Justin Barnes, Minnie Fu, John Sander and Jean Kim discuss Jean’s extensive experience handling international employment matters, her unique legal background and her decision to join Jackson Lewis in “Jackson Lewis Grows In Atlanta With E-Commerce Biz Atty,” published by Law360. Subscription may be required to view article
Archives for January 15, 2025
Samia Kirmani Discusses Lawful DEI Implementation Amid the Changing Legal Landscape
Samia Kirmani discusses how organizations are adapting their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) strategies to ensure compliance with evolving legal and political pressures in “Trump’s War on DEI Has Been Years in the Making,” published by NOTUS. Subscription may be required to view article
5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond
Paul Weiner, Denise Backhouse and Gretchen Marty share five eDiscovery predictions for 2025 and beyond.
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Attorneys: DOL is increasingly adding wage-and-hour inquiries to FMLA investigations
Jeff Nowak and Trevor Hardy say the U.S. Department of Labor is increasingly asking for employers’ wage and compensation practices as part of Family and Medical Leave Act investigations.
HR Dive
California’s Legislative Highlights for 2025: New Bans, Mandates
Joy C. Rosenquist and Bruce J. Sarchet summarize the labor and employment laws that were signed into law in 2024 and provide a sneak peek into the issues that will get the attention of the legislature in 2025.
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5 Wage Bills That Could Advance In The New Congress
Lee Schreter talks about the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) Program, which existed under the first Trump-era DOL and may return under the new administration.
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Ohio Streamlines Unemployment Insurance Reporting for Commonly Controlled, Concurrent Employers
New for January 1, 2025, Ohio has streamlined its unemployment insurance reporting process to allow employers that control multiple corporate entities to report unemployment insurance for their concurrent employees in a single account.
J-1 Exchange Visitors From 30+ Countries No Longer Subject to Two-Year Foreign Home Residency Requirement
The Department of State (DOS) revised the J-1 Skills List, which lists home countries to which foreign nationals are subject to a two-year foreign home residency requirement.
The 37 countries that have been removed from the J-1 Skills List are: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile,
New York Amends Data Breach Notification Law to Enhance Notification Requirements, Expand Definition of ‘Private Information’
On December 24, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law amendments to New York’s private-sector data breach notification law (General Business Law § 899-aa) and government agency data breach notification law (New York State Technology Law § 208). The private-sector changes include a thirty-day deadline for businesses to
Frequently Asked Questions About the New Jersey Data Protection Act, Effective January 15, 2025
The New Jersey Data Protection Act (NJDPA), N.J. Stat. § 56:8-166.4 et seq., will go into effect on January 15, 2025, as New Jersey joins eighteen other states with comprehensive data privacy laws. The Garden State’s Division of Consumer Affairs Cyber Fraud Unit recently posted answers to twenty-four frequently asked
By the End of 2025, Expansive Privacy Laws Will be Effective in 16 States: How’s Your Compliance Program?
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A New Era for Union Organizing – Workplace Wake-Up with Jen Shaw
In this episode, Jen surveys the current state of protections for employees who engage in union activities.
Mastercard Agrees to Settle Pay Discrimination Suit for $26 Million
The complaint accuses the company of underpaying female, Black and Hispanic employees compared with their male and white counterparts.
U.S. Employee Engagement Keeps Dropping, Hits 10-Year Low
Employee engagement peaked at 36% in 2020, a ten year high. “Actively disengaged” employees were also up at 17%.