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Posted: | Littler Category: OSHA - General
On January 9, 2025, the Department of Labor announced its annual inflation adjustments to OSHA civil penalties for 2025. The higher penalties will take effect for violations issued on or after January 15, 2025. Below are the maximum penalty amounts:
Type of Violation
Posted: | Littler Category: New York - General
On December 6, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed new legislation, S.6635/A.5745, to support employees facing job-related mental health issues. The law, which went into effect on January 1, 2025, will allow any employee to file for workers’ compensation for specific types of mental health injuries based on extraordinary work-related stress.
Posted: | Goldberg Segalla Category: Federal Gov't - EEOC
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: HR - Privacy & Surveillance
Ask any chief information security officer (CISO), cyber underwriter or risk manager, or cybersecurity attorney about what controls are critical for
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Labor Law - Union Organizing
On January 1, 2025, Senate (SB) Bill 399, officially went into effect in California. California joined other states, including Illinois, Connecticut,
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Federal Gov't - EEOC
As more employers incorporate wearable technology in the workplace, including those enhanced by artificial intelligence, the Equal Employment Opportunity
Posted: | Littler Category: Immigration - General
As required under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 2015, the Department of Homeland Security Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), through the Federal Register, announced increases for penalties under the Immigration Reform & Control Act (IRCA), effective January 2, 2025. The higher penalties are for those cases where
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: FLSA - General
With the turn of the new year, employers must focus on refining their recruiting and retention efforts to ensure compliance with a handful of new pay transparency laws, specifically in Illinois, Minnesota, Vermont, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. The Illinois and Minnesota requirements became effective on January 1, 2025. The Vermont,
Posted: | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: Harvard Business Review
Research shows that disengaging from our jobs can impact our mental health, motivation, stress levels, responsiveness, and even cognitive function. Worse, withdrawal is self-perpetuating, triggering a troubling cycle that can be difficult to break. If you’re looking to re-engage at work in the new year, incorporating more purposeful interactions into your workday can help. These can interrupt the withdrawal spiral, decreasing loneliness and bringing back your energy, creativity, and sense of purpose. Five small actions can help you build meaningful connections throughout your day: 1) Initiate or join a collaborative project; 2) Host a small brainstorming session; 3) Seek out peer input; 4) Step away from your desk; and 5) Seek out community.
Posted: | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: Fast Company
When managers don’t bother explaining everything, direct reports receive abstract instructions and are empowered.