Every four years, a U.S. presidential election brings voters to an intersection where they decide whether to turn right or left. Halting at these intersections often brings heightened tension and polarizing discourse within our workplaces and society. Taking proactive measures to ensure the safety and well-being of employees and providing
Archives for July 25, 2024
The Global Guide Quarterly (Quarter 2, 2024)
The Global Guide Quarterly (GGQ) is a newsletter published by Littler on a quarterly basis to provide high-level and concise coverage of global labor and employment (L&E) law developments in key countries across the Americas, the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, and Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).
California Supreme Court Upholds Proposition 22
After years of litigation, the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 22, a voter-approved law allowing app-based drivers to work as independent contractors. The Court rejected a challenge by a group of labor unions, which argued that the law violated the state constitution. The Court’s decision means that the status quo
Understanding MSHA’s Impact Inspections
This may say more about how we spend our free time, but we pay considerable attention to the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (MSHA) monthly press releases about their impact inspection results.
Littler Appoints New Firm Leaders Across Various U.S. Offices
(July 24, 2024) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has named new office managing shareholders (OMS) in Indianapolis; Denver; Portland, Oregon; San Diego and San Jose.
High Court’s Administrative Law Transformation and Its Impact on Federal Wage-and-Hour Law
Andrea M. Kirshenbaum discusses the 2023-24 SCOTUS opinions that promise to reshape administrative law in the United States for decades to come.
The Legal Intelligencer
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Defending Against Aggressive DOL Child Labor Enforcement
Bradford Kelley, Michael Paglialonga and Lee Schreter offer takeaways from a recent district court decision to help employers avoid child labor violations and reduce the risks from aggressive DOL enforcement.
Law360
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4 Ways to Meaningfully Support New Mothers Returning to Work
Returning to work after giving birth is one of the most challenging transitions for postpartum mothers.
Work Advice: My co-worker is cheating on his wife. Should I tell her?
How involved should you get when you don’t know the wife and it’s your word against the couple having the affair?
Unions who think Republicans are warming to labor rights are getting played
The Teamsters president took a gamble and accepted Trump’s invitation to speak at the Republican convention – it backfired
Biden Enacted Landmark Heat Protections. Millions of Public Employees Are Still in Danger
A 1972 law that allows states to avoid OSHA regulations for public-sector employees is undermining the nation’s first proposed worker safeguards for heat
Fresno Staffing Company Must Pay $500K in EEOC Sexual Harassment Settlement
Fresno company Select Staffing has agreed to pay $500,000 and change its employment practices to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency said Thursday.
DOJ Asks Supreme Court to Allow Most of the New Sex Discrimination Rule to Go Into Effect
Solicitor General Prelogar also strongly backs the trans-inclusive sex discrimination definition in the Title IX education rule, quoting repeatedly from Justice Gorsuch.
Job seekers are sour on the cooling labor market
Job seekers are feeling less confident about their ability to land a new gig.
Democrats must prioritize the workforce to win back the working class
Amid America’s current news cycle, it can be hard to see past the daily barrage of political crises and focus on the underlying policy offerings of each campaign.