Workers are demanding wage increases, but their union hasn’t shared specifics about those demands
Archives for October 1, 2024
Politics in a California Workplace
California law provides robust protections for employees’ political activity, including anti-discrimination and retaliation protections. California law also provides employees broad protections for lawful off-duty conduct. California employers are required to provide employees with time off to vote and post a notice explaining those rights. For the upcoming election, this notice
California Expands Paid Sick Leave Uses for Crime Victims and Agricultural Employees, and Changes Unpaid Leave Standards for Victims
Paid sick leave will be available when a family member is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or other crimes. Paid sick leave will be available for “preventive care” of agricultural employees who work outdoors when there is a smoke, heat, or flooding emergency. Unpaid leave protections for
California Eliminates Employers’ Ability to Require Employees to Use Vacation Before They Receive State Paid Family Leave Benefits
Employers will no longer be able to require employees to use up to two weeks of vacation before they receive paid family leave insurance benefits. Employees will have access sooner to paid family leave insurance benefits. Changes can have a knock-on effect concerning substitution of paid leave under federal FMLA
California Limits the Discretion Employers Have to Insist on a Driver’s License Even for Jobs that Require Driving for Work
Starting in January 2025, California’s Fair Employment & Housing Act (FEHA) will prohibit employers from including a statement in a job advertisement, posting, application, or other material that an applicant must have a driver’s license unless the employer “reasonably” anticipates driving to be an essential job function that cannot be
New Jersey Legislature Tells Employers: No Transparency? No Doing Business Here!
New Jersey is the latest state to advance pay transparency requirements. On September 26, 2024, the New Jersey state legislature passed Senate Bill 2310, which if signed and enacted by Governor Murphy (as is expected), would mandate that certain New Jersey employers disclose wage or salary ranges and general benefits
Apple Accused by US Labor Board of Imposing Illegal Workplace Rules
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A U.S. labor board issued a complaint accusing Apple of violating employees’ rights to organize and advocate for better working conditions by maintaining a series of unlawful workplace rules. The National Labor Relations Board in the complaint announced late on Monday …
Pittsburgh to Limit Employers’ Ability to Drug-Test Medical Marijuana Patients
The Pittsburgh City Council unanimously passed an ordinance prohibiting discrimination against medical marijuana patients in the workplace and limiting certain types of marijuana drug testing by employers as to these patients. Mayor Ed Gainey is expected to sign the measure and it will take effect immediately after signing.
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How the Dockworkers’ Strike Could Ripple Through the Economy
Transportation and warehousing sectors are poised to first feel the pinch, with a broader economic fallout expected if the strike drags on.
An Employment Law Prelude to SCOTUS’s October Term
HR Integrity: Sometimes It’s Easier Said than Done
In this episode, Jen encourage HR professionals to do what is right, no matter what.
Responding to after-hours work emails fuels burnout and workplace tension
After-hours work emails lead to increased burnout and employee hostility, reducing productivity and job satisfaction. This constant connectivity blurs work-life boundaries, draining emotional resources and harming both individual well-being and organizational performance.
How Tribalism Can Actually Strengthen Workplace Culture
A conversation with Columbia Business School’s Michael Morris on cultural psychology.
Why workers in Miami are back to the office in droves
How a tech and finance boom turned the city into one of the nation’s biggest back-to-office experiments.
From Office Romance to Courtroom Drama: Lessons from ‘Presumed Innocent’
Raymond Horgan, the District Attorney of Kindle County, declares “it’s Rusty’s case,” in the premier of Apple TV+’s legal thriller, Presumed Innocent. The “case” concerns the brutal murder of Carolyn Polhemus, a respected prosecutor who had an affair with her coworker—the Rusty Sabich. Rusty justifies his assignment based on merit