Devjani Mishra discusses the pandemic’s ongoing impact on the workplace revealed by key findings from Littler’s 2024 Annual Employer Survey Report.
Bloomberg Law
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More Workers Seek Mental Health Accommodations, Creating Vexing Legal, HR Decisions for Firms
Devjani Mishra discusses findings from Littler’s 2024 Annual Employer Survey Report that show an increase in workplace requests for leaves of absence or other accommodations for mental health.
Corporate Counsel
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Punching In: EEOC Brings Harassment Guidance to Virtual Spaces
James Paretti says curbing harassment in virtual workspaces could prove challenging for employers because by nature, online harassment makes it harder for them to figure out what’s going on.
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Employers Mull OT Rule Compliance Strategy Despite Legal Déjà Vu
Lisa Schreter says employers need to begin looking at the impact of the DOL’s new expanded OT rule on their workforce, so that they can begin gathering the data to allow them to make the decision.
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New York Becomes First State to Mandate Paid Prenatal Leave
Rebecca Goldstein, Stephen A. Fuchs and Sanjay V. Nair discuss New York’s new “paid prenatal personal leave,” which is the first law of its kind in the United States providing a separate bank of prenatal care above and beyond existing paid leave entitlements.
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NorVal Electric to Pay $50,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit
GLASGOW, Mont. – NorVal Electric Cooperative, Inc., a utility serving Northeast Montana, agreed to pay $50,000 to a former employee and provide other injunctive relief to resolve a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
Scripting a new AI future: What the labor movement can learn from Hollywood writers
Until last year, TV writer Danny Tolli never imagined that AI could threaten his career. It wasn’t until ChatGPT came out at the end of 2022 and he saw its uncanny ability to instantly generate scripts and dialogue that he took notice. Suddenly, he worried that TV studios in Hollywood
Quiet quitting: Why should an employee doing the job they are paid to do and then going home be a problem?
Many workers suggest employers should not expect them to go ‘above and beyond’ as a matter of routine
3 Ways To Measurably Increase Employee Satisfaction
A new survey finds that job satisfaction is at an all-time high of 63%.
We Were Forced To Work From Home… Did We Learn Anything?
Last week, I had a remote conversation with a client of mine.
AI now helping companies reduce workplace accidents
Fox News senior correspondent Claudia Cowan joins ‘Fox News Live’ to describe how artificial intelligence is being used in factories and warehouses.
Congress should reject the Democrats’ workplace micromanagement bill
Union bosses are a significant financial booster of the Democratic party, sending billions of dollars of union dues to Democratic candidates every campaign cycle.
6 Steps To Re-Engage A Disconnected Workforce And Promote Careers
The growing divide between employers and employees is widening with under-the-radar tactics that both sides are using to gain power.
Unions Struggled in the South for Years. The Economy Gave Auto Workers an Opening.
Workers at Alabama’s Mercedes plant are set to vote on whether to unionize
Should all workers get unhappiness leave? It beats awaydays, work-life balance seminars and company yoga
Staff at a Chinese supermarket chain can take ‘unhappy days’ whenever they want. Perhaps we’re finally recognising a basic truth: work doesn’t make us happy