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Archives for November 19, 2023
In Focus At The EEOC: Emerging And Developing Issues
Jim Paretti examines the six priorities included in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s strategic enforcement plan for fiscal years 2024-2028.
Law360
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Employer Takeaways From 2nd Circ. Equal Pay Ruling
Thelma Akpan and Katelyn McCombs discuss a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decision that reversed a long-held understanding of the Equal Pay Act and could have a significant effect on equal pay litigation.
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State Legislation to Curb Workplace Violence Raises Compliance Concerns
Alka Ramchandani-Raj talks about California’s SB 553, which represents the nation’s first general industry workplace violence prevention safety requirements for employers.
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Is the NLRB Unconstitutional? The Courts May Finally Decide
Alexander Thomas MacDonald discusses an upcoming Supreme Court case that may determine how much power the National Labor Relations Board should have.
The Federalist Society
Effective Date of Joint Employer Rule Pushed Back
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced it will extend the effective date of its joint employer rule to Feb. 26, 2024, to facilitate resolution of legal challenges to the rule.
Littler Attorneys Named in 2024 Best Lawyers™ for Colombia, Portugal, Puerto Rico and Spain
(November 16, 2023) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, is pleased to announce that attorneys in its Colombia, Portugal, Puerto Rico and Spain offices have been recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers®.
The individual attorneys that were recognized include the following:
Signs of Procrastination at Work and How to Stop
If you drag your feet on your key projects, use these strategies to overcome procrastination and help your career.
The 5 soft skills needed to succeed in an AI-dominated workplace
As artificial intelligence becomes more adept at tasks once considered uniquely human, this edtech founder says these are the workforce skills that are becoming more important.
If you think ‘bossware’ surveillance culture in the workplace is new, think again
The rise of intrusive software that lets employers monitor workers’ every move is part of ruthless corporate mindset, but its origins go back to 1900s scientific management theories
US jobs data may be miscounting millions of ‘gig’ workers, research suggests
Millions of “gig” workers may get missed every month in the U.S. government’s employment report, a discrepancy with implications for how Federal Reserve officials size up the job market and any associated inflation risks.
The remote work mystery deepens—traffic is worse than ever but offices are sitting empty
It’s hard to ignore the fact that almost nobody is in their office as much as they used to be. Indeed, just 5% of workers worked entirely from home before the pandemic. For over two years now, offices can’t quite surpass half-full, and more than a third of workers who can work from home do so all the time. One of the most commonly cited benefits of working outside the office is the fact that it means avoiding the slog of commuting, which can be incredibly costly both financially and time-wise.
Is AI Coming For Your Job As A Manager?
Goldman Sachs has predicted that popular AI tools such as ChatGPT could expose as many as 300 million jobs to automation. So what does that mean for managers?
U.S. labor board delays new unionization rule after business groups sue
The federal government is delaying a new rule that could make it easier for millions of workers to unionize after business groups challenged it in court.
Labor Law: Lynchburg employer prevails where employee claimed sex-based wage discrimination
Last month, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed against Lynchburg-based Consolidated Shoe Co., where former employee Ashley Noonan alleged that her employer engaged in sex-based wage discrimination and retaliation.