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Archives for February 27, 2023
Half of Black workers want to quit—here’s what companies can do better
Black workers seem to be among the most unhappy employees, with 49% saying they want to quit, according to a recent Indeed survey.
As investigations mount, Seattle-area worker describes Amazon’s toll
Kali Kennelly went to work for Amazon hoping for a steady income to provide for her two sons and a chance to climb the ranks at a company that touts upward mobility for its warehouse workers.
Even before the layoffs, tech workers were quitting. Here’s why.
Tech workers who left the industry say their ventures outside the industry have given them a new outlook
As Americans Work From Home, Europeans and Asians Head Back to the Office
Return-to-office rates in Paris and Tokyo have climbed to over 75%, while U.S. often sits around half
The Shocking, Sickening Reality of Child Labor in America
Large corporations have made the enforcement of labor protections for frontline, low-wage workers other people’s problem.
EEOC Sues Alternate Solutions Health Network and Inova Home Health for Pay Discrimination
Inova Home Health, LLC (IHH), which is owned in-part and managed by Alternate Solutions Health Network, LLC (ASHN), provides home healthcare coordination services to patients at the Inova Health System in northern Virginia, including through the services of their Post-Acute Care Coordinators (PACCs).
N.Y. lawyer sued for ‘quiet quitting’ strikes back with race bias lawsuit
A former lawyer at New York law firm Napoli Shkolnik sued the firm on Monday for racial discrimination and said it had filed a lawsuit falsely accusing her of “quiet quitting” in retaliation for her asserting bias claims.
NLRB Decision Addresses Interaction between Confidentiality and Nondisparagement Provisions in Severance Agreements and Section 7 Rights
In McLaren Macomb, the NLRB overturned two decisions that had permitted employers to include confidentiality and nondisparagement provisions in severance agreements. “Mere proffer” of a severance agreement that conditions receipt of benefits on the “forfeiture of statutory rights” violates the NLRA. This Insight includes key takeaways from the
DOL Issues Internal Guidance on Telework Under the FLSA & FMLA
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued guidance on the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to employees who telework from home or from another location away from the employer’s facility. Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) 2023-1, released on February 9,
A Conversation on Black Resistance, Resilience and Being Real
As February comes to a close, Littler is capping off our celebration of Black History Month with a special podcast highlighting the voices of some of our Black attorneys. Kimberly Dobson (Long Island, NY) talks with fellow Littler attorneys, Kim Carter (San Diego, CA), Jason Byrd (New York City,
The Basics of California’s Outside Salesperson Exemption
It is well-known that California law is often more strict than federal law. Just as California handles overtime differently than the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), California law also treats aspects of overtime exemptions differently than the FLSA. One such difference is the Outside Salesperson exemption.
Under the FLSA,
New from NLRB: Most of Your Severance Agreements Will Be Illegal
Almost all employment in the United States is “at-will,” meaning you can quit, and companies can fire you without cause. This also means that except in a few situations, you’re not entitled to any severance payments if the company terminates you–even if you’ve done nothing wrong.
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