Workplace Sexual Assault and Third-Party Risk: What’s the Tea in L&E?
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 44: Conducting Effective Workplace Investigations with Kimberly Hewitt and Antwan Lofton of Duke University
The Evolution of Equal Pay: Lessons From 9 to 5 — Hiring to Firing Podcast
Daily Compliance News: March 18, 2025, The Slack Channel Edition
Harassment in the Celebrity Workplace: Insights From It Ends With Us — Hiring to Firing Podcast
Why the Increase in Demeaning Women Online Matters for Your Workplace: What's the Tea in L&E?
The New EEOC Guidelines on Workplace Harassment
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DOL’s Expanded Overtime Salary Limits, EEOC’s Sexual Harassment Guidance, NY’s Mandatory Paid Prenatal Leave - Employment Law This Week®
What's the Tea in L&E? One Time Too Many: What is “Severe” Conduct?
Effective Harassment Trainings: Best Approaches With Insights from NCIS — Hiring to Firing Podcast
What's the Tea in L&E? Truth Hurts or Rumors? Lizzo’s Harassment Allegations Serve As A Good Reminder
Middle East Conflict Impact on the Healthcare Workplace: An HR Perspective
#WorkforceWednesday: Major Updates to New York State’s Model Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy - Employment Law This Week®
The Speak Out Act and Compliance Programs
#WorkforceWednesday: Speak Out Act Takes Effect, Enhanced Data Privacy Obligations for California Employers, and SEC Releases Whistleblower Annual Report - Employment Law This Week®
Consensual With Consequences: Breaking Company Policies Without Breaking the Law
Burr Broadcast September 20, 2022
#WorkforceWednesday: Return-to-Work Behavior Policies, U.S. Soccer's Landmark Agreement, and Board Diversity in California - Employment Law This Week®
Hot Spots in Employment Law 2022
The UK government announced further changes to the Employment Rights Bill. These include a ban on NDAs that seek to prevent workers speaking out about discrimination and harassment. Changes to the fire and rehire rules...more
After much anticipation, a new law has come into effect in Ireland which places significant restrictions on employers when entering into non-disclosure agreements (‘NDAs’) with employees or former employees....more
During Virginia's 2023 legislative session, a number of changes impacting employment law were passed and signed into law by Governor Glenn Youngkin. Those laws will become effective July 1. The following briefly describes...more
The 2023 Virginia legislative session closed last month with substantially less activity than we have seen in recent years, in light of the politically divided government in the Commonwealth. The following briefly describes...more
On February 5, 2020, the 2020 session of the Connecticut General Assembly began. The session is scheduled to adjourn on May 6, 2020. Numerous proposed bills affecting Connecticut employers and employees will be unleashed...more
• Whistleblower Carve-Out: For all employment-related agreements containing non-disclosure provisions signed on or after January 1, 2020, firms should include new “whistleblower carve-out” language as dictated by New York...more
New York has become the most progressive State in the nation when it comes to protecting workers against harassment, discrimination and retaliation on the job. In the last two years, New York has made it much easier for any...more
In recent months, the New York State legislature has enacted amendments to the New York State Human Rights Law (“NYSHRL”) and other laws aimed at expanding protections against discrimination and harassment. The laws emphasize...more
As predicted here, the Trump Administration launched a series of not-so-surprising raids to arrest undocumented workers. As of this writing, there has not been a noticeable increase in the prosecution of employers who employ...more
We recently published a client alert concerning pending New York State legislation expanding worker protections under the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL). On August 12, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed that legislation...more
The #MeToo movement’s efforts to protect employees from unlawful harassment continues to resonate at the state level. In late June, the New York state legislature passed the most expansive sexual harassment prohibitions in...more
Still grappling with the expansive sexual harassment reforms passed last year, New York businesses and employers will soon need to manage through yet another expansive suite of amendments that will continue the state’s...more
It’s hard to keep up with the news these days. It sometimes feels like you can’t step away from your phone, computer, or TV for more than an hour or so without a barrage of new information hitting the headlines—and you’re...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In compliance with legislation passed earlier this year, New York State has released the final model sexual harassment policy and complaint form, the model training materials, and FAQs, which provide...more
Wrapping up a whirlwind weekend, California Governor Jerry Brown just signed several pieces of legislation that will create new employer obligations in the areas of sexual harassment and gender discrimination. Specifically,...more
September 1, 2018 marked the last day for the California legislature to pass bills and forward them to Governor Jerry Brown (D) for his consideration. Governor Brown has until September 30 to sign, veto, or otherwise decline...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there were an unprecedented number of changes each month in 2017. December was no different,...more