Last year quiet quitting, where mainly young employees silently checked out of the job they no longer enjoyed but financially needed, was en mode.
Archives for February 2023
Why Is the Workplace Experience in 2023 So Bad?
Your head of human resources wants to build a more connected culture … but your managers are struggling just to get everyone on the same page.
Minnesota Supreme Court Clarifies State Law Standards for ‘Severe or Pervasive’ Harassment and Constructive Discharge
On February 8, 2023, the Minnesota Supreme Court issued its first significant decision interpreting the state’s employment discrimination law, the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA), in three years. In a ruling that will likely be hailed as a victory by employees and employers alike, the supreme court clarified the law
How younger workers are using ‘bare minimum Monday’ as a form of self-care
CNN Chief Business Correspondent Christine Romans joins “CNN This Morning” to talk about “bare minimum Mondays,” a new trend among younger workers lauded as a form of self-care.
SHRM Report: How to Ensure Latino Workers Aren’t Left Behind in the Digital Economy
There has never been a greater demand for digital skills in the workplace. But while some workers have access to the expertise to excel in a more digital-oriented workplace, others do not.
The labor market is booming and these jobs are growing the most
As pandemic fears wane, in-person jobs surge, experts said.
I ‘rage applied’ myself out of workplace hell — and into an extra $50K
Exacting revenge on a cold-blooded boss is all the rage among fed-up Gen Z and millennial employees.
What Does Workplace TikTok Look Like During Layoffs? It Gets Weird.
Tech and finance workers posted countless videos about the luxuries of their jobs — until the mood shifted.
Return to Work: Challenges and Practical Recommendations
In this How to Do Business in the Americas podcast series installment, Shareholder Juan Carlos Varela and Rodrigo Tajonar, Chief People Officer of the Boston Globe Media, discuss how organizations are dealing with the aftermath of the pandemic in the workplace.
Mandatory Arbitration is Back!
In this episode, Jen and Trish Higgins, Shaw Law Group’s litigation guru, discuss the recent 9th Circuit decision upholding mandatory arbitration agreements.
Affordable Care Act Compliance
Does your small business have $2750 in the bank set aside for each employee? That could be the fine for a company that is not compliant with the Affordable Care Act. Potential penalties can add up quickly and cause significant financial exposure for your business.
The Affordable Care Act has
90 Day Fiancé–A How-To on U.S. Immigration and Life?
90 Day Fiancé, the flagship television series of the juggernaut franchise on TLC, introduces viewers to a diverse cast of couples, all of whom have one major goal in common: One-half of the couple seeks permission to remain permanently in the United States based on the other’s U.S. citizenship.
CDF Wage and Hour Task Force – Monthly Tips (February 2023)
This is the second 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.
On the heels of the Ninth Circuit’s decision blocking California’s bar to mandatory arbitration agreements, as reported earlier this month in the CDF blog and the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Viking River Cruises v. Moriana, effectively permitting arbitration of individual Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims, many California employers previously reluctant to roll-out mandatory arbitration agreements given uncertainties in developing case law are now re-considering this decision. California employers with existing arbitration agreements are, or at least should be, reviewing and likely revising existing agreements to comport with recent case law to ensure continued enforcement.
In wage and hour litigation, one of the primary benefits of having an arbitration agreement is the ability to include a class and representative action waiver, thereby requiring an employee to arbitrate his or her individual wage and hour claims, in addition to other purported employment-related disputes (except sexual harassment/assault), in arbitration rather than facing defense of alleged class action or representative/PAGA claims in court. The enforceability of such waivers is an incredibly important and valuable weapon/shield for California employers who are faced with class and PAGA claims filed in court.
California Assembly Bill Pushes for Women’s Designated Restrooms on Jobsites
On February 7, 2023, California Assembly Member Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-16) introduced Assembly Bill (AB) No. 521, which calls on the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) to submit a rulemaking proposal to the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board that would “require at least one women’s designated restroom
Arizona Gets to Keep Its State-Operated Workplace Safety and Health Program
On February 15, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) withdrew its proposed rule that would have revoked the final approval status of Arizona’s state plan for occupational safety and health.