The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause uncertainty for employers across the country, but, as the National Labor Relations Board reiterated on September 18, it does not excuse labor law violations.
Continue Reading NLRB Memo Reminds Employers: COVID-19 Does Not Excuse Labor Law Violations
As many readers of this blog are aware, a nationwide trend of localities requiring paid family leave has emerged over the last few years. While there has been little development on the federal front, this appears to be changing. On May 22, 2019, members of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over federal tax policy and significant health care policy, announced a bipartisan working committee of Finance Committee Senators to consider the issue of federal paid family leave policy.
Continue Reading Bipartisan Group of Senate Finance Committee Members Establishes Paid Family Leave Working Group
The increase in the use of noncompetition agreements in industries such as retail and food service has caught the eye of several state legislatures, and they are beginning to take measures to curb the trend.
Continue Reading Trend Setter? Massachusetts Bans Noncompetes for Nonexempt Workers
On August 2, 2017, the U.S. Senate confirmed one of President Trump’s two management-side appointees, Marvin Kaplan, to the National Labor Relations Board in a contentious vote along party lines. Kaplan was sworn in on August 10, 2017, for a term ending on August 27, 2020.
Continue Reading NLRB No Longer Controlled by Labor Union Appointees
Recently, the federal government has highlighted the issue of religious discrimination and accommodation in the workplace. Given the diversity of most workplaces, especially retailers, employers should be particularly sensitive to the potential risks of religious discrimination and harassment claims, as well as its obligations to accommodate reasonable religious-based requests for workplace changes.
Continue Reading Government Raising Awareness Regarding Religious Discrimination in the Workplace