Helping Employers in Employment Law Matters and Labor Relations
In a memo entitled: Update on our vision to be Earth’s Best Employer and Earth’s Safest Place to Work, Amazon has excluded marijuana from its comprehensive drug screening program for any positions not regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT). Instead, … Read More
The problem: Apparently, working from home has made some people forget their workplace guardrails. In two surprising studies, the unexpected downside to remote work is an increase in harassment, especially acts based on gender, race and sexual identity. How is … Read More
Intentionally using the wrong pronouns or names for transgender employees is prohibited–even in the face of a sincerely held religious belief. The Case: a music teacher, citing sincerely held religious beliefs, claimed he was wrongly disciplined for refusing to use … Read More
This new leave program could rock the Granite state – joining over 10 states in implementing paid family and medical leave programs. There are many details to be worked out but here is what we know right now: WHAT: New … Read More
President Biden is preparing an Executive Order targeting non-compete clauses and further restricting the ability of employers to collude by sharing worker pay information. The FTC will also examine mergers with an eye toward monopsonies (that’s fun to say). HOW: … Read More
To err is human– and that plays out every day in the workplace. What makes mistakes costly is the failure to respond. Case after case tells us that how managers react to employee concerns matters. This latest $414,000 lawsuit reminds … Read More
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.– Whether it is a BBQ … Read More
Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave has been kicking around for what seems like forever. But the actual leave taking began 1/1/21 for most leaves, with all benefits available 7/1/21. The most common PFML question is from employers with pregnant … Read More
Beginning July 5, 2021, New York City’s 70,000 fast food workers will have legal protections against unjust firings. Earlier this year, the City Council passed a package of bills prohibiting fast food employers from terminating employees or cutting workers’ hours without “just cause.” The … Read More
On Thursday, June 17, President Biden signed legislation enshrining June 19 as a national day to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. To say it was last minute ignores the 100 plus years of Juneteenth celebrations in … Read More
THE LAWSUIT: The first lawsuit brought by employees against mandatory vaccination has failed in spectacular fashion. A private hospital in Texas required the COVID-19 vaccine in order to keep patients and each other safe. Get the shot or get fired. … Read More