ArticleGovernor Brown Vetoes Effort To Make It Easier To Prove DiscriminationThree weeks ago I wrote about a bill to make it easier for plaintiffs to prove discrimination.United StatesEmployment and HRFox Rothschild LLP
PodcastGT's The Performance Review Episode 24: Ready To RIF? (Podcast)Ryan Bykerk and Philip Person host a three-part series on Reductions in Force (RIFs). In part one of the series they provide an overview of reductions in force and the legal framework...United StatesEmployment and HRGreenberg Traurig
ArticleGT's The Performance Review Episode 26: More Than A WARNingRyan Bykerk and Philip Person host a three part series on Reductions in Force (RIFs). In part three of the series they discuss non-WARN legal requirements and adverse impact studies.United StatesEmployment and HRGreenberg Traurig
ArticleGT's The Performance Review Episode 27: Remote Work – Not Remote Enough To Avoid Legal IssuesRyan Bykerk and Philip Person talk to Brian Kelly, Global Head of Employment Law at WeWork, about the legal issues that crop up in remote work arrangements.United StatesEmployment and HRGreenberg Traurig
ArticleGuest Voices: Maintaining Office Productivity And Staying Legal During March MadnessIn the article, "Guest Voices: Maintaining Office Productivity and Staying Legal During March Madness," featured in the San Antonio Express-News, Partner Joseph Gagnon provides advice...United StatesEmployment and HRFisher Phillips LLP
Article"Guide To Covid-19 Workplace Safety Regulation In Four State-Plan States"US OSHA currently has several well-established regulations that apply to aspects of workplace protection that also apply to certain workplaces operating during the pandemic.United StatesEmployment and HRJenner & Block LLP
ArticleGuns To Work Bill Signed By Governor DanielsIndiana Governor Mitch Daniels Thursday signed into law the Emergency Powers and Parking Lots Act, otherwise known as the "Bring Your Gun to Work" Act. United StatesEmployment and HRBarnes & Thornburg LLP
ArticleHandling Employee Theft In DealershipsDespite best efforts to police employees and protect customers and business partners, chances are high that dealerships will have to investigate allegations of theft in the workplaceUnited StatesEmployment and HRFisher Phillips LLP
ArticleHappy Thanksgiving!Being thankful for all things Cal-peculiar, our blog team is taking a break this week.United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP
VideoHealthy Ways To Manage And/Or Eliminate Stress And Anxiety And Improve Overall Work-Life BalanceRecent scientific developments have shown that too much stress can take a toll on your body, mind, and behaviorUnited StatesEmployment and HRSheppard
Article'Helicopter Parents' Crash Kids' Job Interviews: What's An Employer To Do?Sara Begley wrote a blog on Forbes.com discussing the growing trend of parental involvement in a candidate's job interview and salary negotiations.United StatesEmployment and HRReed Smith
ArticleHiring Millennials And Generation Z Employees Within The Automotive Dealership IndustryIn the article, "Hiring Millennials and Generation Z Employees Within the Automotive Dealership Industry," featured in MAADA, Matt Simpson and Steven Ferenczy provide best practices to effectively hire and retain this new flood...United StatesEmployment and HRFisher Phillips LLP
ArticleHiring Seasonal Employees? Here's Nine Land Mines To AvoidIn this article, May Mon Post shares best practices that employers should follow when hiring seasonal staff.United StatesEmployment and HRFisher Phillips LLP
ArticleHobby Lobby Given A Swirlie For Bathroom Policies Applied To A Transgendered EmployeeThe Illinois Human Rights Commission recently ruled against Hobby Lobby and found that it had discriminated against a transgendered employee by refusing to let her use the women's restroom...United StatesEmployment and HRFox Rothschild LLP
ArticleHouston Attorney Explores Employer Considerations For Incorporating And Enforcing Mandatory Class Action WaiversCertain employment practices common to the health care industry – including rounding employees' start and stop times, individuals working for different facilities ...United StatesEmployment and HRFisher Phillips LLP
ArticleHow Life Science Employers Can Ensure Restrictive Covenants Survive A RestructuringHow Life Science Employers Can Ensure Restrictive Covenants Survive a RestructuringUnited StatesEmployment and HRFisher Phillips LLP
ArticleHow To 'Backtrack' To Comply With New DOL Overtime RulesIn the article, "How to 'Backtrack' to Comply With New DOL Overtime Rules," featured in the Memphis Business Journal, Courtney Leyes gives advice on how to "backtrack into" current employee salaries...United StatesEmployment and HRFisher Phillips LLP
ArticleHoward Wexler Interviewed By The Legal Talk NetworkHoward Wexler was interviewed in "Lawyer 2 Lawyer: The Trump Administration and U.S. Labor Laws," a March 3 podcast from the Legal Talk Network on U.S. Federal Labor laws...United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleImportant Reminders For Challenging FLSA Collective Actions Provided By Massachusetts Federal CourtIn two companion orders in Pruell v. Caritas Christi, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissed the claims against multiple healthcare institutions in the Caritas Christi healthcare network. United StatesEmployment and HRLittler Mendelson