Through a new Executive Order, President Biden has revived and revamped the Obama-era requirement that successor contractors with Service Contract Act contracts hire their predecessor’s employees.
Archives for November 2021
Jones Walker Labor & Employment Team Hosts 2021 Annual Employment Law Seminar Series
The Jones Walker Labor & Employment Practice Group recently hosted its annual employment law seminar series open to all firm clients. Human resources professionals and managers across the New Orleans, Jackson, and Birmingham offices attended these full day seminars focusing on several topics directly impacting employers including union organizing issues, wage and hour concerns, employee benefits, disability and leave laws, OSHA and COVID-19 vaccination mandates, protection of confidential information, and protected employee conduct.
Restaurant Industry Alert: DOL Publishes Final Rule for Tipped Employees
On October 29, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its Final Rule related to tipped employees. It is effective December 28, 2021. DOL had issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on June 21, 2021, proposing limits on the tip credit employers can take during workweeks when tipped employees perform work that directly supports tipped work but does not itself produce tips. (See our prior Alert discussing the NPRM.)
4 Common Ways Companies Alienate People with Disabilities
Accessibility can’t be an afterthought.
Remote Work Is Failing Young Employees
Kiersten graduated from college straight into the middle of a pandemic and a precarious job market.
Workplace homophobia rises during recessions
Gay men experience increased discrimination in the labor market during times of economic recession, with significant discrepancies in pay and offers of job interviews compared to heterosexual men, according to a study by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU).
Pay Equity Tops EEOC Priorities: Former Commissioner Lipnic
Employers should stay tuned for the EEOC’s new strategic enforcement plan with new priorities, says former EEOC commissioner and acting chair Victoria A. Lipnic, in discussion with Paul Hastings partners Emily Pidot and Felicia Davis.
Republicans Deny That Older Job Applicants Need Protection From Age Discrimination
It’s called the Project Older Job Applicants Act of 2021, or POJA (H.R. 3992), and it has the potential to level the playing field for older job applicants, who for the last decade or more have found themselves turned away from jobs because of their age.
How to Seek a Religious Exemption for the COVID Vaccine Mandate
Businesses with 100 employees or more will now be required to develop vaccine and testing policies to comply with a mandate issued by President Joe Biden‘s administration.
Four Tips For Battling Burnout In The Workplace
Even after the height of the pandemic, many employees are still working longer hours, experiencing continued uncertainties at work, and operating within blurred lines between their professional and personal lives.
There’s More To The Story – Why We Should Normalize Sharing Stories In The Workplace
Rick was curious about what kind of experiences his customer-facing employees might be having.
Qualities of Bad Managers
Watch out for these characteristics of a bad boss.
Giving Thanks at Work: An HBR Guide
Why you should express gratitude — and how to do it right.
Unionized workers fight for better pay and benefits in post-pandemic economy
art of America’s Great Resignation is a Great Repudiation — workers are rising up and demanding better, as businesses struggle to find enough people to fill open positions.
Pinterest agrees to spend $50 million on reforms to resolve discrimination allegations.
Pinterest pledged $50 million to overhaul its corporate culture and promote diversity as part of an agreement to resolve allegations that it discriminated against women and people of color, according to court documents and statements from the plaintiffs and the company.