Even employers with the best intentions find it difficult to understand California’s ever-changing wage and hour laws.
Archives for April 16, 2024
Documentation for Employers: 101
For any number of reasons, employers may find themselves lacking sufficient documentation supporting their legitimate, business-related reasons for employment-related decisions. Maybe they’ve been avoiding uncomfortable conversations with an employee.
Goldberg Segalla Welcomes Rachel W. Console
Goldberg Segalla added Rachel W. Console to the firm’s Workers’ Compensation group in Princeton.
Goldberg Segalla Welcomes Gina Binder
Goldberg Segalla added Gina Binder to the firm’s Workers’ Compensation group in Los Angeles.
Supreme Court Rules that the FAA’s Arbitration Exemption is Not Limited to Transportation Industry
Executive Summary: On April 12, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision that answers the question of whether the Federal Arbitration Act’s (FAA) exemption from arbitration for any “class of workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce” is limited to workers whose employers are in the transportation industry. In Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries Park St., LLC, 601 U.S. ____ (2024), the Supreme Court unanimously held that a transportation worker does not need to work in the transportation industry to be exempt from coverage under Section 1 of the FAA.
What Artificial Intelligence Means for the Construction Workplace
James McGehee and Bradford Kelley provide insight into the potential impact of AI on the construction industry.
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Partisan Split On Display As EEOC Makes Policy Strides
Jim Paretti talks about the chasm between EEOC Democrats and Republicans, who have been split down party lines on all of the commission’s major regulatory moves and cases addressing developing areas of the law.
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Proposed BIPA Penalty Reforms Advance In Ill. Legislature
Shannon Meade talks about how the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) has affected employers in Illinois and how SB 2979 would update it and tweak its liability guidelines.
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Phoenix City Council Requires Heat Safety Plans from City Contractors
On March 26, 2024, the Phoenix (Arizona) City Council unanimously passed an ordinance requiring all city contractors and subcontractors to develop and maintain a written heat safety plan to prevent heat-related illnesses and injuries in the workplace. Outdoor workers in Phoenix may be susceptible to heat-related illness and injury due
Littler Bolsters Toronto Office with the Addition of Shareholder Stephen Shore
TORONTO (April 15, 2024) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labour law practice representing management, has added Stephen Shore as a shareholder in its Toronto office. Shore joins from Ogletree Deakins and represents employers across all areas of employment and labour law.
Jacobson Memorial Hospital to Pay $45,000 in EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit
BISMARCK, N.D. – Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center, a critical access hospital in Elgin, North Dakota, will pay $45,000 and provide other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) retaliation lawsuit, the federal agency announced today.According to the lawsuit, the hospital violated federal law when it fired
U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies When the Federal Arbitration Act’s “Transportation Exemption” Applies
On April 12, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed whether the Federal Arbitration Act’s (FAA) transportation exemption—meaning the FAA would not apply—only relates to workers within the transportation industry. In Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries Park St., LLC,1 the Supreme Court unanimously held Section 1 of the FAA exempts classes of
Rise and grind? Working late, volatile hours may lead to depression, illness by 50
Feeling burned out and looking for reasons to work less? A new study shows that working nights and volatile schedules in young adulthood can leave you vulnerable to depression and poor health in middle age.
3 critical workforce challenges: How would the presidential candidates address them?
Workforce development in the U.S.—which includes various forms of private- and publicly-funded job training and support services for workers—could potentially play a critical role in improving earnings for Americans without bachelor’s degrees and reducing inequality.
Florida joins Texas in banning local heat protections for outdoor workers
Only five states offer statewide heat protections for outdoor workers. Some of the nation’s hottest states, including Texas, Arizona and now Florida, do not.