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Ditching the office for good: How to build a successful remote workplace
More than one in 10 companies are now fully remote. GitLab’s David DeSantos shares his best practice guidance for running a successful remote business.
How to Help an Employee Who Struggles with Time Management
Seven practical steps for managers.
Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants: Market Trends 2017-2021
This Market Trends review provides an overview of restrictive covenant obligations contained in executive employment agreements and discusses recent market trends in publicly filed executive employment agreements from 2017 to the first half of 2021.
What the Heck? Why Are Leave of Absence Laws So Complicated?
In this episode, Jen provides tips for employers struggling to comply with various leave of absence laws, including the FMLA/CFRA, California’s Pregnancy Disability Leave law, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act.
Philadelphia’s COVID-19 Paid Leave Ordinance for 2022 and 2023
On March 3, 2022, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s City Council adopted and sent to the mayor (who we expect to sign) Bill # 220051-A, an ordinance requiring covered employers to provide paid “COVID-19 Leave” starting immediately (when the law officially takes effect upon signature by the mayor) and through December 31,
Drop the Mask: NY No Longer Requires Proof of Vaccination or Masks for Most Businesses, but Employers’ Obligations May Not End There
On February 9, 2022, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the state is largely discontinuing the mandate that businesses require proof of vaccination or masks to enter the premises. The mandate will remain in effect for businesses in certain industries (discussed below) but, for the most part,
An Update on the Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate: No Need to Comply for Now, but Private Arrangements May Still be Enforceable
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New York Extends Mask-or-Vaccine Requirement
On December 13, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul instituted a mandate requiring that masks be worn in indoor public spaces, unless a covered business has implemented a mandatory vaccination requirement. The mandate was set to be reevaluated on January 15, 2022. However, as part of her “Winter Surge Plan
Championing wellness in the workplace
In their 2021 large-scale survey, “State of the Global Workplace”a, Gallup reports that on average only 30% of employees feel engaged and 70% are not, or are actively disengaged, in their jobs.
When workplace surveillance is bad for business
The breakdown of the traditional relationship between staff and their employer makes workplace surveillance bad for business. Here’s why.
Cal/OSHA Changes COVID-19 ETS
On December 16, 2021, the Cal/OSHA Standard Board voted to readopt and update the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”). The new ETS will take effect on January 14, 2022, and end 90 days later (although Governor Newsom’s executive order from December 16, 2021, allows an additional extension through December 31, 2022).
Workers at two Boston-area Starbucks seek to unionize after a win in Buffalo.
Days after Starbucks employees in Buffalo formed the only union at a company-owned store in the United States, workers at two Boston-area Starbucks filed for union elections with the National Labor Relations Board.
U.S. EEOC Says COVID Can Be Covered by Disability Bias Law
U.S. workers with severe cases of COVID-19 may be covered by a law prohibiting disability discrimination in the workplace, while milder cases would not qualify, according to guidance issued on Tuesday by the agency that enforces the law.
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