The share of days worked from home ballooned in the Covid-19 pandemic’s early days, and subsequently declined through 2022.
Archives for December 3, 2023
‘Return to Office’ declared dead
Efforts to convince remote workers to return to corporate offices appear to have stalled, based on data from the government, academia, and private-sector organizations.
3 Things Recruiters Are Looking For In Managers
Are you looking for a leadership role? Well, it takes years of experience in leadership to convince a recruiter that you’re a good fit to be in management.
Bill Maher & HBO Want Sexual Harassment Claim Gutted From Ex-‘Real Time’ Staffer’s Suit
HBO and Bill Maher’s production company are seeking to toss out a sexual harassment claim that is part of a lawsuit from a former Real Time with Bill Maher staffer.
Former Trump National server says she was sexually harassed in new lawsuit
A former server at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster has filed a lawsuit alleging that she was sexually harassed by a supervisor, and then tricked into signing an illegal non-disclosure agreement by an attorney for former President Donald Trump’s lawyer.
How far do California’s new non-compete laws reach?
Walter Pfeffer talks about California’s new statutes on restrictive covenants and explains why it may be hard for employers to determine who is actually covered.
Daily Journal
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Massachusetts Considers Incentivizing the Four-Day Workweek
Stephen T. Melnick talks about a new bill that proposes to give a tax credit to businesses in Massachusetts that join a pilot program to explore the possible benefits of a shorter workweek.
WorldatWork
Law Firm KM as a Collaborative Function for Growth
Meghann Barloewen explains how knowledge management professionals can serve a collaborative function for growth in a law firm.
Legaltech News
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Size Bias Is Now Illegal In NYC: What Employers Should Know
Daniel Gomez-Sanchez discusses New York City’s size discrimination law and what questions employers still need answered.
Law360 Employment Authority
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Noncompete bans put employers on notice
Amidst a national trend in states and the federal government to discourage noncompetes, Walter C. Pfeffer says employers will need to spend a lot of time on a “complicated risk analysis that’s going to cause a lot of confusion.”
Business Insurance
Christmas as a Source of Labour Disputes
Javier Molina discusses the challenges of employers giving employees gifts for Christmas.
Expansión
President Biden’s AI executive order will impact private entities
Bradford J. Kelley and Kellen Shearin say President Biden’s executive order regulating the use of AI will have a broad impact on private entities.
BenefitsPRO
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Recent Hollywood, Casino Labor Deals Show Unions’ AI Focus
Alexander MacDonald says unions are still primarily focused on the potential that AI has to displace workers, but he expects them to evolve in how they seek to address the technology in enforceable contract language.
Law360 Employment Authority
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Littler Receives 15th Consecutive Perfect Score in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index
(December 1, 2023) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, earned the top score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for the 15th consecutive year. The firm joins the ranks of 545 major U.S. businesses who also
EEOC Sues Alternate Solutions Health Network for Disability Discrimination
DETROIT – Providers of home health care services Alternate Solutions Health Network, LLC (ASHN), and its affiliated entity Beaumont ASHN, LLC, violated federal law by failing to provide a reasonable accommodation to a disabled employee and subsequently terminating her employment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a