Joseph Lazzarotti discusses the legal risks associated with attaching surcharges that reflect health-related choices to employee benefit plans in “Novel Health Plan Surcharge Suit Tests Covid Vaccine Policies,” published by Bloomberg Law.
Archives for September 26, 2024
Paul P. Parisi Rejoins Jackson Lewis, Strengthening Denver Team
Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce Paul P. Parisi has rejoined the firm as a principal in its Denver office. Paul returns from DISH Network, where he served as director of litigation and senior counsel and led the company’s global labor and employment practice group.
How Manufacturers Can Avoid Potential Pitfalls of AI-Based Recruitment
The manufacturing industry is familiar with strategically integrating automation tools and technologies to address labor shortages and promote safety and productivity in the workplace. Manufacturers exploring the potential uses of artificial intelligence (AI) in recruitment as a natural extension of their automation efforts should consider the legal concerns — including potential discrimination and bias inherent in such use.
Policy/Procedure 101
In this episode, Jen reminds us why compliant policies and procedures are critical to avoiding employment law liability.
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (September 30): What Is it and Where in Canada Is it Observed as a Statutory Holiday?
What is it?
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) was established in 2008 to document the history and legacy of residential schools, which were operated between the late 1800s and the late 1990s by the federal government and Christian churches as part of a federal policy to assimilate
DOL Issues “AI & Inclusive Hiring Framework” Through Non-Governmental Organization
On September 24, 2024, the U.S.
Predistribution, Labor Standards, and Ideological Drift: Why Some Conservatives Are Embracing Labor Unions (and Why They Shouldn’t)
Alexander T. MacDonald says predistributional labor policies do none of the things they’re supposed to do and, in fact, amplify the problems they’re supposed to solve.
The Federalist Society
Election Talk Implicated in Mandatory Workplace Meeting Bans
Michael Lotito says captive audience meeting bans passed by more than half a dozen states are “intrusive” and “against fundamental First Amendment principles.”
Bloomberg Law
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Under half of US firms have AI policies, report finds
Bradford Kelley says the U.S. still lacks comprehensive AI legislation, but C-suite executives are taking note of a sharp rise in regulatory activity to address AI use in the workplace.
International Employment Lawyer
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Do GCs Even Know Company’s AI Use? Survey Raises Doubts
Niloy Ray discusses findings in Littler’s AI C-Suite Survey Report that reveal an awareness gap between legal chiefs and HR regarding whether their company is using AI tools.
Law360
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AI in Hiring In-House Lawyer Blind Spot, Survey Says
Niloy Ray discusses findings in Littler’s AI C-Suite Survey Report that reveal an awareness gap between legal chiefs and HR regarding whether their company is using AI tools.
Bloomberg Law
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Bosses are firing Gen Z grads just months after hiring them—here’s what they say needs to change
After complaining that Gen Z grads are difficult to work with for the best part of two years, bosses are no longer all talk, no action—now they’re rapidly firing young workers who aren’t up to scratch just months after hiring them.
Ex-Jones Day Couple Gets Sex Bias Trial on Parental Leave Claims
Married lawyers suing former employer Jones Day will get a trial on claims that the firm’s parental leave policy for newborns discriminates against biological fathers and that they faced retaliation for complaining about it.
This $2.1 Billion AI Company Is Making Tens Of Millions In Revenue By Automating Dull Workplace Tasks
By automating the more mundane parts of HR and IT jobs, the company is seeing a scale of revenue growth that is rare among some of the most high profile generative AI startups today.
Fearing Gen Z is keeping them out of tech jobs, older workers are filing age complaints in droves
Mark Zuckerberg may have founded Facebook as a sophomore at Harvard, and Elon Musk may have founded online Yellow Pages alternative Zip2 at age 24, but the average age of a start-up founder veers toward 45.