Helping Employers in Employment Law Matters and Labor Relations
It might not feel like spring where you are, but it is coming. It is always a good time to make sure your mandatory workplace posters are up to date. Don’t forget to send them to remote workers too! Here … Read More
It is 2022 and the EEOC is as busy as ever. What gives? Last week a furniture company paid $5 million to settle claims of nationwide sexual discrimination for failing to hire women to certain jobs. Women sought positions in … Read More
Who knew Congress was getting anything done? As I write this, the Senate is meeting on HR4455–a bill passed by the House that prohibits forced arbitration for sexual harassment or assault (you can watch here). The bill has broad bi-partisan … Read More
Background: We saw this coming…the Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, a former union rep from MA, is more than ready to get to work on enforcing labor laws–especially the misclassification of employees. President Biden has committed to ensuring that … Read More
The legal phrase for showing favor in the workplace based on a romantic interest is called the “paramour preference.” The Supreme Court just rejected reviewing a paramour case, leaving in place a lower court ruling: under Title VII “sex” could … Read More
Non-compete clauses or contracts have undergone a lot of scrutiny nationwide. We have created a useful chart, found here, that tracks the status of non-compete clauses wherever you do business. Take a look and give us a call if you … Read More
Remember Striketober? Union organizing at Starbucks and Amazon? Lots of splashy news about unions. Heck, even I was feeling nostalgic about my early stint at the teacher’s union. But where are all these union members? Turns out, in the private … Read More
In a time faraway…there was a new President who embraced labor. He appointed a former union official to head the Department of Labor, Marty Walsh. Walsh had ambitious goals but most of his time was spent figuring how to battle … Read More
Here is one painless, free way to have a healthy workplace culture: honor your employees gender identity. That’s it. Pronouns, actual (chosen) name, gender. Easy right? Not for everyone. Walmart has been sued by an employee who transitioned to female … Read More
Boston: get at it–the city has enacted a surprisingly strict vaccine policy and we have answered a lot of questions. Please call if you have any. For everyone else: Vaccines: The vaccine-or-test mandate is out at the federal level but the … Read More
Breaking News: The US Supreme Court just blocked the Biden administration from enforcing a vaccine or test mandate for large employers. But the Court allowed the mandate requiring healthcare workers at facilities receiving federal money to be vaccinated. What should … Read More