The nine-to-five in-office workplace isn’t coming back. Remote work is now globally pervasive, and a Gallup survey last fall revealed that working from home — including various hybrid arrangements — is trending permanent.
Archives for March 22, 2022
Commission approves base pay increases for tipped workers in Pennsylvania
A state regulatory commission Monday gave a green light to change how tipped workers in Pennsylvania are paid, handing Gov. Tom Wolf leverage in his efforts to raise the state’s minimum wage.
Google settles over firing of workers protesting immigration cloud deal
Google has settled with six current and former employees who had alleged the company unfairly stifled worker organizing in a case stemming from potential sales of its cloud technology to U.S. immigration authorities — an abrupt ending to a trial that had been paused for several months.
Nearly one-third of American workers make less than $15 an hour, study finds
Nearly 52 million workers — or almost one-third of the nation’s labor force — earn less than $15 an hour, according to a study released Tuesday by Oxfam America, an anti-poverty advocacy group.
[Rhode Island] State House debate: Is $3.89 minimum wage enough for tipped workers?
In those corners of the Rhode Island work-world where employees rely on tips, the minimum an employer is required to pay is $3.89 an hour.
Midtown Manhattan With Fewer Office Workers: Imagining the Unthinkable
New York officials face the reality that the district’s economy might never be the same
California grocery workers vote on strike authorization
Thousands of southern and central California grocery workers have started voting on whether to authorize their union to call a strike against several major supermarket chains
Bill Seeks to Alleviate the Slowdown of Criminal Background Checks in California
Background check industry groups have mounted a full-court press to remedy the recent slowdown in criminal record searches in California state courts caused by last year’s court of appeal decision in All of Us or None v.
New York Employers: Gov. Hochul Signs New Sexual Harassment Laws into Effect
Seeking to address several open issues in New York’s sexual harassment laws, Governor Hochul has signed a package of legislation strengthening the state’s antiharassment initiative.
The legislation consists of three separate bills, two of which are relevant for private employers:
S.812B/A.2035B – Confidential Hotline for Complaints of Workplace Sexual Harassment
OFCCP Proposes Changes to Pre-enforcement Notice and Conciliation Procedures
On March 21, 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced that it would publish a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), entitled “Pre-enforcement Notice and Conciliation Procedures,” in the Federal Register on March 22, 2022. OFCCP’s proposal would modify a 2020 final rule that had codified various procedures
Philadelphia Enacts COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
On March 10, 2022, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed a new ordinance expanding COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) until 2023.
The following are answers that employers need to their questions regarding the latest edition of Philadelphia’s SPSL.
When does SPSL become effective?
SPSL became effective on March 9, 2022.
White House Focuses on Pay Equity and Transparency
While the Paycheck Fairness Act (S. 205) is stalled in the U.S. Senate, the White House has called for action on issues relating to pay equity. On March 15, 2022, which was women’s “Equal Pay Day” for 2022 in the United States, President Biden issued an executive order “promoting pay
Pending Legislation Would Expand Reasonable Accommodations to Employees and Applicants for “Family Responsibilities”
Recently the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released new guidance regarding discrimination against employees with caregiving responsibilities for family members. California similarly has a pending bill, Assembly Bill (AB) 2182, which seeks to add “family responsibilities” as a protected class under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA).
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The Practical NLRB Advisor: Spring 2022
Ogletree Deakins’ Traditional Labor Relations Practice Group is pleased to announce the publication of the Spring 2022 issue of the Practical NLRB Advisor. In the last issue of the Practical NLRB Advisor we detailed the aggressive agenda of the Board’s newly minted general counsel (GC) and her apparent quest to
The Practical NLRB Advisor – Issue 20, Fall 2022
In This Issue Brian in Brief More Pro-Labor GC Memos Issued A Slew of Activity at the Board Union Membership Down, Public Opinion Up? Other NLRB Developments