Off the Clock, On the Radar: Managing Off-Duty Conduct and Workplace Impact
Summer Strategies for Work Success
Podcast - The Law as a Force for Change
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 41: Employment & Labor Law Issues for Construction Companies with Bridget Blinn-Spears of Maynard Nexsen
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 38: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) with John Holmes of Maynard Nexsen
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 37: Conducting Effective Workplace Investigations with Rima Hartman of Maynard Nexsen
California Employment News: Drug and Alcohol Policy Enforcement for In-Office and Remote Workers
(Podcast) California Employment News: AB 2499 – Expanded Rights & Protections for Victims of Violence in the Workplace
California Employment News: AB 2499 – Expanded Rights & Protections for Victims of Violence in the Workplace
Constangy Clips Ep. 4 - 3 Things that Keep your Labor and Employment Lawyer Up at Night
Compliance and Psychological Safety
#WorkforceWednesday®: Mental Health Parity Rules, NLRB Restrictions, New York's Workplace Violence Prevention Law - Employment Law This Week®
DE Talk | Using Employment Networks to Connect with Individuals with Disabilities in an Ever-Changing Workforce
Workplace Violence in Health Care: Dissecting the Legal Landscape and Implications for Employers – Diagnosing Health Care
What's the Tea in L&E? Are "Furries" Protected in the Workplace?
The Burr Broadcast: OSHA Clarifies Work-Relatedness of Employee Injuries While Traveling
The Burr Broadcast: OSHA Heat Illness & Injury Prevention Standards
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 23: OSHA Compliance with Anthony Wilks and Don Snizaski of Life & Safety Consultants
The Chartwell Chronicles: New Jersey Caselaw Updates
California Employment News: Summer is Coming – is Your Worksite Ready for the Heat? (ARCHIVE)
Les risques d’allégations de congédiement déguisé demeurent une préoccupation importante pour les employeurs canadiens, en particulier dans le contexte de changements opérationnels. Les tribunaux considèrent qu’un...more
In May 2025, the Supreme Court of Washington overruled previous precedent regarding the deliberate intent to injure exception related to workers’ compensation immunity for employers, finding that an employee may sue its...more
In Ville de Québec v. Ouellet, a pregnant police sergeant asked her employer, the City of Québec, to assign her safe duties rather than be pulled off the job under the workers’ compensation program known as Program for a safe...more
A new Virginia law, effective July 1, 2025, adds Section 8.01-42.6 to the Virginia Code to address employers’ vicarious liability for their employees’ tortious conduct in personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits brought by...more
A California jury did it again! Last Thursday, a Los Angeles jury awarded $27.5 million to a former chief nursing officer of a hospital for the alleged post-traumatic stress disorder and other psychological problems she...more
The exclusivity provision of the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act (the “Act”) normally prevents an employee from suing his employer in civil court for work injuries. The employee is normally relegated to filing a...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. To ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan for...more
The landscape of workplace harassment has evolved beyond physical offices, after-hours texts and off-site events. Employers now face a sophisticated and deeply unsettling threat: deepfake technology. Once the domain of tech...more
For employers, workers' compensation laws act as both a sword and a shield. While injured employees do not have to prove negligence resulting in the injury, they cannot sue the employer for personal injury outside of the...more
During the first quarter of 2025, the French Supreme Court has rendered a number of rulings on harassment in the workplace. Whether moral, institutional, environmental or sexual, harassment is a burning topic and the French...more
Political conversations are common in the workplace. While employees value their free expression, several practical steps can serve a dual purpose of supporting employee well-being while minimizing risks. These risks include...more
In the Superior Court Decision of Faisal Jameel v. Dember HMS Hospitals and Bayshore Community Hospital (decided April 28, 2025), the Superior Court was faced with the issue of whether an employee who died as a result of...more
In this episode of his "The Trial Lawyer's Handbook" podcast series, litigation attorney Dan Small examines the devastating Farmers Export grain elevator disaster, where 18 employees died in a grain dust explosion, and...more
The spring edition reveals an emerging pattern in addressing the Sole Proximate Cause defense and compliance with the Labor Law. It has been well established that the Sole Proximate Cause Defense will not apply if there was a...more
Whistleblower complaints represent a distinct category of MSHA investigations, primarily rooted in employment law rather than safety and health regulations. This distinction often leads to misunderstandings and mishandling by...more
In a recently published opinion, the Appellate Division, Second Department, upheld a Suffolk County Supreme Court decision granting summary judgment in favor of an injured bridge worker who slipped backwards off a scaffold...more
Key Points: New York appellate decision gives defense counsel firm ground on which to defend a standard § 240(1) case. In Simpertegui v. Carlyle House Inc., 209 N.Y.S.3d (1st Dept. May 9, 2024), a “ladder-fall” case, the...more
The final day of the ABA Workplace and Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee Midwinter Meeting began with a panel discussion on mental health, behavioral issues, and workplace violence. Many employers and practitioners...more
The Défenseur des Droits published on February 5, 2025 a framework decision confirming that employers are not required to conduct an internal investigation unless they receive claims of discrimination or sexual harassment...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially given the rapid pace at which the White House acted in the first days of President Trump’s second term. In order to ensure you stay on...more
At some point, every employer will need to investigate an employee’s complaint. An investigation is an important tool that employers can use to fix a workplace problem and minimize liability. Or, an investigation can create...more
Employers in New York State and New York City face unique challenges given all the new workplace laws that are passed each year – and 2024 was no different. Indeed, multiple bills were enacted in the past year that will raise...more
On December 6, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed new legislation, S.6635/A.5745, to support employees facing job-related mental health issues. The law, which went into effect on January 1, 2025, will allow any employee to...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more
2024 was yet another active year in the labor and employment landscape. While 2025 and the new administration could bring any number of changes to workplace laws and enforcement, the timing and extent of such changes is...more