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Archives for May 22, 2025
How To Feel Comfortable Asking The Most Important Question At Work
Asking the right question at work builds trust, clarity, and momentum. Learn how to feel confident speaking up and make room for better, more honest conversations.
You Can Still Negotiate a ‘Best and Final’ Job Offer
Job hunters can talk their way into a better deal, even if the salary is set.
How to Delegate to Someone Who Doesn’t Report to You
The higher you rise in an organization, the more your success depends on delivering results through people who don’t report to you, namely your peers. Delegating across means managing egos, politics, and invisible dynamics. Here are practical strategies for how to share the load and enlist the help you need, without overstepping: 1) Assess which tasks fit the bill. 2) Frame requests as partnerships. 3) Contract to create accountability. 4) Address pushback with curiosity. 5) Follow up without overstepping. At first, sideways delegation can feel slower and more cumbersome than handing something off to your team. But once trust is built and you’ve dialed in your process, you can each achieve unprecedented results.
Where Company Culture Lives When It’s Not In The Office
Company culture isn’t built by floorplans—it’s shaped by design, rituals, and leadership. Here’s how to build culture that moves with your people.
Federal Court Vacates Portion of PWFA Final Rule Requiring Accommodation for Elective Abortions
Federal Court Vacates Portion of PWFA Final Rule Requiring Accommodation for Elective Abortions
On May 21, 2025, Judge David C. Joseph of the U.S.
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Minneapolis Anti-Discrimination Law Revised: Employment Decisions Based on Body Size, Criminal History to Be Barred
TakeawaysThe amended Civil Rights Ordinance newly bars employers from discrimination based on “justice-impacted status,” housing status, and height and weight and applies beginning 08.01.25.The new law also requires employers to provide religious accommodations and pregnancy-related accommodations.Minneapolis employers should review and revise their policies and practices to ensure compliance.Related link
We get Privacy for work: The Increasing Importance of Data Mapping
Knowing what data your organization is collecting and from whom is critical to effectively respond to cybersecurity data breaches and prepare for future incidents.
New Jersey’s Declaration of No Independence? Agency Issues Proposed Regulations on the ABC Test
New Jersey’s Declaration of No Independence? Agency Issues Proposed Regulations on the ABC Test
On April 28, 2025, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) issued a press release announcing the publication of proposed regulations interpreting the “ABC test” used to determine whether workers are deemed employees
I Still Love the Game: The Basketball Exploits of Julian X. Camper
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Tanya A. Bovée Named a Trailblazer Honoree by the Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York
NEW YORK, NY (May 22, 2025) — Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce Tanya A. Bovée has been named a Trailblazer Honoree by the Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York (KALAGNY).
NLRB Releases New Standards for Remedies in Settlements
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently announced a new policy to loosen the standards for applying remedies in settlement agreements. This policy shift might make it easier and faster for employers to reach settlements with employees and unions.
OSHA Issues Updated Guidance on Site-Specific Targeting Inspections
OSHA Issues Updated Guidance on Site-Specific Targeting Inspections
On May 20, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a press release updating the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s (OSHA) Site-Specific Targeting (SST) inspection program focusing on workplaces with the highest injury and illness rates, effective immediately.
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EEOC’s Abortion Accommodation Provision in PWFA Rule Vacated
On May 21, 2025, a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana vacated a portion of the Biden-era U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) final rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) to require employers to reasonably accommodate employees who choose to have
From Pride to Parity: Legal Guardrails for Managing DEI Events and Celebrations
Organizing and conducting cultural celebrations, acknowledgements, and educational programs in the workplace present thornier issues today in light of the new administration’s policies, including the numerous executive orders (EO) pertaining to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) that President Trump has signed since taking office. While cultural celebrations were previously thought