Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino and Henco Logistics founder Simón Cohen discuss whether focusing on employee happiness at work can drive success.
Archives for September 16, 2020
How Amazon Automated Work and Put Its People to Better Use
Its “Hands Off the Wheel” initiative proves that AI doesn’t have to replace employees.
SIX OFFICE POLICIES YOU SHOULD RECONSIDER FOR A HYBRID WORKPLACE
In the final installment of our series on the hybrid workplace, we look at establishing flexible policies that will allow both remote and in-office workers to thrive.
When to stop working from home? How about never, workers say
U.S. workers who are being shepherded back to the office would rather continue doing their jobs from home, at least a few days a week.
Factory Workers Stay Home to Watch Their Children
Absentee rates at many U.S. factories remain elevated as coronavirus drags on; ‘You can’t leave a 6-year-old at home’
This Isn’t Just JPMorgan’s Problem
JPMorgan Chase sent some of its workers home this week after an employee in its trading unit in Midtown Manhattan tested positive for the coronavirus, a person familiar with the matter told DealBook.
A Diversity of Terrible Bosses
Corporate America’s pledges to make C-suites less white and male don’t mean much for workers. But it keeps coming back to the idea, anyway.
Labor Board: Successor Required to Bargain With Union Over Unilateral Layoffs
More than five years and a pandemic later, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has clarified a successor employer’s union bargaining obligations regarding layoffs under the National Labor Relations Act. Tramont Manufacturing, LLC, 369 NLRB No. 136 (July 27, 2020).
Jackson Lewis Spotlighted For Recognition on “Best Law Firms for Women” List
Jackson Lewis is spotlighted for being one of the prominent law firms in the Kansas City area named to Working Mother’s 2020 “Best Law Firms for Women” list in “Shook Hardy, Stinson rank among 60 best U.S. law firms for women,” published by the Kansas City Business Journal.
DOL Revises Rules Governing FFCRA COVID-19 Related Leave
“Health Care Provider” Now Narrowly Defined, Intermittent Leave Explained, and Other Important Clarifications and Changes
EEOC Clarifies Employers Not Automatically Required to Allow Telework Opportunities Post-Pandemic
The EEOC has issued helpful guidance on expectations for employers receiving remote working requests in the future, clarifying that an employer’s temporary shift to a remote environment does not create an obligation to accept future remote working requests.
Five FordHarrison Attorneys Named to 2020 New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
FordHarrison LLP, one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that Philip K. Davidoff, Bran C. Noonan, and Stephen E. Zweig, Partners, were named to the 2020 New York Super Lawyers List and Jeffrey G. Douglas and Vince M. Avery, Partners, were named to the 2020 New York Rising Stars List.
Rachel Ullrich Selected to Profiles in Diversity Journal’s 2020 Women Worth Watching List
FordHarrison LLP, one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that Rachel Z. Ullrich, Partner in the firm’s Dallas, TX office, was featured in the 2020 Women Worth Watching Issue of Profiles in Diversity Journal. The prestigious award is in its 19th year and is featured in the publication’s summer issue.
Littler Ranked Top Firm in 2021 Vault Guide
(September 15, 2020) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has been ranked as the No. 1 Labor and Employment law firm for the eighth consecutive year in the 2021 Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms. The firm also earned recognition in
New Jersey Grants Name, Image, Likeness Rights to Collegiate Student-Athletes
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s signature on the New Jersey Fair Play Act (S-971/A-2106) will allow New Jersey student-athletes to earn financial compensation from the use of their name, image, and likeness and authorize their hiring and use of attorneys and agents without affecting their scholarship eligibility. New Jersey joins
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