Meatpacking Company Wins Lawsuit Concerning COVID-19 Infections

?A federal appeals court recently dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Tyson Foods was responsible for seven workers contracting COVID-19 at an Amarillo, Texas, meat-processing plant. The workers claimed the company required them... Read more »

Law Exempts Airline Crew from California Meal and Rest Break Requirements

?California law requires an employer to provide an employee with a meal period during a work period of more than five hours per day, except as prescribed. However, on March 23, Gov.... Read more »

Robotic Systems Compel OSHA to Consider Revising Lockout/Tagout Standard

?Manufacturers’ increasingly advanced robotic systems have made the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) standard for the control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) impractical, even obsolete, in many workplaces. The new technology is... Read more »

Court Ruling Jeopardizes Some Preventive Care Coverage

Some cost-sharing required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for preventive care—including cancer screenings and PrEP, a drug used by people at high risk of getting HIV to prevent contracting the virus— is... Read more »

Former Starbucks CEO Denies Union-Busting

?Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz defended the company’s labor practices, garnering both praise and criticism from lawmakers in a U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on March 29. The... Read more »

What Ted Lasso Can Teach Us About Mental Health in the Workplace

?Be like a goldfish, and you’ll be happy, according to Ted Lasso, the professional soccer coach in Apple TV+’s feel-good comedy. Why? Because goldfish have 10-second memories and never dwell on past... Read more »

Train Managers as PUMP Act Enforcement and PWFA Effective Dates Approach

?Managers need to know what to do if an employee alleges that their employer isn’t complying with the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers (PUMP) Act or if an employee seeks... Read more »

Experts Debate Potential Impact of Banning Noncompetes

?Experts showcased widely different viewpoints on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s recent proposal to prohibit noncompete agreements during a policy-driven webcast hosted by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) on March... Read more »

Dollar General Faces Renewed Scrutiny of Work Conditions

?In 2022, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) bolstered Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP) named Dollar General as the first company to be added under the program’s expanded reach. Recently, the... Read more »

Illinois Court Holds Federal Law Preempts BIPA Claims

? In the Illinois Supreme Court’s latest ruling in the biometric privacy space, it decided in Walton v. Roosevelt University that claims brought under the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by union... Read more »
Subscribe to our Newsletter