The U.S. Supreme Court weighed the rights of LGBTQ+ people to be free from discrimination in the marketplace against a Colorado business owner’s right to free speech when it heard oral argument in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis (No. 21-476) on December 5, 2022.
Archives for December 13, 2022
“Calif. Employer Tips For Religious Accommodation Requests,” Law360
Los Angeles attorney, David Cheng, contributed the expert analysis, “Calif. Employer Tips For Religious Accommodation Requests,” to Law360.
What Elon Musk Can Learn from Steve Jobs’s Return to Apple
Jobs pulled off a difficult — and controversial — strategic realignment, offering lessons for Musk’s attempts to transform Twitter.
EEOC quietly updates ‘EEO is the Law’ poster
If you remind employers that they are obligated to post certain notices in their workplace, you might be told by many of them that it’s old news.
The one thing Elon Musk has gotten completely right during his Twitter takeover
Elon Musk is not a good boss. His wild demands and questionable managerial practices have shown him to be a capricious, unreliable leader of employees.
The Importance Of Workplace Culture During Turbulent Times
Turbulence is everywhere, and it’s up to leaders to help their organizations navigate it.
How And Why The Freelance Workforce Is Setting New Records
The freelance workforce in the U.S. continues to expand, playing a more significant role in the economy and changing the face of the labor pool.
6 Ways Companies Fail to Help Workers Grow
When it comes to worker advancement, good corporate practice is widespread.
Railroad unions hopeful Biden will act to give workers paid sick time
Railroad workers could get the paid sick days that were at the heart of their threat to go on strike – if the Biden administration steps in with an executive order.
New York City Postpones Enforcement of Automated Employment Decision Tools Law, Will Hold Second Public Hearing
With the January 1, 2023, effective date of New York City’s automated employment decision tools law looming, the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection announced on December 12, 2022, that it intended to convene a second public hearing and postpone enforcement of the law until April 15, 2023.
President Biden Enacts Speak Out Act Curtailing the Use of Pre-Dispute Non-Disclosure and Non-Disparagement Clauses Involving Sexual Assault and Harassment Claims
Amidst the flurry of activity taking place before the end of the 117th U.S. Congress, the House of Representatives quietly passed the Speak Out Act on November 16, 2022, by an overwhelming majority. The bill previously passed the U.S. Senate in September and President Biden signed it into law
New York City Defers AI Law Enforcement to April 15, 2023
New York City is deferring enforcement of its first-in-the-nation regulation of the use of AI-driven hiring tools (Local Law 144 of 2021), which was initially slated to go into effect on January 1, 2023. This past Friday (December 12), the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) announced
First Circuit Creates New Fiduciary Duty Under ERISA for Insurers Accepting Group Premiums from Employers
First Circuit held that an insurer has a fiduciary duty under ERISA to verify individual employee eligibility for group benefit plan coverage at or near the time of enrollment. Insurers can shift the duty of eligibility verification to employers through the plan’s language.
New Jersey Senate Labor Committee WARNs Effective Date of Amendments Might Be Soon
On January 21, 2020—what seems like a lifetime ago—Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation significantly amending the New Jersey mini-WARN Act (officially known as the “Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act”) (NJ WARN), but the effective date of the amendments were put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.