Plenty of offices will be empty until well into 2021, so there’s no time like the present to seek feedback from the boss and brush up on your skills.
Archives for November 2, 2020
City Sports to Pay $420,000 to Settle EEOC Race and National Origin Discrimination Lawsuit
Sports Fashion Chain Refused to Hire or Promote African Americans and Hispanics Into Management Positions and Harassed Black Employees, Federal Agency Charged
EEOC to Hold Remote Public Meeting on November 9
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a Commission meeting on Monday, Nov. 9, at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). Because of the COVID-19 pandemic it will be a remote, audio-only meeting.
How Women Who’ve Lost Work Are Coping
The pandemic has taken jobs, gigs, customers, and contracts from countless women. And many still aren’t sure when their industries will reopen or when clients will be ready to hire them again.
Labor & Employment
In this Special Report: “Employees May Be ‘Out of Sight’ While Teleworking, but the ADA Should Not Be ‘Out of Mind,'” “Trump v. Biden: The Winner’s Impact on Employers,” “COVID-19 Calls for Increased Monitoring of Remote Workforce” and “Restrictive Covenants and the Curious Case of National Law Firm Breakups.”
Inside Scalia’s Pro-Industry Revamp of Labor Agency Enforcement
In 2018, Wells Fargo & Co. sent its high-powered attorney, Eugene Scalia, then a partner at corporate law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, on a mission to San Francisco to make a U.S. Labor Department investigation go away.
Sports Fashion Companies Settle EEOC’s Korean Favoritism Suit
A Chicago area chain of sports fashion stores will pay $420,000 and revamp its management hiring and recruitment processes to end an EEOC lawsuit alleging it discriminated against Black and Hispanic workers in filling management positions, federal court records show.
3 reasons workplace cleanliness should take top priority even after coronavirus
Have you ever thought about how clean your employee workstations are?
Is Your Workplace Toxic Or “Just” High Pressure? 10 Ways To Know
Work can be stressful, and the pandemic isn’t helping. After so many months of life being upside down, it’s natural to be at the end of the proverbial rope.
Future of gig workers could hinge on California ballot vote
Gig companies have long argued that people who drive for Uber or deliver food for DoorDash aren’t employees but rather are self-employed — a vital legal distinction that allows many internet “platforms” to withhold benefits and take other steps to minimize their labor costs.
America Chose Sickness, and Lost the Economy
There is no saving the economy without guaranteeing worker health.
Corporate America’s Diversity Goals Under Scrutiny
Many major corporations have issued public statements of commitment to aggressively increase representation of African Americans in the workforce, particularly at the leadership and management levels. In response, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), which is responsible for regulating and enforcing federal contractors’ non-discrimination and affirmative action obligations, has notified several of those companies of its concern that their commitments portend use of race-based selection processes.
Is It Time for a Reset for Remote Work? Reimagining the Virtual Workplace 2.0 for Manufacturers
Many manufacturing companies are beginning to envision what the workplace will look like in the near future. While some manufacturing work cannot be done remotely because it is impossible or impractical, many companies were able to shift certain types of work to the virtual workplace in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to limit the number of employees within their manufacturing facilities.
FordHarrison Adds Eight Associates
FordHarrison LLP, one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that, in September and October of this year, the firm added eight associates to offices throughout the U.S. including Berkeley Heights, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tampa, and Washington, D.C.
Supreme Court to Consider Appealability of Railroad Retirement Board Decisions
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the second of several ERISA disputes this term, the first issue we discussed as the term began, October 5, 2020. Monday, November 2, 2020, the Justices will consider whether the Railroad Retirement Board’s denial of a claimant’s request to open a prior benefits decision
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