Leonora Schloss comments on California’s Supreme Court decision providing employers who believed they were acting in “good faith” defense against statutory penalties in “California Supreme Court Cuts Break to ‘Good Faith’ Employers in Wage Statement Case,” published by The Recorder.
Archives for May 7, 2024
Live from Workplace Horizons 2024 — Episode 2: What Employers Need to Know About Litigation and Investigations
Welcome and thank you for joining us for this special edition of We get work™, live from Jackson Lewis’ Workplace Horizons 2024 from the Lotte New York Palace in New York City and the Wynn in Las Vegas. What follows are high level conversations on conference programs and why they were important topics to present now.
Clifford Atlas Discusses Significant Legal Challenges to the FTC’s Non-Compete Ban
Clifford Atlas discusses the implications of the FTC’s ban on non-compete agreements for businesses, as well as exceptions to this final ruling in “Businesses struggle to adjust as FTC rule bans noncompete agreements,” published by Courthouse News Service.
Live from Workplace Horizons 2024 — Episode 1: What Employers Need to Know About Keeping Their Workplace Safe, Drug-Free and Productive
Welcome and thank you for joining us for this special edition of We get work™, live from Jackson Lewis’ Workplace Horizons 2024 from the Lotte New York Palace in New York City and the Wynn in Las Vegas. What follows are high level conversations on conference programs and why they were important topics to present now.
How Has the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule Affected Plan Sponsors?
What has changed with the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) final regulations and certain prohibited transaction exemptions (PTEs)? Is it really that bad even for plan sponsors, as we hear from the many critics of the DOL’s newest definition of a fiduciary? It may or may not be, depending in
Los Angeles County’s Predictable Scheduling Ordinance Will Take Effect on July 1, 2025
On April 23, 2024, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to implement a fair workweek predictable scheduling ordinance, which will go into effect on July 1, 2025. The ordinance, which is similar to an ordinance issued by the City of Los Angeles, applies to retail employers with at
Annual Report on EEOC Developments – Fiscal Year 2023
This Annual Report on EEOC Developments—Fiscal Year 2023 (hereafter “Report”), our thirteenth annual publication, is designed as a comprehensive guide to significant Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC” or “the Commission”) developments over the past fiscal year. The Report does not merely summarize case law and litigation statistics, but also analyzes
Littler Lightbulb: April Appellate Roundup
This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments at the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal in the last month.
At the Supreme Court
Oregon DOJ Ramps up Child Support Reporting Requirements for Payments to Independent Contractors
Many companies with independent contractors working in Oregon recently received correspondence from the Oregon Department of Justice’s Division of Child Support (“Division”) reminding them of new reporting obligations with respect to payments to independent contractors. The purpose of such reporting is to identify individuals who owe child support and to
New Employment Legislation in Maryland: Essential Updates
New law modifies Maryland’s Paid Family and Medical Leave program. New pay transparency requirements for job postings are in effect. Employers should expect new pay stub template for information that must now be included on all pay stubs.
EEOC Releases Updated Enforcement Guidance on Harassment
For the first time since the 1990s, the EEOC has issued new enforcement guidance on workplace harassment – applying existing law to the modern workplace. The Guidance is not binding law, but it provides valuable insight as to how the law will be enforced.
Littler Bolsters Toronto Office with the Addition of Partner Stephen Shore
TORONTO (April 15, 2024) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labour law practice representing management, has added Stephen Shore as a partner in its Toronto office. Shore joins from Ogletree Deakins and represents employers across all areas of employment and labour law.
4 Common Types of Team Conflict — and How to Resolve Them
If you have ever managed a team or worked on one, you know that conflict within a team is as inevitable as it is distracting.
Your Neighbors Are Retiring in Their 30s. Why Can’t You?
Meet the schemers and savers obsessed with ending their careers as early as possible.
5 surprising truths for HR leaders about workplace belonging
Without a culture of belonging, employee loneliness can flourish—and cost employers $406 billion a year due to increased absenteeism, lower productivity and work quality, as well as a higher turnover rate.