In a significant decision focused on public employers, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) recently held that Ontario public school boards are “government” and, as such, they are subject to the provisions of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter), and their teachers are protected from unreasonable search and
Archives for September 11, 2024
OSHA’s New Severe Injury Report Dashboard Provides Data From 2015 Through 2023
Recently, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) made nearly a decade of serious event reporting data—from January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2023—publicly available for review and study via OSHA’s new Severe Injury Report (SIR) dashboard. Given the creation of this dashboard, it seems reasonable for employers to expect
New York Enacts Law Requiring Retail Employers to Implement Workplace Violence Prevention Training and Policies and Provide Panic Buttons
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill on September 4, 2024 that requires retail employers to develop and implement workplace violence prevention training and policies, among other measures. The law becomes effective 180 days after her signature, or March 3, 2025.
Politics in the Workplace and the Risks of Social Media
How employers address employees’ use of social media as a forum to engage on political issues entails a range of considerations. Social media’s potential to reach an outsized audience compared to traditional venues for political discourse may increase the negative effects of controversial political speech in the workplace.
Elon Is Still Losing Money Over His Twitter Firing Spree
This was a totally foreseeable turn of events.
How to Break Up With Your Career
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When Your New Boss Won’t Stop Making Hasty Decisions
Be diplomatic, find common ground, and ask if they’re open to alternative ideas.
The Accidental Success of the NLRA: How a Law about Unions Achieved Its Goals by Giving Us Fewer Unions
Alexander Thomas MacDonald explains how, through a century of trial and error, labor law has been wildly successful in giving us the most peaceful labor market in history.
The Federalist Society
EEOC Research Finds Unequal Opportunity in the High Tech Sector and Workforce
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a report, “High Tech, Low Inclusion: Diversity in the High Tech Workforce and Sector from 2014 – 2022” which highlights demographic disparities for workers in 56 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) occupations and the industries employing them.
4 ERISA Arguments To Watch In September
Sarah Bryan Fask says she is watching proceedings in a wholesale bakery’s appeal in a dispute over a $6.3 million withdrawal liability bill because the decision will be “incredibly significant.”
Law360
Alex MacDonald Explains How Unions’ Right to “Exclusive Representation” May Be Unconstitutional
Alexander MacDonald discusses the filing of an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court asking the court to clarify a prior 1984 decision which, if successful, could weaken a new form of “exclusive representation” for unions.
Labor Union News (Podcast)
With FTC noncompete ban overturned, what does HR need to do?
Scott McDonald discusses the implications of the FTC’s noncompete ban and how the evolving landscape for noncompetes across states can impact HR professions and their respective organizations.
Human Resource Executive
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Deepfakes in Legal Proceedings: A Strategic Framework for Collaborative Solutions
As part of the EDRM-Clarity Working Group, Paul Weiner is contributing author of this white paper addressing the challenge of deepfakes being presented as relevant and authentic evidence in the justice system.
Legaltech News
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Should Workers Have the ‘Right to Disconnect’?
Joy Rosenquist discusses how “right to disconnect” laws subvert flexibility for exempt employees.
RetailWire