According to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis, the percentage of construction workers who belong to a union dropped to a record low of 10.7 percent in 2023. This is the latest in a generational shift. Over the past 50 years, the percentage of unionized workers has decreased from 39.5 percent to the new low. Non-union construction employers should still be aware of unions and related labor law issues. We provide a few reasons here.
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Construction Industry Workplace Law Update – Spring 2024
Percentage of Construction Industry Workers in a Union Continues to Decline
Exploring Trends in Construction: AI Technology, Accessibility, Mental Health, Diversity
The largest construction show in New York, the 2024 New York Build Expo, attracted architects, designers, contractors, and construction professionals from across the tri-state area. The event explored trends in the industry, including the prevalence of rapidly developing AI, ensuring building accessibility for individuals with a disability, mental health concerns for employers to actively address, and fostering diversity amongst the industry group.
Divergent Paths on Regulating Artificial Intelligence
There are increasingly divergent ways that governments across the world are seeking to regulate AI in the workplace. In March 2024, the European Parliament approved the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act, the world’s first comprehensive legal framework on AI. In the United States, although congressional AI legislation seems unlikely, there
Lessons for Employers from Commodity Trader’s Conviction Under Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
On February 24, 2024, a federal jury in New York convicted former oil and gas trader Javier Aguilar of conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), violating the FCPA, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Shaping Restrictive Covenants in Retail: Insights From Labor Board Guidance
In the evolving retail landscape, where competition is fierce and intellectual property is paramount, the use of restrictive covenants has long been a cornerstone for protecting proprietary information and safeguarding competitive advantages.
Keeping Retail Employees Engaged With Emotionally Intelligent Leaders
Although the federal COVID-19 Public Health Declaration officially proclaimed the pandemic over nearly a year ago (on May 11, 2023), many employers, especially those in the retail industry, continue to feel the pandemic’s impact. A rising number of former employees have chosen not to return to the retail workplace at all. Indeed, trends show a falling number of workers in retail. Positive employee engagement can be part of reversing the trends.
International Employment Law Tracker—March 2024
Jackson Lewis is a founding member of L&E Global, a worldwide alliance of independent law firms providing advice and counsel on employment law matters. We are pleased to present you with recent international employment law updates for February 2024 compiled by L&E Global.
Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) Bypassed to Permit Data Breach
As organizations continue to take steps to prevent cyberattacks, a near-universal recommendation is that they should implement multi-factor authentication (MFA), and for good reason. Organizations subject to the updated FTC Safeguards Rule, for example, are required to implement MFA. The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) includes MFA as a
Employers Face New Area of Potential Liability in Genetic Information Privacy Claims
Employers are facing new potential legal risks under the federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) and the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA) over inquiries in routine employment physicals in what could be the next battleground for employers over technical requirements of privacy legislation.
Pay Transparency Requirements Impacting the Retail Industry
As more state and local pay transparency laws are enacted throughout the country, retail industry employers face a new challenge in an ever-evolving industry.
Ones to Watch: Legislation Landscape for 2024
State legislatures have introduced a host of new employment-related bills during the first quarter of 2024. Trends include regulation of child labor, restrictions on non-compete agreements, creation of bereavement leave, bans on mandatory employer-sponsored meetings, and regulation of AI in the workplace, among others.
Don’t Lie About a Termination!
In this episode, Jen reminds us why you should always tell the truth when you are terminating an employee.
Some Thoughts on Internal Workplace Investigations
We’ve all been there. It’s a busy afternoon. You receive an employee complaint via email. You think to yourself, “What do I do now?” The short answer: If there are key facts you do not know, you need to investigate the complaint.
Are employers required to conduct human rights due diligence in their global operations?
Are employers required to conduct human rights due diligence in their global operations?
The scope and scale of many employers’ global operations and their global supply chains are expanding. This expansion has led to a greater focus on the risk of corporate human rights abuses such as forced labor, child