Company that Fired Worker with COVID-19 Concerns Held in Contempt

?Takeaway: Employers are at serious risk of contempt rulings when they fail to comply with orders from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Partial compliance is insufficient. Ignoring an NLRB order—as well... Read more »

Lawmakers Reintroduce Age Discrimination Bill

?Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott, D-Va., reintroduced bipartisan legislation to protect older job applicants from employment discrimination.  Scott was joined in proposing the Protect Older Job Applicants Act by Rep. Sylvia R.... Read more »

Legal Considerations When Addressing Health Care Staffing Shortages

?Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, we’ve seen significant numbers of health care workers depart from the industry. These departures have left hospitals and health care systems asking how they can continue to... Read more »

Apple Joins List of Employers Restricting Workers from Using ChatGPT

?iPhone-maker Apple is the latest company to prohibit the use of ChatGPT and other external artificial intelligence tools out of concern that workers could inadvertently release confidential data, according to an internal... Read more »

Ohio: Spot These Warning Signs of Workers’ Compensation Fraud

?There are many signs of potential workers’ compensation fraud, including when an injured Ohioan is working another job and still collecting benefits. Still, fraud can take a long time to prove. How... Read more »

Employers Lean on Learning as an Employee Benefit

?Employee learning appears to be growing in importance as skilled credentials are increasingly valued—from training and course completion certificates to industry or professional certifications. According to LinkedIn’s 2023 Workplace Learning Report, employees... Read more »

Canada: Accessibility Compliance Milestone Coming June 1

?Many federally regulated businesses in Canada with at least 100 employees must publish an accessibility plan by June 1 detailing how they will remove barriers for employees and members of the public... Read more »

California Alters Union Process for Agricultural Workers

?Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed Assembly Bill 113, which enacts changes to the collective bargaining process for agricultural workers in California. In September 2022, Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2183, which established new... Read more »

SHRM Research: People Analytics Still in Early Stages

?HR leaders are more often using people analytics to solve workforce challenges, but the use of data analysis to optimize business outcomes is still at an early stage, and the shift to... Read more »

Supreme Court Upholds Union Rights of National Guard Technicians

?A unique group of federal employees within the National Guard can keep their union rights, according to a 7-2 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on May 18. A 6th U.S. Circuit... Read more »
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