On April 29, 2022, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed Senate File (S.F.) No. 2677 into law, replenishing the state unemployment coffers and authorizing payments to various frontline workers. This new law requires Minnesota employers to provide notice to eligible frontline workers regarding potential additional benefits available to them.
Archives for May 6, 2022
DHS Has Temporarily Increased Automatic Extensions of Employment Authorization and/or Employment Authorization Documents (EADs)
Normally, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations provide for an automatic extension period of up to 180 days from the expiration date stated on the Employment Authorization Document (EAD) for applicants within certain employment-eligible categories who have a timely filed and pending request to renew employment authorization
My Employee Is Lunching With a Player. Should I Warn Her?
I’ve noticed one of my employees, “Julia,” eating lunch frequently with another manager in a different department, “Greg.” There are no rules against dating across departments, but I know this manager. He’s been through multiple women, and it all ends badly, and she quits. I don’t know if anyone has
Lack Of Federal Vax Rule Leaves Many Cos. Without A Policy
Devjani Mishra and Michael Lotito discuss the results of Littler’s Annual Employer Survey Report and where employers go from here regarding vaccine mandates.
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Vaccine Mandates at Work Part of ‘New Normal,’ Employers Say
Devjani Mishra talks about the findings of the Littler Annual Employer Survey and explains why many employers have turned to vaccine mandates even as employer opposition to mandates has remained fairly steady.
Bloomberg Law
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Punching In: OSHA Tarries With Its Heat Rule as Summer
Michael Lotito discusses whether the Biden administration may to move forward with an independent contractor rule that would make it harder to use such workers.
Bloomberg Law
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Updated workplace first aid kit standard takes effect Oct. 15
Alka Ramchandani-Raj discusses the updates to The International Safety Equipment Association’s standard on requirements for workplace first aid kits.
HR Dive
An application for refugee status may prevent you from starting work
Karolina Schiffter discusses whether Ukrainian citizens who claim refugee status can work in Poland.
Gazeta Prawna
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The Daily Record’s Power 20 Labor & Employment Law 2022
Jacqueline Phipps Polito shares her predictions for the future of employment and labor law concerning data privacy and cybersecurity threats, while explaining what she most enjoys about the industry as a whole.
The Daily Record
Fore! How Golf Can Influence Diversity at Work
Cindy-Ann Thomas explains how executives who golf play a critical role in diversifying the sport, which could lead to more business opportunities for women and people of color.
SHRM Online
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Key trends in arbitration awards pertaining to mandatory vaccines
Rhonda B. Levy and Barry Kuretzky provide an overview of key trends in arbitration awards in Ontario and British Columbia since fall 2021 that have considered issues relating to mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies in the unionized workplace.
Human Resources Director Canada
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New York’s New Notice of Electronic Monitoring Goes into Effect on May 7, 2022
New York State’s recently enacted law requiring notice of electronic monitoring goes into effect on May 7, 2022. To comply with the law, private employers with a place of business in New York must (1) provide notice to new hires in New York who are subject to monitoring and
California Assembly Bill Proposing a 4-Day Workweek Runs Out of Time
Early in the 2022 Legislative Session, Assembly Bill (AB) 2932 was introduced and was known as the four-day workweek bill. It sought to change when an employee would be paid one and one-half times their regular rate of pay by redefining the workweek.
Under current California law, overtime may be
San Francisco, Los Angeles District Attorneys Suing Law Firm for Alleged Fraudulent ADA Title III Suits
San Francisco City and County District Attorney Chesa Boudin and Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón have filed a lawsuit in the California Superior Court in San Francisco accusing the Potter Handy LLP law firm of filing thousands of “boilerplate, cut-and-paste federal-court lawsuits that falsely assert its clients have
Implementing Alternative Workweek Schedules in California
Under California law, employees normally accrue daily overtime for hours worked over 8 hours in a day. Alternative workweek schedules (AWS) permit workplaces to adopt different schedules longer than 8 hours without accruing overtime. This may be needed due to health and safety concerns or industry practices that mandate longer
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