Maine employers may be preparing to comply with Maine’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program as required payroll contributions to the PFML Insurance Fund are set to begin on January 1, 2025, but questions remain as the state has yet to adopt final rules for implementing this new and
Archives for April 18, 2024
Dealing with “Entitled” Employees
In this episode, Jen reminds employers of their right to say “no.”
Supreme Court Rules Employees Need Not Show Transfer Caused ‘Significant’ Harm For Title VII Claims
On April 17, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States held that an employee challenging a job transfer in an unlawful employment discrimination claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 must show that the transfer caused some identifiable harm, but the harm does not need
EEOC Unveils Final Rule Implementing Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
On April 15, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) unveiled its final rule and interpretive guidance implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), clarifying employers’ responsibilities under the act.
FTC Announces Open Commission Meeting to Vote to Issue Final Rule Banning Noncompetes
On April 16, 2024, more than fifteen months after issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking that would ban noncompetes and nearly a year after the comment period closed, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it was poised to take action on the proposed ban.
The Supreme Court Just Complicated Employer Diversity Initiatives
Rights groups say the court made it easier to sue employers
Work Advice: I’ve been offered a promotion … and condolences?
Should you heed a colleague’s warning that you’re inheriting a ‘dysfunctional’ department no one else wants to run?
5 Strategies for Improving Mental Health at Work
Benefits and conversations around mental health evolved during the pandemic. Workplace cultures are starting to catch up.
9 Gen Z work trends that aren’t new but hit different now
As Gen Z starts to represent a larger portion of the workforce, here are nine work-related trends circulating among young employees.
Governors of six Southern states warn workers against joining UAW union
Joint statement comes a day before Volkswagen factory in Tennessee votes on unionization — the first of more than a dozen factories the UAW is targeting
Millions of workers are caught in a ‘non-compete’ trap
Widespread use of restrictions to prevent staff moving to a rival prompts backlash
Google fires 28 workers after office sit-ins to protest cloud contract with Israel
Google has fired 28 employees who were involved in protests over the tech company’s cloud computing contract with the Israeli government
Wall Streeters Are Returning To Work In New York City
New York City is seeing a gradual increase in office occupancy, as it has restored nearly 80% of its pre-pandemic rate, according to research by Placer.ai, a platform that specializes in location intelligence and foot traffic insights.
More Evidence That Organized Labor Is Progressivism, and Progressivism Is Organized Labor
Some on the right will try very hard to see daylight between organized labor and the progressive movement.
The Paradox of the American Labor Movement
It’s a great time to be in a union—but a terrible time to try to start a new one.