Workers’ Compensation Fraud Comes in Many Forms

?Workers’ compensation fraud can be committed by an employee, an insurance carrier or an employer. Here are recommendations on how to respond to suspicions of fraud by an employee and an overview... Read more »

Employee Who Settled Individual Claims Can Bring PAGA Enforcement Action

?Takeaway: California employers could face additional liability since a court has decided that employees can file PAGA claims after settling individual claims for the same violations. ?An employee who settled individual claims... Read more »

Inclusivity and Purpose Drive Workers: A Q&A with Vivienne Ming

?Vivienne Ming is a pioneer in the modern tech world, a neuroscientist, an entrepreneur and a mother of two who is also transgender. Ming is co-founder and head of Socos Labs, a... Read more »

New Technology Is Leveling the Playing Field for Hybrid Meetings

Among the many challenges faced by remote workers who participate in hybrid meetings—videoconferences that include their in-office colleagues—is difficulty seeing notes written on a whiteboard in the physical room because the presenter’s... Read more »

Nevada Court Rejects Claim That Off-Duty Marijuana Use Is Lawful

?The Supreme Court of Nevada recently upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit by an employee who was terminated after testing positive for marijuana on a post-accident drug test. The court rejected the... Read more »

Job Openings Rise, Quits Continue to Fall

?Job openings unexpectedly rose to 11.2 million in July, according to the monthly JOLTS report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The largest increases in job openings were in transportation and recreation, marking a turnaround... Read more »

Qatar: New Social Security Law Changes the Pension Scheme

?Qatar’s impending Social Security Law, set to come into effect in early 2023, will impact all working nationals to varying degrees depending on the type of employment. Here’s what to anticipate with... Read more »

Walmart Liable for Denying Full-Time Job Coach to Employee with a Disability

?Takeaway: The reasonable accommodation requirement of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) may require an employer to provide a disabled employee with a full-time aide or job coach. ?The 7th U.S. Circuit... Read more »

Making Credibility Determinations in HR Investigations

?The outcome of an HR investigation is sometimes “inconclusive.” In other words, the conclusion is a lack of a conclusion. This result frequently occurs either because there were no witnesses to the... Read more »

Finding a New Job via Social Media After a Layoff

?When employees were let go from a job in the past, they would usually search for a new position fairly quietly, not sharing publicly what had happened. But as layoffs start to... Read more »
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