Samia Kirmani discusses changing expectations for corporate DEI compliance initiatives and the growing demand for workplace transparency in the podcast “Remote Work and Young People, the NHL Caves in in Florida, and Legal Guardrails for DEI with guest Samia Kirmani,” broadcast by Inclusive Collective.
Archives for January 2023
Peter Nohle Comments on Washington State Law Limiting Enforcement of Non-Compete Covenants
Peter Nohle comments on the implications of a new Washington state law limiting the enforcement of non-compete agreements within employment contracts in “Noncompete agreements cost Seattle-area man a new job, lawsuit says,” published by Seattle Times.
OSHA Increases Penalties for 2023
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has increased its minimum and maximum penalties for workplace safety and health violations by 7.7 percent effective January 17, 2023.
Class Action Trends Report Winter 2023
In this issue of the Jackson Lewis Class Action Trends Report, we welcome the New Year and look back at the most significant developments affecting employment class and collective action litigation in 2022. We also look ahead at potential new challenges in store for employers in 2023.
New OSHA Enforcement Guidance Promises Steeper Penalties for Employers
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced two enforcement guidance changes with the goal of deterring violations by substantially increasing the penalties certain employers may face for alleged violations.
Jones Walker Elects 8 New Partners and Strong Board Leadership
Jones Walker LLP is pleased to announce the firm has elected eight new partners and elected Ryan Johnson and reelected Aileen Thomas to its board of directors for four-year terms, effective January 1, 2023.
CDF Wage and Hour Task Force – Monthly Tips
This is the first post of a new monthly series of CDF’s Labor & Employment Law Blog providing California employers with wage and hour compliance tips and best practices.
California’s reputation as a breeding ground for wage and hour litigation – the state is responsible for a disproportionally large share of such lawsuits nationwide – seems set to continue. With that, as the first month of 2023 comes to a close, California employers should ensure that they have complied with new minimum wage requirements to avoid potential costly litigation.
Ex-Jones Day associates want firm sanctioned in paternity bias case
Two former Jones Day associates suing the U.S. law firm for sex discrimination and unlawful termination are hoping to fend off potential sanctions in the case with a sanctions request of their own.
Checking In With the Starbucks Union as a Supreme Court Labor Decision Looms
Glacier Northwest vs. Teamsters could drastically change how unions are able to strike. Here’s how Starbucks Workers United is preparing.
Apple Violated U.S. Labor Laws With Anti-Leak Email
Officials say Apple’s rules ‘restrain or coerce’ employees
A Deeper Understanding of Creativity at Work
BetterUp’s Gabriella Rosen Kellerman and the University of Pennsylvania’s Marty Seligman on finding new paths to good ideas.
How to Quit — and Leave the Door Open to Coming Back
You never know when an opportunity will arise.
How a Parent’s Experience at Work Impacts Their Kids
A multi-year study following more than 370 low-wage families found that children’s developmental outcomes were significantly affected by their parents’ work lives.
Employers slowed their increases of workers’ wages last quarter
Employers continued to raise wages during the fourth quarter to attract workers and hold on to existing staff, though the pace of the increases slowed from the previous quarter.
Long Covid has an ‘underappreciated’ role in labor shortage, study finds
Long Covid — also known as long-haul Covid, post-Covid or post-acute Covid syndrome — is a chronic illness with potentially debilitating symptoms.