Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce Donald “Donny” E. English Jr. has been named a recipient of the Lexology North America Awards 2024 in the “Labour Employment & Benefits” category. Award recipients will be honored on June 20, 2024, at 48 Wall Street in New York City.
Archives for May 20, 2024
DOL Issues Guidance to Agency Staff on Employers’ Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has published a Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) on the application of federal labor standards to employers’ use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other automated systems in the workplace. Bulletins provide guidance to field staff on enforcing the federal statutes administered by the WHD.
Colorado Enacts Artificial Intelligence Legislation Affecting AI Systems Developers, Deployers
Enacting what is perhaps the first comprehensive regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) at the state level in the United States, Colorado’s governor signed the Artificial Intelligence Act, Senate Bill (SB) 24-205, on May 17, 2024.
Resolving Circuit Split, U.S. Supreme Court Says Courts ‘Shall’ Stay Cases Sent to Arbitration
“Shall” means “shall” in the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court held in Smith v. Spizzirri, No. 22–1218 (May 16, 2024). The Court explained the language in the FAA providing a court “shall on application of one of the parties stay the trial of the action until [the] arbitration” requires courts to stay, not dismiss, actions subject to valid arbitration agreements.
EEOC Enforcement Guidance on Workplace Harassment: Liability
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) first updated enforcement guidance on workplace harassment in 25 years is broken down into the three components of a harassment claim: (1) the covered bases and causation; (2) discrimination respecting a term, condition, or privilege of employment; and (3) liability. We discuss each component in separate articles. This article is on how the guidance addresses the liability component and the standards for imposing employer liability for harassment.
Stephanie Adler-Paindiris Comments on Supreme Court Arbitration Stay Ruling
Stephanie Adler-Paindiris comments on the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that federal courts do not have discretion to toss a case once it is decided that the claims belong in arbitration “Justices Say Cases Sent to Arbitration Must Be Put on Hold,” published by Bloomberg Law
Empowering Agent and Employee Wellness in the Real Estate Industry
Wellness is important for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is that real estate agents and employees spend so much time at work. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2022, full-time employees in the United States spent an average of 8.42 hours at work each working day, and part-time employees an average of 5.54 hours.
Goldberg Segalla Welcomes Marlo A. Mitchell
Goldberg Segalla added Marlo A. Mitchell to the firm’s Workers’ Compensation practice group in Manhattan.
New Jersey Employers Get Brief Reprieve on Older Claims Brought Under Wage Theft Act
For claims that accrued prior to August 6, 2019, the applicable statute of limitations under the Wage Theft Act remains two years.
Super Lawyers Honors 5 Goldberg Segalla Attorneys in Pennsylvania
Five attorneys in Goldberg Segalla’s Philadelphia office have been named among the 2024 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Super Lawyers “Rising Stars.”
U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Holds a Court Has No Discretion to Dismiss a Lawsuit Once It Compels a Case to Arbitration
Executive Summary: On May 16, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Smith v. Spizzirri, holding that federal district courts have no discretion under Section 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act (“the FAA”) to dismiss a case once the district court has determined that the claims properly belong in arbitration. The decision clarifies a longstanding dispute as to whether a district court must issue a stay pending arbitration or dismiss the case outright.
How Can I Set the Right Boundaries in a New Job?
A leader learns how to escape the cycle of burnout at work.
Work Advice: Is this male boss patronizing or just considerate?
A supervisor tells female subordinates they can expense a cab if they don’t want to drive alone with him to meetings, but he gets odd looks.
A Loss at Mercedes-Benz Slows U.A.W.’s Southern Campaign
After Mercedes workers voted against joining the United Automobile Workers, the union will have less momentum as it campaigns to organize Southern factories.
She Helped Wage the Fight for $15. Where Will Labor Go After Her?
Mary Kay Henry had one big success and one big disappointment in her 14 years as president of the Service Employees International Union, which is one of the biggest and most politically powerful in the United States.