For most American workers who commute, the trip to and from the office takes nearly one full hour a day — 26 minutes each way on average, with 7.7% of workers spending two hours or more on the road.
Archives for February 8, 2023
Title VII Protects Requests for Religious Exemption From Vaccines
Employers that mandate a Covid-19 vaccine booster may be hasty to deny a religious exemption request from an employee who complied with an initial mandate.
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh to Exit Biden Administration
US Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh is leaving the Biden administration, according to people familiar with the matter.
Monro, Inc. to Pay $200,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Car-X Truck and Auto Parts Employees Subjected to Physical Abuse and Offensive Verbal Comments, Federal Agency Charges
Managers impact employees’ mental health more than therapists and as much as a spouse or partner. Here’s how bosses can spark change in conversations
If you’re spending thousands of dollars on talking to a professional, yet still feeling stressed after a day in the office, it might be time to turn your attention to your boss.
Bipartisan Passage of Workplace Laws Puts Employers on Notice
Jim Paretti says several new bipartisan laws focused on issues women experience in the workplace may move employers to work on preventing instances that would violate the new measures.
Bloomberg Law
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Number of trans-related employment tribunals increases
Caroline Baker advises employers to tread carefully in cases where employees share beliefs that are at odds with one another.
HR Magazine
Tribunal cases involving transgender issues on rise
Caroline Baker says the rise in disputes relating to alleged discrimination against transgender employees suggests more could be done to ensure that transgender individuals feel safe and supported in the workplace.
Personnel Today
Hair at Root of Anti-Discrimination Laws Sweeping Country
Corinn Jackson and Lysette Roman talk about how employers can avoid discriminating against employees based on hairstyles and body modifications in the workplace.
Corporate Counsel
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Temporary foreign worker awarded $300,000 for workplace abuse, but denied tort of labour trafficking
Rhonda Levy comments on an Ontario Supreme Court ruling in which the court struck down a claim made by a temporary foreign worker seeking damages against his employer for the statutory tort of human trafficking.
Law Times
Employers Prepare for Thawing ERISA Deadlines
With the pandemic winding down, deadlines for employee benefit plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) will be resuming. Two different emergencies affect employer-sponsored group health plans: the national emergency and the public health emergency.
OSHA Serves Up a Slice of Confusion: Can an Employer’s Pizza Party Workplace Safety Incentive Program Be ‘Unreasonable’?
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently posted a tweet with the following question: “Is your pizza party incentive program unreasonable?” Setting aside the frontal attack on arguably one of the most revered of all cultural experiences in America—the pizza party—questions regarding safety incentive programs are recurring among employers.
Reimagining Benefits For A World Without Noncompetes
The Federal Trade Commission published a proposed rule[1] Jan. 5 that would effectively prohibit noncompete clauses for employees and other workers in all but very limited circumstances.[2]
This article focuses on the impact the proposed rule could have on employee benefit and compensation arrangements, if it becomes effective in its
Layoffs/RIFs – A Discussion on Strategies for Immigration Compliance
An increasing number of employers, especially those in the tech industry, are conducting layoffs or reductions in force. What happens to foreign workers in these situations, whose work visas are often tied to their jobs? What options are available to foreign nationals who are in the process of obtaining