In December 2020, Amazon Flex driver Drickey Jackson filed a complaint against Amazon accusing the company of invasion of privacy under the California Constitution and violation of the federal Wiretap Act. The lawsuit seeks to include any Flex drivers whose social media activity was monitored in a manner similar
Archives for January 11, 2022
EEOC ANNOUNCES DEADLINE FOR 2021 FOR EEO-1 REPORTS AND CHANGES
The EEOC announced last week that its data collection portal for 2021 EEO-1 Component 1 report is tentatively set to pen on April 12, 2022, with a deadline for employers to file EEO-1 reports by May 17, 2022. Here’s a link to the EEOC’s announcement.
Kronos Catastrophe: What Employers Can Do to Avoid Panicked Payroll Practices
Ransomware locked up time records for thousands of companies across the country last month, and those records remain unavailable.
All Connecticut Employers Are Covered by State Family and Medical Leave Act Beginning 2022
Have any employees in Connecticut? Then you are covered by the Connecticut Family and Medical Leave Act (Connecticut FMLA).
Minnesota Amends Lactation Breaks, Pregnancy Accommodations Provisions
The start of the new year is a great time for Minnesota employers to review their policies and practices for compliance with the state’s Lactation Breaks and Pregnancy Accommodations laws.
Jones Walker Elects 10 New Partners and Strengthens Firm Leadership
Jones Walker LLP is pleased to announce the firm has elected 10 new partners and elected Richard Cortizas and reelected Rivers Lelong to its board of directors for four-year terms, effective January 1, 2022.
A timeline is set for a new unionization vote at an Amazon warehouse.
Amazon workers in Alabama will have another shot at voting to form a union this winter, as the National Labor Relations Board scheduled a mail-in election to start Feb. 4.
Please Stop Using These Phrases in Meetings
“I’m going to give you 10 minutes of your life back,” and other unbearable meeting jargon.
Hirsch Robert Weinstein’s Max Perlman Co-Signs Letter to FTC and DOJ
HRW’s Max Perlman co-signed a letter to the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice regarding noncompetes, nondisclosure agreements, and other restrictive covenants. This important letter was signed alongside 50+ experienced trade secret lawyers nationwide and supplements one sent to The White House this past July regarding President Biden’s “Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American
Elon Musk’s Brilliant Hiring Strategy Uses the 2-Hands Test–Instead of Degrees
How Tesla and SpaceX discover top talent through this expertly engineered process.
NLRB: Next battleground over defining independent contractors
Michael Lotito weighs in on the current battle between the courts and the NLRB over the definition of an independent contractor.
Freight Waves
Labor lawyers: there is a boom between eco-challenges, equality and smart
Edgardo Ratti talks about how labor lawyers have been on the front lines since the beginning of the pandemic, helping employers work through current challenges and look ahead to new ones.
Sole 24 Ore
Puerto Rico Mandates COVID-19 Booster Shots for Health and Education Sectors
Anabel Rodríguez-Alonso and José L. Maymí-González examine Puerto Rico’s new back-to-back executive orders regarding COVID-19.
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How much will the minimum wage go up in 2022?
In a video interview, Jorge Sales Boyoli talks about the minimum wage adjustment in 2022.
Imagen Radio
Reprisal on the Rise: EEOC Updates Addresses COVID-Related Retaliation
The EEOC has issued a new guidance related to an increase in retaliation claims, and Jim Paretti explains what employers should consider to steer clear of problems.
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