Goldberg Segalla is pleased to announce The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 71 attorneys in its 2025 edition, along with 19 attorneys on its Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America list for 2025.
Archives for August 15, 2024
Sixty-Four FordHarrison Attorneys Listed in the 2025 Best Lawyers in America and Thirty-Seven Listed in Ones To Watch
FordHarrison LLP is pleased to announce that 64 lawyers were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2025 Best Lawyers in America. The list includes attorneys from 24 offices nationwide, recognized in several specialties, including: Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor & Employment Some attorneys are named in multiple categories.
Untangling the Oregon Leave Quagmire
Lisa Shevlin and Cristin Casey review Oregon’s leave laws and offer some suggested strategies to help employers maintain compliance.
SHRM
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New Colorado privacy laws to impact “broad swath” of companies
Zoe Argento says more companies are using tools like artificial intelligence that incorporate biometric identifiers, and so new privacy laws are likely to apply to a larger swath of employers than might think they must comply with them.
The Sum & Substance
Escaping the “Upside Down” – Halting Florida’s Stop WOKE Act
Dionysia Johnson-Massie, Kelly Peña and Alan Persaud review the latest updates to Florida’s “Stop WOKE” Act and what they mean for employers in the state.
Westlaw Today
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Mass. Equal Pay Act Boosts New Pay Transparency Law
Stephen Melnick talks about what Massachusetts’ new pay transparency law, along with the state’s robust equal pay statute already on the books, will mean for employers.
Law360 Employment Authority
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As DEI backlash builds, here’s how employee support is changing
Jeanine Conley Daves says many organizations are auditing and assessing their current IE&D initiatives, rather than eliminating them amid the challenges in today’s political and legal environment.
American City Business Journals
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ResourceOne to Pay $47,500 in EEOC Racial Harassment Lawsuit
TULSA, Okla. – Worldwide Printing and Distribution, Inc., doing business as ResourceOne, a Tulsa commercial printing, direct mailing and direct marketing company, will pay $47,500 and furnish other relief to resolve a harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
Upcoming E-Verify Account Login Changes
E-Verify will enhance security for account logins later this year. The system will require multi-factor (or two-step) authentication, meaning that, in addition to a password, users may need to enter a code sent to their email or phone. This can help prevent unauthorized account access in case of a compromised
Work Advice: Can I opt out of discussing religious podcasts at work?
My boss says discussing religious podcasts on leadership is optional, but I’m worried about consequences if I take her at her word.
3 Common Archetypes of Employees Who Commit Fraud
To prevent fraud, you need to be able to recognize it.
Harvard Settles High-Profile Lawsuit Over Comaroff Harassment Allegations
Three graduate students who sued Harvard in 2022 over its handling of sexual harassment allegations against professor John L. Comaroff settled with the University, according to a Wednesday court filing.
Trump gutted federal employee unions. They believe he’d do it again
Labor unions are among Kamala Harris’ most fervent backers in her run for president, and federal employee unions especially so.
EEOC Can’t Redo Pregnancy Rule Order After Standing Decision (1)
A Louisiana federal judge declined to revisit an earlier decision blocking enforcement of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s new rule that requires workplace accommodations for abortions against a group of Catholic organizations and two states.
Why we need more hybrid managers
Hybrid work is here to stay, but many managers don’t know how to support employees when they are in the office and when they work from home.