Michelle Phillips discusses the potential impact a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that found an assistant football coach’s First Amendment rights were infringed upon when he was suspended for publicly praying after football games could have on religious rights in the workplace “Discrimination Litigation Trends To Watch In 2022’s 2nd Half,” published by Law360.
Archives for July 14, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision Curtailing Regulators May Raise ‘Major Questions’ for Employers
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a forceful rebuke against what it found to be agency overreach. West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, No. 20-1530 (June 30, 2022).
U.S. Supreme Court’s Impact on Employers
The U.S. Supreme Court concluded a blockbuster 2022 term, with several opinions that will have a direct and immediate impact on employers.
Lewis Quoted by Human Resource Executive on Unionization Trends
Sid Lewis, a partner and leader of the Labor & Employment Practice Group in the New Orleans office, was recently quoted in the article “Do Starbucks, Amazon unionizations point to a coming trend?” published by Human Resource Executive.
FordHarrison Accolades & Additions: Second Quarter 2022
FordHarrison Accolades & Additions: Second Quarter 2022
The Magic of Your First Work Friends
Early-career connections can be life-defining. For young people entering the work force today, the connections over Zoom are shaky.
Municipal Workers Have Joined the Great Resignation
New York City employees are back in the office, and many of them are not happy about it.
Walmart hit with lawsuit, accused of firing a Florida mom who claims managers harassed her and denied lactation accommodations
A Florida woman alleges she was forced to pump breast milk in front of male coworkers.
Senate Aims To End Silencing Of Sexual Harassment Victims With New NDA Bill
For the second time this year, Democratic and Republican lawmakers are coming together to curb sexual harassment at work.
Union efforts, unfair labor charges spike in US
The National Labor Relations Board announced this week that union representative petitions have gone up by 56 percent already since last year.
Yelp shuts some offices doubling down on remote; CEO calls hybrid “hell”
CEO Jeremy Stoppelman calls hybrid offices “the worst of both worlds” as he doubles down on remote work
Yelp to close 3 U.S. offices, saying the “future of work” is remote
Yelp is closing three of its U.S. offices after finding most of its employees prefer to work remotely.
Dick’s Sporting Goods hit with civil-rights complaint over reimbursing workers for abortion travel
A conservative legal group has challenged Dick’s Sporting Goods over its decision to pay for abortion travel, arguing that the policy discriminates against female employees who choose to give birth.
Five Ways To Humanize Your Workplace
The business media have lately been telling stories about tension between employees and employers.
How Fair Is Your Workplace?
Under pressure from activist investors, the public, and their own employees, many companies are expanding their commitments to corporate social responsibility with an emphasis on equity and justice for disadvantaged communities.