U.S. workers’ fear of contracting COVID-19 on the job has waned over the course of the pandemic, but a certain amount of unease persists.
Archives for November 22, 2022
The Growing Demand For Workers With Criminal Records
Let’s Protect Our Frontline Workers from Rude Customers
A conversation with Georgetown’s Christine Porath about how to improve customer-facing work in an era of incivility.
Littler World Cup Matchups Part 3: Workplace Safety
Welcome to week 2 of our Littler World Cup series, where we compare various aspects of labor and employment law in some of the countries competing the following week. In Part 1 of this series, we examined paid vacation and annual leave entitlements available to employees who might be
Colorado and Oregon Trigger Protections for Leaves Relating to Non-COVID Respiratory Illnesses
At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of jurisdictions enacted sick leave laws specifically designed for absences due to COVID-19. Some states, however, enacted permanent changes to their leave laws that apply during a “public health emergency,” which can apply both to COVID-19 as well as other
State Department Now Issues Five-Year TN Visas to Mexican Citizens
By: State Department Now Issues Five-Year TN Visas to Mexican Citizens
A recent change in visa processing allows Mexican TN visa applicants to receive a five-year visa. Before this change, Mexican citizens were issued a visa valid for only one year. This policy change allows Mexican TN visa holders to avoid
Are Employers Acting in Bad Faith With Unrealistic Salary Ranges?
New York City’s new law requiring job postings to have salary ranges went into effect earlier this month, and the response was stunning.
Stunningly awful in many cases. CitiGroup, for instance, posted a job with a salary range of $0 – $2,000,000. This is a ridiculous case of a company complying with
Cal/OSHA Will Not Alter the Proposed Non-Emergency COVID Regulation Now on Course to Become Effective January 1, 2023
During a meeting of the Cal/OSHA Standards Board on November 17, 2022, Cal/OSHA’s Chief Deputy for Health and Research Standards unequivocally stated that no further modifications will be made to the proposed non-emergency COVID regulation (CA Non-Emergency Regulation) that the Board will vote to approve at its next meeting
Need a Few Hacks and Cheat Codes to Survive the FMLA and ADA? Click Here
One of the best parts of my job is the chance to talk shop with other employment attorneys who, like me, work in the trenches with employers to help them comply with the FMLA and ADA.
So, when my friend Eric Meyer reached out to me to join him
Massachusetts Paid Family & Medical Leave (PFML) 2023 Updates
Alicia Ward (award@hrwlawyers.com / 617-348-4357); Kathleen Berney (kberney@hrwlawyers.com / 617-348-4335); Peter Moser (pmoser@hrwlawyers.com / 617-348-4323); Catherine Reuben (creuben@hrwlawyers.com / 617-348-4323); or Any member of the HRW Team.
DOWNLOAD THE PDF HERE.
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