Andrew Maunz discusses how changes to the EEOC’s reporting categories may affect the agency’s operations and the outcome of charges that are filed with it in “Federal Race Data Revamp Gives EEOC More Precise Worker Insights” published by Bloomberg Law.
Archives for April 9, 2024
Joshua Adams Authors “Department of Labor Practice in Loper Bright’s Uncertain Wake”
Joshua Adams authors “Department of Labor Practice in Loper Bright’s Uncertain Wake,” published in Bloomberg Law.
Jackson Lewis Adds Litigator Lindsey A. White in Baltimore
Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewic P.C. is pleased to announce that Lindsey A. White has joined its Baltimore office as a principal. Lindsey has more than a decade of employment litigation and trial experience.
New York City App-Based Workers’ Minimum Pay-Rate Increases
Delivery platform companies must pay delivery workers in New York City a minimum rate of at least $19.56 per hour, Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) announced on April 1, 2024. The increase went into effect immediately.
New Jersey Update: Choice of Law Provisions and Arbitration Agreements in Employment Contracts
In affirming a trial court’s decision to deny defendant CDL Last Mile’s motion to compel arbitration, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey clarified several points about arbitration provisions in employment contracts
Goldberg Segalla Welcomes Jeffrey P. Lewis
Goldberg Segalla added Jeffrey P. Lewis to the firm’s Workers’ Compensation practice group in Greensboro.
Shannon Bettis Nakabayashi Authors “California Supreme Court Issues Opinion on ‘Hours Worked’”
Shannon Bettis Nakabayashi authors “California Supreme Court Issues Opinion on ‘Hours Worked’,” published by SHRM.
FordHarrison Accolades & Additions: First Quarter 2024
Washington State: 2024 Spring Legislative Roundup
The Washington State Legislature’s 2024 legislative session adjourned on March 7, 2024, concluding a busy sixty-day period that saw lawmakers introduce almost 1,200 bills—on education, public safety, taxes, housing, the Lunar New Year, octopus farming, and more—with about 340 bills passing and heading to Governor Jay Inslee’s desk for approval
California Contemplates Right to Disconnect Law
By: California Contemplates Right to Disconnect Law
California Assembly member Matt Haney has introduced the first “right to disconnect” law in the United States, Assembly Bill 2751 (A.B. 2751). Under the proposed legislation, employers would be required to define employees’ nonworking hours in writing and prohibits employers from contacting workers during
The American Privacy Rights Act?
In what is being called the American Privacy Rights Act (Act), some are suggesting this could be the one! For many years, Congress has been unable to come together to craft a national privacy law. There have been several snags, including whether to preempt state privacy laws and whether to
Enforcing Policy to Keep Vehicle Dashcam On At All Times Does Not Violate NLRA, According to D.C. Circuit
A manager texting one of his drivers who covered the truck’s inward facing camera while stopping for lunch – “you can’t cover the camera it’s against company rules” – is not unlawful under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), according to a recent decision by the D.C. Circuit Court of
What Needs to Change About DEI — and What Doesn’t
Organizations and their leaders have endeavored to create more diverse, equitable, and inclusive organizations in one way or another since the mid-1960s, even as the sociopolitical climate around these efforts has fluctuated.
6 Mistakes Leaders Make When Announcing Layoffs
Most leaders recognize that the true test of their character comes in difficult times, when a change in business conditions demands a shift in strategy in order to create and preserve enterprise value.
DEAR ABBY: Workplace tension builds after dustup with manager
DEAR ABBY: I’m a soft-spoken person. I work in a medical laboratory, and I am finally speaking up for what I believe in (after years of social anxiety and depression). At the last meeting, when asked by the manager for suggestions to improve the lab workflow, I spoke up.