ArticleIts The Time Of The Season (To Examine Your Unpaid Internship Program)Summer is coming and, with it, barbeques, pool parties, and, for many high school and college students, unpaid internships.United StatesEmployment and HRReed Smith
ArticleNew Jersey Becomes Latest To 'Ban The Box,' Prohibiting Employers From Inquiring About Applicants' Criminal Record During Initial Application ProcessOn August 11, 2014, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed the "Opportunity to Compete Act," Bill 1999 (hereafter the "Act"), into lawUnited StatesEmployment and HRReed Smith
ArticleNew Jersey Becomes Latest To 'Ban The Box,' Prohibiting Employers From Inquiring About Applicants' Criminal Record During Initial Application ProcessOn August 11, 2014, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed the "Opportunity to Compete Act," Bill 1999, into law. United StatesEmployment and HRReed Smith
ArticleNew York State Extends Labor Law Protections To Child Print ModelsOn October 21, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law amendments to New York’s labor laws to specifically cover child models. United StatesEmployment and HRReed Smith
ArticleNLRB Regional Director Says College Athletes Can UnionizeJoel Barras wrote a new article on Forbes.com discussing the NLRB Regional Director for the Chicago Region's recent ruling that Northwestern University football players are "employees" of the University and therefore have the right to organize and be represented by a union.United StatesEmployment and HRReed Smith
ArticleObama's NLRB Recess Appointments Deemed Unconstitutional: >100 Decisions ImpactedA unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decided that President Obama’s January 4, 2012, recess appointments of three NLRB members violated the Constitution.United StatesEmployment and HRReed Smith
ArticleOSHA Establishes Protocols For Dodd-Frank Whistleblowers - Employers Should Take Note And Prepare ImmediatelyThe Occupational Safety & Health Administration has issued a long-awaited rule governing the administration of employee whistleblower complaints under the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 and related consumer protection laws.United StatesEmployment and HRReed Smith
ArticlePaid Family Leave: The Next Frontier For National Employers?Cindy Schmitt Minniti and Mark Goldstein have posted a new article on Forbes.com discussing paid family leave in New York and how it could possibly affect national employers.United StatesEmployment and HRReed Smith
ArticleReminder For N.J. Employers: Minimum Wage Hike Takes Effect January 1, 2015As we start the New Year, New Jersey state employers should make sure they are prepared to pay more to minimum wage workers. United StatesEmployment and HRReed Smith
ArticleReminder - New Pregnancy Discrimination Obligations And Poster For Illinois EmployersAs we previously reported, as of January 1, 2015, Illinois employers with 15 or more employees are subject to new amendments to the Illinois Human Rights Act...United StatesEmployment and HRReed Smith
ArticleRestrictive Covenant Alert - Two-Year Employment 'Rule'A discussion on the case of Fifield v. Premier Dealer Servs., Inc., No. 10 CH 9204, 2013 WL 3192931 (Ill. App. Ct. June 24, 2013).United StatesEmployment and HRReed Smith
ArticleSAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract - Update On Running Footage: DriversSpecial provisions for payment for drivers who are employed to provide services for "running footage" or "wild footage" for motor vehicle commercials have been in existence since 1992.United StatesEmployment and HRReed Smith
ArticleThe Fight Against Ebola: How Employers Can Join The Front LinesWith the first United States Ebola cases diagnosed in Dallas, employers are asking: What can we do to protect our workforce?United StatesEmployment and HRReed Smith
ArticleThe First Monday In October Heralds A Bumper Crop Of New Employment DecisionsJames A. Burns, Jr. has written a three-part series of posts on Forbes.com about upcoming cases before the U.S. Supreme Court this term that all employers should keep an eye on.United StatesEmployment and HRReed Smith
ArticleThe Good, The Bad And The Ugly Of Classwide Employment ArbitrationCourtlyn Roser-Jones wrote a post on Forbes discussing the impact on employers of recent court decisions on classwide arbitration clauses.United StatesEmployment and HRReed Smith
ArticleTwo Strikes Against NLRB And Its Poster Rule Is OutOn Tuesday, another appeals court struck down an NLRB rule that would have required millions of businesses to display posters informing workers of their right to form a union and engage in other concerted activity. United StatesEmployment and HRReed Smith
ArticleUnpaid Interns Lack Class, Says NY CourtUnpaid internships are a mutually beneficial staple of the American business landscape. United StatesEmployment and HRReed Smith
ArticleWHEN THE WHISTLE BLOWS... Recent Developments In Whistleblower Retaliation Law And How Employers Can Guard Against Costly ClaimsThe past year has seen significant developments in the whistleblower arena. Employee retaliation claims have spiked, employers have paid out large sums, and regulators have stepped up enforcement efforts.United StatesEmployment and HRReed Smith
ArticleWill New Tax Law Punish Employers That Agree Not To Contest Unemployment Claims?Amanda Haverstick posted a new article on Forbes.com discussing a little-publicized addition to the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA), which quietly became law on October 21, 2013United StatesEmployment and HRReed Smith
ArticlePA Oil & Gas Lease Act: There's More To Section 34.1 And The Rule Of ApportionmentArticle 34.1 of the Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Lease Act was enacted July 9, 2013, and has received heavy scrutiny since its enactment.United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesReed Smith