also implemented a complementary notice requirement applicable to all Texas...more

10 New California Employment Laws Employers Should Know for the New Year

Fenwick & West LLP on 10/27/2023

Governor Newsom recently signed a slew of new bills into law at the close of California’s 2023 legislative session. Of those, there are several employment-related laws that California employers should take note of. We...more

OSHA Trends And Developments: One Year Into The Trump Administration

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/16/2018

Yesterday our panel from Seyfarth’s Workplace Safety team led a briefing on OSHA regulation and enforcement under the Trump Administration. One year into the Trump Administration, employers’ expectations for a more...more

When is Aberrant Workplace Behavior Sufficient to Justify Termination?

Foley & Lardner LLP on 7/21/2016

Aberrant workplace behavior caused by stress or a psychological condition is not uncommon. However, such behavior can also cause employers to become anxious regarding how to lawfully deal with the disruption and its effect on...more

OSHA Hits Employer with Hefty Fine for Failing to Protect Employee from Assault by Client

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 7/13/2016

A national home health care provider, doing business in York Pennsylvania as Epic Health Services, was recently issued a citation and significant fine by The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in connection...more

Employer Must Defend Against A Wrongful Death Lawsuit For Not Monitoring Employee Computer Use

Franczek P.C. on 8/25/2014

An Illinois Appellate Court recently held that an employer must defend against a wrongful death lawsuit alleging that it was negligent in failing to investigate death threats that its employee had emailed to his family from...more

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