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Archives for August 8, 2023
The Visual Effects workers behind Marvel’s movie magic vote to unionize
Ever since production of the first Star Wars movies in the 1970s, the visual effects industry has largely been non-unionized.
Thousands of Los Angeles City Workers Go on Strike
Municipal workers are walking out for one day to draw attention to widespread understaffing.
Trump Judge Orders In-House Lawyers To Take Classes From Anti-LGBTQ Group
Judge’s contempt order shows contempt for facts, law, and grammar.
The Legal Assault on Corporate Diversity Efforts Has Begun
Conservative groups are challenging Amazon, Comcast and others using many of the same arguments that boosted minority representation in the workforce.
Thousands of Los Angeles city workers walk off job for 24 hours alleging unfair labor practices
Thousands of Los Angeles city employees, including sanitation workers, engineers and traffic officers, walked off the job for a 24-hour strike alleging unfair labor practices
Zoom, a champion of remote work, calls employees back to office
Video communications company Zoom became a mainstay of the pandemic, allowing employees to work from home and from anywhere in the world as it reopened.
NLRB Adopts Tough New Standard for Workplace Rules
On August 2, 2023, in Stericycle, Inc., 372 NLRB No. 113 (2023), the National Labor Relations Board adopted a strict new legal standard for evaluating the validity of workplace rules under the National Labor Relations Act (“the Act”).
New Edgewater, Colorado Minimum Wage Ordinance Highlights Compliance Challenge
The Colorado locality of Edgewater—which borders Denver and has a population of around 5,000—has enacted its own local minimum wage ordinance, which takes effect January 1, 2024. The new law demonstrates how challenging multi-jurisdiction compliance can be for employers.
Illinois Amends Family Bereavement Leave Act to Provide Extended Child Bereavement Leave
Illinois passed a new law that will extend the amount of unpaid leave that employees are entitled to for certain categories of child bereavement. The Child Extended Bereavement Leave Act (CEBLA), which was signed into law by Governor J.B. Pritzker on August 4, 2023 and will take effect on January
HR Tools Built for Small and Medium Businesses
Human resources (HR) are at the core of any successful business, and managing them efficiently is key to a company’s growth. Multiple HR tools designed for small and medium businesses (SMBs) have been developed to streamline various HR processes, from recruitment to onboarding and performance management. Discover some of the
DOL Releases New Rule to Boost Pay Rates for Construction Workers
The U.S. Department of Labor will issue a final rule on Aug. 8 to raise the prevailing wage standard for approximately 1 million construction workers under the federal Davis-Bacon Act.