Archives for June 26, 2024
FordHarrison Strengthens Employee Benefits and Labor Relations Practices with Addition of Two Esteemed Partners
FordHarrison LLP, one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that the firm recently added two partners in the firm’s Berkeley Heights and Nashville offices.
Proposed Amended PAGA Statute Would Bring Some Relief to Employers
The California Legislature recently introduced two complementary bills to reform the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA).
Cal/OSHA Passes Indoor Heat Regulation
On June 20, 2024, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Cal/OSHA) unanimously adopted a new standard for Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment. A prior attempt to pass the regulation failed on procedural grounds.
Covered Employers
The new standard will apply to all indoor work areas where the
How to Manage: Rising from Middle to Senior Management
The challenges of scoring a position that’s scarce—and how to move around them.
7 tips for workplace documentation that holds up in court, according to a compliance trainer
Specificity and thoroughness are marks of good documentation, Allison West, founder of Employment Practices Specialists, said.
Preparing your workplace for an active shooter incident
There were 48 active shooter incidents across the nation in 2023. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation 14 were in a place of business.
MONEYWATCH
Only 1 in 5 workers nearing retirement is financially on track: “It will come down to hard choices”
‘It’s been hell’: injured Amazon workers turn to GoFundMe to pay bills
Amazon pledged to create ‘Earth’s safest place to work’. Three warehouse workers speak about their experiences
6 numbers that define Title VII
Congress spent 534 hours debating the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which created Title VII protections and established the EEOC.
Netflix tells managers to fire employees if they fail unusual test
The streaming giant just made some significant updates to its work culture.
Why SHRM CEO Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., believes a ‘polycrisis’ is coming for HR
No matter who wins the election in November, “SHRM is going to be in the room,” Taylor told HR professionals in Chicago.
Walmart Could Lay Off Hundreds Of Employees In Weeks
Hundreds of employees could be laid off by Walmart in weeks as the retailer closes more stores.