?The Biden administration is launching a task force to more thoroughly vet U.S. sponsors of migrant children and increase efforts to investigate and prosecute cases of child exploitation in worksites across the... Read more »
?Sexual harassment, pay discrimination and artificial intelligence (AI) are among the priorities that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will focus on this year in its guidance and enforcement efforts. The... Read more »
President Joe Biden on Feb. 28 announced he was nominating Julie Su to be the next secretary of the Department of Labor. Su, currently the deputy secretary of labor, previously was head... Read more »
?Takeaway: A city police officer who criticized the county sheriff on Facebook could be terminated even though her comments were on a matter of public concern because the police department’s need to... Read more »
?Takeaway: This decision shows the need for employers and their representatives to listen carefully to employees when they request equipment or considerations that could indicate an unstated disability. The fact that the... Read more »
?The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which enforces employees’ workplace rights, is seeing a trend of workers advocating for racial justice and safety, Jennifer Abruzzo, the NLRB general counsel, told attendees at... Read more »
?Takeaway: Despite broad language that an arbitration agreement applied to any disputes “arising from or relating to” employment, employees were not required to arbitrate claims that arose before they signed the agreement,... Read more »
?Ever heard this phrase: “Nobody would be stupid enough to put that in an e-mail”? The phrase should sound familiar. And we all know why we say it —because our work e-mails... Read more »
?Quiet quitting remains prevalent, but employers should look for underlying causes rather than assuming employees are lazy, said James Reidy, an attorney with Sheehan Phinney in Manchester, N.H. Speaking Feb. 27 at... Read more »
?On Feb. 17, the Supreme Court of Illinois held that claims under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) accrue on each scan or collection, allowing per-scan damages. The ruling could open... Read more »
