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Paid Leave Gets Important Changes in 2025 in California
Major Employment Law Updates in California for 2025 Series Employers in California can expect a number of important legal changes to take place after the turn of the year. In 2025, employers will have new rules about paid leave requirements, jury duty protections, and...
Paid Leave Gets Important Changes in 2025 in California
Major Employment Law Updates in California for 2025 Series Employers in California can expect a number of important legal changes to take place after the turn of the year. In 2025, employers will have new rules about paid leave requirements, jury duty protections, and...
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Regulations Impacting Your Day-to-Day Operations in California in 2025
Major Employment Law Updates in California for 2025 Series In 2025, a number of new laws are set to take effect in California. From whistleblower protection to prohibitions about captive audience meetings, California’s new rules will impact your company’s day-to-day...
U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Roe and Casey: What This Decision Means for Employers
By Patricia Anderson Pryor, Principal (513-322-5035) with Jackson Lewis P.C., Joy M. Napier-Joyce, Principal (410-415-2028) with Jackson Lewis P.C., Melissa Ostrower, Principal (212-545-4000) with Jackson Lewis P.C., and Tasos C. Paindiris, Principal (407-246-8440)...
Congress Releases Draft of Federal Privacy Law with Potential Traction to Pass
By Jason C. Gavejian, Principal (908-795-5139) with Jackson Lewis P.C., Joseph J. Lazzarotti, Principal (908-795-5205) with Jackson Lewis P.C., Cecilie E. Read, KM Attorney (213-689-0404) with Jackson Lewis P.C. The federal government has been trying to...
Group Health Plan Considerations in the Face of (Potentially) Changing Abortion Laws
By Joy M. Napier (410-415-2000) with Jackson Lewis P.C.; Natalie M. Nathanson, Principal (305-577-7600) with Jackson Lewis P.C.; Melissa Ostrower, Principal (212-545-4000) with Jackson Lewis P.C.; Kellie M. Thomas, Principal (410-415-2000) with Jackson Lewis...
DOL Announces Plan to Issue New Independent Contractor Final Rule
By Jeffrey W. Brecher, Principal (631-247-4652) with Jackson Lewis P.C.; Justin R. Barnes, Principal (404-586-1809) with Jackson Lewis P.C.; Adam L. Lounsbury, Principal (804-212-2863) with Jackson Lewis P.C. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced...
HR Managers: Focus on Employee Skills to Navigate the Great Resignation
According to U.S. Labor Department statistics, the number of job openings hit 11.5 million at the end of March 2022—the most openings since the data series began in December 2000. These statistics also revealed the number of people voluntarily quitting their jobs...
Employer Tips to Minimize Employee-Related Social Media Risks
According to Pew Research, approximately 70% of Americans use social media despite ongoing controversies and the public’s “relatively negative sentiments about aspects of social media.” Among Facebook users, 70% use the site daily and nearly half check it multiple...
EEOC, DOJ Release Expectations on Employers’ Use of Technology, AI for Employment Decisions
By Joseph J. Lazzarotti, Principal (908-795-5205) with Jackson Lewis P.C., Paul Patten, Principal (312-803-2570) with Jackson Lewis P.C., and Katharine C. Weber, Principal (513-898-0050) with Jackson Lewis P.C. For decades, employers have used technology...
Manufacturers Face Unique Problems in Accommodating Assembly Line Workers With Disabilities
By James M. Stone, Principal (216-750-4307) with Jackson Lewis P.C., Sheri L. Giger, Principal (412-338-5146) with Jackson Lewis P.C., Patricia Anderson Pryor, Principal (513-322-5035) with Jackson Lewis P.C., Katharine C. Weber, Principal (513-898-0050) with Jackson...
Supreme Court to Review Wage and Hour “Day Rate” Case
By Jeffrey W. Brecher, Principal (631-247-4652) with Jackson Lewis P.C., Justin R. Barnes, Principal (404-586-1809) with Jackson Lewis P.C., Eric R. Magnus, Principal (404-525-8200) with Jackson Lewis P.C. In April 2020, a three-judge panel of the U.S....
$500,000 Theft Involving Paychex Payroll Services Under Investigation
“It appears that Paychex (payroll services) was hacked which gave the hackers the ability to gain access to (The Landings’) bank account information,” a sheriff’s deputy wrote in an incident report quoted by USA Today. The Landings is a residential...
10 Costly ACA Mistakes Businesses Should Avoid
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been the law of the land for more than a decade and has survived legal challenges from the Supreme Court as recently as last year. The aim of this law was to help lower the cost of quality healthcare for Americans through a...
Supporting Many Types of Diversity in the Workplace
Forward-thinking organizations committed to positive change are taking action-oriented steps toward better diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. Over the last few years, increased awareness of individuals from marginalized backgrounds facing social...
What Employers Need to Know to Avoid Legal Issues with Seasonal Employees
Does your organization need seasonal help to support business operations during specific times of the year? There are many types of businesses that need temporary or seasonal help to meet industry demands or increased traffic. Businesses might hire seasonal employees...
Top 5 HR Pain Points Solved By Outsourcing
No one opens a restaurant or a hair salon or a bakery with dreams of keeping up with government regulations. You want to focus on your passion. You want to focus on your customers. Everything else is a distraction. Yet these “distractions” can bring...
New Guidance Issued by Department of Labor Regarding Mental Health and the FMLA
By Luke P. Breslin, Principal (908-795-5200) with Jackson Lewis P.C. On May 25, 2022, during Mental Health Awareness Month, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor, the agency responsible for enforcing the Family and Medical Leave Act...
The CROWN Act: Putting an End to Race-Based Hair Discrimination
In many companies and schools, Black people face discrimination in the form of dress codes that discriminate against natural hair styles. The CROWN Act—short for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair—provides protection against discrimination based on...
Payroll Tax Compliance Issues in the Hybrid Workforce
The way we work and where we work has been transformed. Many businesses are adopting flexible work arrangements to address talent shortages, reduce costs, optimize real estate, and support expansion. Attracting and retaining the best talent today sometimes means...
Why Businesses Are Increasing Investments in Workforce Technology
According to the latest forecast released by Gartner, Inc., worldwide IT spending is projected to total nearly $4.5 trillion in 2022, which is an increase of 4% from 2021. Many believe this trend will continue as businesses seek to improve flexibility and preparedness...
These 7 “Turnover Tells” May Mean You’re About to Lose an Employee
There are many reasons why employees quit their job. They move to different locations, stay home with children, change careers, or seek promotions. However, sometimes employees resign because they are unhappy with their employer. In fact, according to a recent...
Eleventh Circuit Case an Excellent Primer on the FLSA’s Administrative Exemption
By T. Chase Samples, Principal (864-672-8034) with Jackson Lewis P.C. Business development managers, whose job was to convince corporate customers to purchase General Motors vehicles for their corporate fleets, qualified for the administrative exemption from the...
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