The Chartwell Chronicles: Case Law Update
Key Workforce Trends That Shaped 2022 - And What They Mean for 2023
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In recent years, state courts have questioned whether independent contractors can be placed under enforceable post-engagement noncompetition agreements. ...more
At the request of the Oslo District Court, the European Free Trade Association Court has issued an advisory opinion on the interpretation of the European Economic Area Agreement as it relates to freedom to provide staffing...more
The message for 2025 is clear: compliance is not optional, and preparation is essential. Review your policies, automate, and innovate where possible, train your staff, develop job aids, and strengthen your compliance program....more
The Illinois Legislature has been busy this 2024 session, passing more than 10 new employment laws or amendments to existing employment laws in May 2024, only one of which in any manner affirmatively helps employers. We will...more
Last Friday, March 8, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas struck down the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB”) 2023 Joint Employer rule (“2023 Rule”) finding that it was both...more
Last year, New Jersey continued its expansion of workplace legislation with potentially far-reaching consequences for the state’s employers. By way of highlight and summary, New Jersey’s 2023 employment-related measures...more
Earlier this year, on February 6, 2023, the New Jersey Governor signed the Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights into law. On August 21, 2023, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) Division of...more
On July 21, 2023, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development posted on its website proposed regulations to implement the New Jersey Temporary Workers Bill of Rights. Public comments on the proposal will be...more
On July 6, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a $950,000 settlement concerning the Illinois Wage Payments and Collection Act, marking the conclusion of an investigation into GrapeTree Medical Staffing...more
A key issue that staffing agencies often face in litigation is whether the end of a temporary work assignment constitutes a “discharge” of the employee’s employment with the staffing agency. In a favorable ruling for staffing...more
On February 6, 2023, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the “Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights.” This new law, the most expansive of its kind in the nation, provides “temporary workers” with new rights and...more
On February 6, 2023, New Jersey’s Governor Phil Murphy signed the Temporary Laborers’ Bill of Rights into law, which will impact over 127,000 temporary workers in the state as well as their employers. Most provisions of this...more
Employers utilizing staffing agencies should be on high alert given the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) recent investigations targeting these arrangements. Specifically, the DOL has been actively investigating businesses that...more
Health care employment law was once again a critical focus for many legislative bodies in 2022. While much of our 2021 Year in Review focused on how states addressed the COVID-19 pandemic itself, most notably with respect to...more
On February 6, 2023, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Assembly Bill No. A1474 / S511, commonly known as the “Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights” (the “Bill of Rights”), which establishes numerous labor and...more
Highlights of Grande v. Eisenhower Medical Center - In Grande v. Eisenhower Medical Center, the California Supreme Court allowed an employee who sued and settled its case against a staffing agency to move forward with a...more
Over the last year, news headlines about The Great Resignation have been inescapable. During the COVID-19 pandemic, with fewer distractions available to them, workers in all fields have had more time to assess their...more
Activist NLRB Created More Problems For All Employers in 2016 - What Happens Under President Trump? During 2016, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) maintained its generally pro-union, anti-employer...more
In an NLRB decision this week in the case of Miller & Anderson, Inc. and Tradesmen International and Sheet Metal Workers International Association, Local Union No. 19, AFL–CIO, the NLRB has made it easier for Unions to...more
In the much-anticipated Miller & Anderson, Inc., decision, the National Labor Relations Board has reverted to a policy allowing solely employed and jointly employed employees to be represented in the same bargaining unit...more
In a widely anticipated decision, the National Labor Relations Board has reversed its 2004 decision in Oakwood Care Center, and determined a union seeking to represent employees in a bargaining unit composed of employees...more
In a July 11, 2016, decision that will make it easier for unions to organize temporary employees, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) overruled existing precedent and held a union may represent a bargaining unit...more