MaIn this episode, Jen discusses the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s new guidance regarding discrimination against COVID-19 caregivers, and how California can stay out of trouble in this complex area.
Archives for March 29, 2022
Pennsylvania Regulatory Commission Approves Expansive Tipped Employee Regulations
Bucking the standard that has existed under federal law and in most states for decades, tipped employees in Pennsylvania soon will have to earn more than four times as much in tips before their employers may take a tip credit and pay those employees less than the standard minimum wage.
Permanent Healthcare COVID-19 Standard Update: OSHA Sets Hearing Date on Deviations to Proposed Rule
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has partially reopened the record on the rulemaking for the permanent healthcare COVID-19 standard, known as the rule on “Occupational Exposure to COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings” (docket number OSHA-2020-0004). While the proposal generally tracks the agency’s expired 2021 healthcare emergency temporary rule (ETS), it also potentially departs from the ETS in some areas.
Condé Nast workers form a companywide union.
The union will cover more than 500 employees from all of Condé Nast’s brands, except the four publications that have already unionized.
More workers quit in February as job openings stayed high.
The job market remained very strong last month, suggesting that workers remain in high demand and are still quitting more often, a Labor Department report showed.
Disney says it hopes Florida anti-L.G.B.T.Q. law is repealed or ‘struck down by the courts.’
Disney’s employees criticized the company this month for not taking a public stance against the legislation.
Brian Flores’s Lawsuit Looms Over N.F.L. Owners Meetings
At its annual meeting, the league announced plans to increase diverse hiring practices, as John Mara, the Giants’ co-owner, called Flores’s claims of discrimination “false.”
Overcoming Self-Doubt in the Face of a Big Promotion
How to move past people-pleasing, perfectionism, and other mental traps.
EEOC Charges Continue Downward Trend in 2021, Recoveries Dip (1)
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission processed a record-low number of discrimination charges and collected $50 million less for victims of workplace discrimination in fiscal year 2021 than in the year prior, according to information released by the agency Monday.
The CROWN Act would ban hair bias. What would that mean for employers?
A bill making its way through Congress would prohibit discrimination based on hair texture or styles commonly associated with race or national origin, especially for those of African descent, and there’s a good chance it will pass, according to one attorney.
After ‘Great Resignation,’ some workers now part of ‘Great Regret’
Around four million people have left their job every month since June 2021.
Does employer have duty to keep remote workplace safe from criminal conduct?
A California employer has a statutory duty to provide its employees with a safe and healthful workplace.
Research Roundup: How Women Experience the Workplace Today
In 2021, the gender gap in U.S. workforce participation hit an all-time low.
Lone use of racial slur justifies hostile workplace claim – 5th Circuit
The 5th Circuit has allowed an employee to proceed with a Title VII claim based on a single incident where an employer allegedly used the n-word
California considers letting election workers hide addresses
Elections in the U.S. have become so polarizing that California is considering treating poll workers with the same caution as domestic violence victims by letting them keep their addresses hidden from public records.