On July 1, 2024, Chicago will take its first step towards eliminating the tip credit. That day, the tip credit amount an employer can claim decreases from 40% to 32% of the applicable minimum wage. Every year thereafter, on July 1, the tip credit will decrease by 8% until July
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Beltway Buzz, June 21, 2024
The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business.
REMINDER—New York City ‘Workers’ Bill of Rights’ Notice Requirements Take Effect on July 1, 2024
Employers in New York City must begin distributing a new, city-created “Workers’ Bill of Rights” poster to employees and new hires on July 1, 2024.
Connecticut Appellate Court Finds No Associational Claims Under State’s Discrimination Law
A Connecticut appellate court recently held that the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (CFEPA) does not recognize a cause of action for associational disability discrimination.
California’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board Votes on Naloxone Requirement
On June 20, 2024, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board partially adopted Petition 602—a proposal to require employers to provide opioid overdose reversal medications (e.g., naloxone) at all worksites and provide employees with training on the safe administration of the medication—with a referral to the California Division of
Littler Attorneys in Four European Countries Recognized in the 2025 Editions of Best Lawyers™
(June 21, 2024) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, and its attorneys have been featured in the 2025 editions of Best Lawyers® in France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom.
The individual attorneys that were listed include the following:
Wheeler Trucking to Pay $65,000 to Resolve EEOC Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit
CLEVELAND – Nationwide automotive hauling and logistics company Wheeler Trucking, doing business as Wheeler Trucking Inc. and Wheeler Logistics, Inc. will pay $65,000 and furnish equitable relief to settle a race and religion lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
Study Reveals Why 70% Of Hiring Managers Lie To Job Candidates In 2024
According to U.S. News, a pattern known as “shift shock” was one of the top 10 workplace trends of 2023, and it has risen in early 2024.
Corporate Fashion Tips Are All Over TikTok—What Does HR Make of Them?
Office dress codes have always been at the center of workwear debates, with corporate workers pushing the boundaries of appropriate clothing for years—but now influencers are adding to the issue, despite having no real office experience of their own.
How Employers Play A Key Role In Employee Personal Milestones
The latest annual MetLife employee benefits study reveals a significant empathy gap in workplaces when employees face personal challenges.
Amazon retaliated after employee walkout over the return-to-office policy, NLRB lawyers say
A complaint alleges the employee was disciplined and terminated by the company in response to their legally protected organizing activities.
Learn From The Five Worst Traits Of A Toxic Boss
Having a toxic boss can make life at work miserable, and, unfortunately, it doesn’t just impact your work life.
What Employers Must Do When Hiring Bias Against Older Workers Resists ‘Nudging’
New research by academics at the London School of Economics (LSE) and the University of Essex in the UK suggests that hiring bias against older workers is resistant to subtle nudging, and that efforts to address systemic discrimination must be more direct.
Elon Musk reveals the one job interview question he asks every candidate to instantly spot a liar
When recruiters don’t have a polygraph lie-detector machine, they can ask this simple question from the job seekers and observe their response.
How to Alienate a Colleague, One Coffee at a Time
Introducing your new Work Friend: Anna Holmes.