Daniel Schudroff discusses the litigation process the National Labor Relations Board takes when reviewing a complaint in “Experts Split On How Amazon Vote Objections Will Play Out,” published by Law360.
Archives for April 14, 2022
Stephanie Lewis Discusses Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Employment Law Decisions
Stephanie Lewis discusses notable cases in Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s employment law decision record in “Jackson brings ‘middle-of-the-road’ employment law approach to SCOTUS,” published by HR Dive.
Déjà Vu: Virginia Returns to FLSA Overtime Standards
Overtime standards in Virginia will return to federal standards beginning July 1, 2022.
Third Circuit Joins Sister Circuits in ‘Employer’ Definition under Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act
Turning an “American Dream Project” into a nightmare for a New Jersey contractor, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has held that, under ERISA’s multiemployer pension plan provisions (the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1974 or MPPAA), a MPPAA employer includes any entity that is obligated to contribute to a plan as either a direct employer or in the interest of one.
New York City Issues Guidance On Salary Transparency Law
The New York City Commission on Human Rights recently issued its first round of guidance regarding the new salary transparency law scheduled to take effect on May 15, 2022. As we previously reported, the law will require New York City employers to include the minimum and maximum salary for both internal and external jobs, promotions, and transfer opportunities. Unfortunately, the text of the law left many questions unanswered. The guidance, issued in the form of a fact sheet, answers some of the questions surrounding the law’s requirements and scope.
Third Circuit Rules That Arbitration Agreements in CBAs Without Durational Clauses do not Survive the Expiration of the CBAs
Executive Summary: It is quite rare when a three-judge panel on a court of appeals overrules prior precedent. Yet, that is exactly what happened on March 30, 2022, in Pittsburgh Mailers Union Local 22 v. PG Publishing Co. Inc. (3d Cir. 2022), an important labor law case decided by the Third Circuit (covering New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and the Virgin Islands). The question was: does an arbitration clause in a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) survive the expiration of the CBA, and does it remain effective while the parties are attempting to negotiate a new CBA? The court answered that question in the negative.
OFCCP Ramps Up Compliance Reviews With Directive 2022-02
On March 31, 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released its second directive of the year, Directive 2022-02, entitled “Effective Compliance Evaluations and Enforcement.”
Female Executives Confront the Equity Pay Gap
New courses aim to level a playing field that currently gives men 4 times the payout
How to Ask Whether an Employee Is Happy at Work
And get a real answer.
Judge finds Tesla liable to Black former worker who alleged bias, but slashes payout
A federal judge said on Wednesday Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) was liable to a Black elevator operator who said the electric car company ignored racial abuse at the factory where he worked, but reduced a nearly $137 million jury award to $15 million.
Secret words IT pros use to describe you
I used to be in tech support. It’s a difficult, frustrating, and often thankless job that tests the limits of your patience. But it can also be gratifying when you fix what seems impossible to the user.
Is Salary Transparency The Answer To Workplace Stress?
When Victoria M. Walker left her position at The Points Guy, a travel news website, in February 2022, she tweeted.
How to tackle workplace conflict head-on
Conflict in any part of our lives can be the pits, but conflict at work? That can get especially complicated. On top of the work we already have to do, sometimes it can feel like it would take a herculean effort to deal with a conflict at work.
Eight Ways To Train Staff About Workplace Cyber Threats
Cyber threats are among the biggest risks to the security of a business nowadays.
Employees Remain Concerned About Germs in the Workplace
Fewer than one-third of surveyed workers are confident in their company’s health and safety measures