SAN FRANCISCO (March 15, 2021) – Michael J. Hui, a shareholder in the San Francisco office of Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has received the Best LGBTQ+ Lawyers Under 40 Award from the National LGBT Bar Association.
Archives for March 16, 2021
San Mateo, California Enacts ‘Hazard Pay’ Ordinance for Large Grocery and Drug Stores
On March 1, 2021, the City Council of San Mateo, California, adopted “An Emergency Ordinance Requiring Large Grocery Stores and Large Drugstores to Provide Hazard Pay to their Employees” to ease the burdens caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. San Mateo is an incorporated city located in the San Francisco Bay
OSHA Publishes New National Emphasis Program Targeting COVID-19 Enforcement
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a new National Emphasis Program (NEP) focusing on SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). The NEP is effective immediately and will remain in effect until March 12, 2022, 12 months from its issuance date.
Michael Bertoncini Discusses NLRB Decision Regarding Higher Education Unions
Michael Bertoncini discusses the implications of the National Labor Relations Board’s decision to allow student teaching assistants at private higher education institutions to unionize in “Organizing Boom Likely After NLRB Drops Student Union Rule,” published by Law360.
Jackson Lewis Expands Higher Education Team With Addition of Civil Rights Attorney Carol Ashley
Nationwide workplace law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce Carol Ashley has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. Region office as of counsel. Carol joins the firm from the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), where she was an Enforcement Director and a Senior Executive Service Member.
EEO-1 Data Collection to Open at the End of April 2021
On March 12, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that the EEO-1 Component 1 data collection will open at the end of April 2021 and close in July 2021. The agency has not announced an exact closing date, but stated it will do so when data collection launches. The EEOC will collect EEO-1 data for 2019 and 2020. Employers will be notified of additional details and how to access online filing in April 2021. Information regarding EEO-1 Component 1 filing is available on the EEOC’s website at https://eeocdata.org/.
Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans Disaster-Related Relief
In response to last year’s devastating hurricane season and other natural disasters, the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act, which is a part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the Act), included various relief provisions (similar to those under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2021 (CARES Act)), designed to assist individuals who suffered an economic loss as a result of these disasters.
Tips on How to Fight Racism in the Workplace
Minda Harts, ceo of TheMemo, talks about how to fight racism in the workplace.
EEOC Sues Virginia IHOP Owner for Sexual Harassment and Constructive Discharge
Koerner Management Group, Inc., doing business as IHOP (KMG), a Virginia based corporation that owns 12 IHOP restaurant franchises, subjected women, including teen workers, to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) agency charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
Staying Mindful When You’re Working Remotely
Don’t just be online — be present.
Employers Must Ensure the Safety of Home Workspaces
Disasters like California wildfires and the Texas grid failure highlight businesses’ responsibility toward their employees — whether they’re in the office or WFH.
‘Can I Recover From a Bad Reputation at Work?’
I’m a professional in an office setting (working from home now but usually we are in the office) and I’ve been at this job for about seven years.
Here’s What Offices Will Look Like in a Post-Pandemic World
Some office workers haven’t been back to their usual workplaces since March 2020. And when they return, their offices could look a lot different than before.
Roughly half of Americans want to return to the office at least some of the time — but mostly to see their work friends, not their bosses
About half of US workers would like a hybrid work arrangement in the future, a new survey found
Workers want pet-friendly post-pandemic offices
Half of Gen Zers and a third of millennials say they’ll look for a new job if their workplace isn’t pet-friendly.