Takeaway: Employees’ generalized complaints about racial unfairness in the workplace do not qualify as protected activity sufficient to support a retaliation claim. In this case, two police officers complained that workplace comments suggested... Read more »
?New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed into law legislation intended to rein in work quotas at warehouses, including Amazon. We’ve gathered articles on the news from SHRM Online and other outlets.... Read more »
California employment law had a very active year in 2022, with a slew of new laws and important cases, especially in the areas of arbitration, employee classification and statutory leave. Will these... Read more »
?Takeaway: This case highlights the importance of ensuring that disability benefits decisions are rooted in a close reading and application of governing plan documents and claims procedures. Here, the court’s decision was... Read more »
?Takeaway: In evaluating whether an employee can perform essential job functions and so is qualified for the job for purposes of the ADA, a court will consider a number of factors, no... Read more »
?The National Labor Relations Board recently ruled that off-duty contractors can participate in union activities at the workplace. The board’s Dec. 16 decision overturns a overturns a 2019 decision and reestablishes a... Read more »
?The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB’s) Seattle regional director has maintained that Starbucks refused to bargain collectively in several Pacific Northwest cities, including Portland, Ore., and Seattle. We’ve gathered articles on the... Read more »
Sometimes, an employee will need to take an extended leave of absence from work to take care of an often abrupt and usually important or significant situation in their lives. This can... Read more »
?2023 will bring new laws affecting Illinois employers. The Illinois legislature passed over 180 laws that took effect on Jan. 1. This article will cover three developments for Illinois employers, including rest... Read more »
?On Jan. 1, California’s new pay transparency law requiring pay scales in job openings went into effect. Although Senate Bill 1162 was passed in September, many employers were left to wonder how... Read more »
