ArticleLos Angeles Attorney Reviews Employer Liability For Autonomous Vehicle UseIn her bylined article for Autonomous Vehicle Technology titled "The liability hot potato: who's to blame in the age of autonomous vehicles?,"United StatesEmployment and HRFisher Phillips LLP
ArticleMedtech Must Heed Choice-Of-Law And Choice-Of-Forum ClausesMany companies within the medical device industry operate across state lines. The company may be headquartered in one state, but its employees live, work, or sell medical devices in another.United StatesEmployment and HRFisher Phillips LLP
ArticleNew Jersey Minimum Wage Increases To $8.38 Per HourBeginning January 1, 2015, the minimum wage in New Jersey is $8.38 per hour, up from $8.25 per hour.United StatesEmployment and HRFisher Phillips LLP
ArticleNot Paying Employees On Time? It's Considered An FLSA ViolationJohn Thompson's article explains how important it is for employers to pay their employees timely wages and they should not assume that "close enough is good enough."United StatesEmployment and HRFisher Phillips LLP
ArticleOSHA Update: Recordkeeping Reporting Requirement Becomes Key Tool In OSHA EnforcementIn the article, "OSHA Update: Recordkeeping Reporting Requirement Becomes Key Tool in OSHA Enforcement," featured in Car Wash Magazine...United StatesEmployment and HRFisher Phillips LLP
ArticleOverly Technical Violations And The Rise Of FCRA Class ActionsThe new wave of class action lawsuits are based largely on technical violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). United StatesEmployment and HRFisher Phillips LLP
ArticlePhoenix Business Journal: 3 Reasons Why Playing Fantasy Football Can Get You FiredIn the article, Shayna discusses three reasons why playing fantasy football on the job could get an employee fired. United StatesEmployment and HRFisher Phillips LLP
ArticlePhoenix Business Journal: Employee Document Essentials: What Every Business Owner Should KnowBefore officially adding anyone new to your team, work with your HR department to ensure, at a minimum, that the following policies and forms are distributed and filled out correctly...United StatesEmployment and HRFisher Phillips LLP
ArticlePhoenix Business Journal: The Do's And Don'ts Of Using Background Checks In HiringAccording to a recent survey conducted by the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM), more than 90 percent of employers use criminal background and credit checks to screen potential or current employees.United StatesEmployment and HRFisher Phillips LLP
ArticleSeattle Attorneys Review Washington Paid Sick Leave LawsStephanie and Catharine explain that leave laws continue to be complex, but they urge employers to have a written policy on paid sick leave.United StatesEmployment and HRFisher Phillips LLP
ArticleThe Gig Economy And Utility Contractors: Government Agencies Can't Have It Both WaysThere has been a long tradition of a "gig economy" in the utility contractor field (i.e., cable television, water, sewer, gas and electric). United StatesEmployment and HRFisher Phillips LLP
ArticleUnderstanding Chicago's New Fair Workweek OrdinanceThe Chicago City Council recently approved what is likely the most expansive predictive scheduling law in the country. United StatesEmployment and HRFisher Phillips LLP
ArticleU.S. Supreme Court: Oral Complaints Protected By FLSAThe U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that an employee's oral complaints about a violation of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act can trigger that law's prohibition against retaliation. United StatesEmployment and HRFisher Phillips LLP
ArticleWhat Accountants Need To Know About Pay Equity In New JerseyWhen the Diane B. Allen Pay Act became law on July 1, 2018, New Jersey became the state with the most progressive pay equity statute in the nation.United StatesEmployment and HRFisher Phillips LLP
ArticleFederal Judge Blocks Certain Provisions Of Georgia Immigration LawToday, U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Thrash granted a temporary injunction on key parts of the Georgia Immigration law due to go into effect on July 1, 2011. United StatesImmigrationFisher Phillips LLP
ArticleFY2018 H-1B Lottery Applications Decline For First Time In 5 Years United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced earlier this week that it received 199,000 H-1B petitions for the FY 2018 H-1B cap. United StatesImmigrationFisher Phillips LLP
ArticleH-1B Cap Reached For FY 2011On January 27, 2011, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it had received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the congressionally mandated cap for FY 2011. United StatesImmigrationFisher Phillips LLP
ArticleEmployee Training Is Key To GDPR ComplianceThe EU's General Data Protective Regulation goes into effect on May 25, 2018. It is a mammoth regulation and perhaps the most significant European data protection legislation in more than 20 years.United StatesPrivacyFisher Phillips LLP
ArticleOSHA Rescinds Part Of Electronic Recordkeeping RequirementOSHA has issued a final rule that rescinds the prior requirement for companies with 250 or more employees to electronically submit the OSHA 300 log and OSHA Form 301. United StatesEmployment and HRFisher Phillips LLP
ArticleFebruary 2016: Five Biggest Labor And Employment Law StoriesThe world of labor and employment law is always rapidly evolving. In order to make sure that you stay on top of the latest developments, here is a quick review of the five biggest stories from last month...United StatesEmployment and HRFisher Phillips LLP