Steve Silver provides insight on Maine’s Equal Pay Law and how it will impact employers.
Law360 Employment Authority
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Archives for August 4, 2023
Publicize Whether They Use Union Avoidance ‘Persuaders’
Michael Lotito comments on a new U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) rule that requires federal contractors that use persuaders to publicly identify themselves as doing so by checking a new box on the LM-10 form.
SHRM Online
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Earned Wage Access: What You Need to Know About This Increasingly Popular Payroll Benefit
William Hays Weissman discusses when employers should offer Earned Wage Access programs, which allow employees to access earned-but-unpaid wages in advance of payday.
Inc. Magazine
AI in the Workplace: Promises and Pitfalls
Melissa L. Shingles discusses responses to Littler’s 11th Annual Employer Survey that showed an increasing level of interest in the incorporation of AI into both HR functions and work-related tasks as well as caution about the potential risks posed by the use of AI tools.
Phoenix InBusiness Magazine
Senate Recesses Without Vote On NLRB Nominee
Michael Lotito talks about the NLRB’s two vacancies and criticizes lawmakers and the Biden administration for moving ahead on a Democratic nomination without a corresponding Republican nominee for the other vacancy.
Law360
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Su’s Acting Role Called Unconstitutional in New Legal Threats
As business groups argue over the legality of the president installing nominees outside of the confirmation process, Michael Lotito says they may have a case.
Bloomberg Law
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Workforce study calls for federal legislation to boost labor force participation
Shannon Meade comments on Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute report and says legislation is needed at the federal level – starting with modernizing federal labor market reporting data – to meet the current and future demands of the market.
Supply Chain Quarterly
The ADA and Visual Disabilities in the Workplace
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued new technical assistance document (“TAD”), “Visual Disabilities in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act,” addressing how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to job applicants and employees with visual disabilities. Like the technical assistance the EEOC published earlier this year
Anti-Union Captive Audience Meetings Are Risky With Law in Flux
Michael Lotito says legislation barring a company’s use of “captive audience” meetings to counter union organizing drives is likely to fare well in other states that have a robust union presence.
Bloomberg Law
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ChatGPT and HIPAA, Caution is Needed, Even ChatGPT Says So!
Recently, things may have sped up a little in your doctor’s office. The notes for your recent visit may have been organized and filed a little more quickly. You might have received assistance sooner than expected with a physician letter to your carrier concerning a claim. You also may have
Handbooks Need Revision Following NLRB Ruling
Many employer handbooks and policies likely should be reviewed and revised following a landmark ruling by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The decision may…