Arbitration provides employers with an alternative venue to resolve disputes instead of litigation. Similar to litigation, a claimant files a claim and the parties resolve the dispute with a binding decision.
Archives for October 10, 2023
California’s Expanded Paid Sick Leave
On October 4, 2023, Governor Newsom signed SB 616, significantly modifying the 2014 Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act (“HWHFA”). The new law is effective January 1, 2024.
Henry Shapiro Discusses Increase in New York State Salary Threshold
Henry Shapiro discusses recent legislation that will raise the salary threshold for worker protections in New York in “Hike In NY Salary Threshold Lets DOL Take More Complaints,” published by Law360.
Samuel Martin and Katharine Weber Author “New Hampshire Adopts Workplace Accommodations for Nursing Mothers”
Samuel Martin and Katharine Weber author “New Hampshire Adopts Workplace Accommodations for Nursing Mothers,” published by SHRM.
Jackson Lewis Achieves 2022-2023 Mansfield Certification
Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce the firm has achieved Diversity Lab’s 2022-2023 Mansfield 6.0 Plus Certification, the highest law firm designation, for the fourth consecutive year. The Mansfield Rule is a structured certification process designed to ensure all talent at participating law firms has a fair and equal opportunity to advance into leadership. Mansfield is focused on broadening the talent pool for consideration, including those historically underrepresented in the legal profession, to facilitate transparent pathways to leadership.
Top Five Labor Law Developments for September 2023
The National Labor Relations Board anticipates issuing its new joint-employer rule by the end of October.
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Proposed Regulations: Takeaways for Manufacturing Industry
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) went into effect on June 27, 2023. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) must issue final regulations to implement the PWFA by Dec. 29, 2023. This article summarizes key provisions of the EEOC’s proposed regulations for the manufacturing industry and offers guidance on compliance.
EEOC’s Proposed Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its revised “Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace” on Sept. 29, 2023. If issued in final, the guidance would be the EEOC’s first update on harassment since its “Enforcement Guidance on Vicarious Liability for Unlawful Harassment by Supervisors” in 1999. A 2017 proposed guidance on workplace harassment stalled under the Trump Administration.
Three Goldberg Segalla Attorneys Featured in 2023 Connecticut Super Lawyers
Three attorneys based in Goldberg Segalla’s Hartford office have been recognized among the 2023 Connecticut Super Lawyers “Rising Stars.” Thomson Reuters publishes the annual compendium of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and meet stringent requirements for professional achievement.
EEOC’s Updated Harassment Guidance Addresses Emerging Workplace Issues
If passed, represents the first update to harassment enforcement in nearly 25 years.
Goldberg Segalla Welcomes Paul S. Tagatac
Goldberg Segalla added Paul S. Tagatac to the firm’s Employment and Labor group in Hartford.
UPDATE: Maryland Workers’ Compensation Law Impacted by Three New Bills
SB0071/HB0800 specifies that 25% of the net recovery by a claimant on a claim for workers’ compensation will be subject to execution on a judgment for a child support arrearage.
California Amends its Existing Paid Sick Leave Law to Provide More Paid Sick Leave
Executive Summary: On October 4, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law SB 616, which amends the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (HWHFA) (California Labor Code Section 245.5) to provide nearly all employees working in California with two additional days or 16 additional hours of paid sick leave. This new law goes into effect on January 1, 2024.
Cybersecurity Awareness Month Series: Cybersecurity in the Hoosier State
This year, Indiana joined several other states to pass a comprehensive consumer privacy law, that becomes operative on January 1, 2026. Like other consumer privacy laws, Indiana’s law requires businesses to establish reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security practices to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of personal data, which
Prepare for Strikes—and Know When They May Be Unlawful
Strikes are ubiquitous these days, and employers should be prepared for them with contingency plans. Employers should know, though, that laws limit when employees may…