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New York - General
The source-of-income antidiscrimination statute in the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL) is unconstitutional as it violates the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, New York State Supreme Court Judge Mark G. Masler, presiding in Cortland County, has ruled. People v. Commons W., LLC, 202
HR - Manufacturing
The phrase “artificial intelligence” or “AI” often instills unease and nervousness.
Immigration - Employment Eligibility
Proper completion of the Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 is one of the most important responsibilities of employers, including retailers, at the beginning of the hiring process.
Labor Law - Protected Concerted Activity
The National Labor Relations Board has again revised its standard for assessing whether an employer’s facially neutral work rules (rules that do not explicitly restrict Section 7 activities) unlawfully restrict employee activity protected under the National Labor Relations Act. Stericycle, Inc. , 37
Illinois - General
An amendment to the Illinois Gender Violence Act (740 ILCS 82 et seq.), codified as Public Act No. 103-0282 , was signed by Governor J.B. Pritzker on July 28, 2023, and goes into effect January 1, 2024.
Labor Law - Protected Concerted Activity
The National Labor Relations Board has narrowed the rights of employers to discipline employees who, while engaged in protected concerted activity under the National Labor Relations Act, engaged in abusive conduct. Lion Elastomers LLC , 372 NLRB No. 82 (2023).
FLSA - Overtime Exemptions
The employer must prove the applicability of an exemption from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) with “clear and convincing” evidence, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has held, adhering to prior circuit precedent but acknowledging the “clear a
Immigration - Visas
After conducting and completing a second round of selections to reach the FY 2024 H-1B cap, USCIS has notified all prospective petitioners of their selection. In the second round, USCIS selected an additional 77,600 registrations. The new petition filing period for those selected is from August 2, 2
OSHA - General
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched a three-year national emphasis program permitting extensive inspections of warehousing and distribution center operations, mail/postal processing and distribution centers, parcel delivery/courier services, and certain high-hazard
OSHA - General
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released a final rule to restore and expand Obama-era requirements for employers in dozens of designated industries that have worksites with at least 100 employees to submit their injury and illness forms electronically to the agency. The
Illinois - Wage & Hour
Amendments to the Illinois Victims’ Economic Security and Safety Act (VESSA) expand leave available to Illinois employees grieving a family member’s death arising from a crime of violence.
HR - Privacy & Surveillance
No matter the month or year, employers can count on one thing, changes in workplace law. Having reached the midway point of the year, 2023 does not look to be an exception.
Sex Discrimination - Pregnancy
No matter the month or year, employers can count on one thing, changes in workplace law. Having reached the midway point of the year, 2023 does not look to be an exception.
HR - General
No matter the month or year, employers can count on one thing, changes in workplace law. Having reached the midway point of the year, 2023 does not look to be an exception.
Affirmative Action - General
No matter the month or year, employers can count on one thing, changes in workplace law. Having reached the midway point of the year, 2023 does not look to be an exception.
Labor Law - General
No matter the month or year, employers can count on one thing, changes in workplace law. Having reached the midway point of the year, 2023 does not look to be an exception.
California - General
No matter the month or year, employers can count on one thing, changes in workplace law. Having reached the midway point of the year, 2023 does not look to be an exception. What follows is one of a collection of concise programs, as We Get Work™ the podcast provides the accompanying voice of the Jac
HR - General
The last six months have brought considerable changes in workplace law. The next six months look to bring even more. Click the tabs above to get this report’s up-to-the-moment mix of our attorneys’ informed podcasts, subject-matter highlights and insights on the topics of core concern to clients in
HR - Retail Industry
Attracting and retaining the right people is a critical issue for many retailers, and the 2022 federal retirement plan reform (SECURE 2.0) can help.
New Jersey - General
We often hear caveat emptor (let the buyer beware). However, New Jersey enacted a law better described as caveat propola (let the retailer beware). On April 10, 2023, the long-awaited amendments to the Millville-Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act (NJ WARN) went into effect. The amendme