Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation last week that will require Illinois employers to inform workers and job seekers about their use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in making employment decisions. The new law, known as H.B. 3773, also prohibits the use of AI that leads to discriminatory practices against employees. The bill offers
No. 1 of 10 Things Every Employer Should Know About OSHA: Walkaround Representatives
Please follow along as we discuss the top 10 things every employer should know about OSHA over the next few weeks.
- Employers and employees have the right to have a company employee or non-employee representative present during an OSHA site inspection.
According to 29 CFR 1903.8(c), employers and employees have the right to authorize…
Know Before You Post Take 2: An Update on Pay Transparency and Job Postings
Since our last post on this topic, pay transparency laws were enacted or became effective in four states, the District of Columbia, and several municipalities. The jurisdictions that require or will soon require some form of pay transparency now include:
States | Municipalities |
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California | Cincinnati, OH |
Colorado | Jersey City, NJ |
Connecticut | Ithaca, NY |
Hawaii | New York |
TIPS at the Coffee Shop: A Caffeinated Reminder About What Not to Do During Union Campaigns
The Recent Starbucks Decision
The National Labor Relations Board issued yet another Starbucks decision this past week. Again, the Board upheld an administrative law judge’s opinion that Starbucks violated the National Labor Relations Act during a union’s organizing campaign at a New York retail location. This new Starbucks decision is an excellent reminder about what…
Competing Noncompete Rulings? Pennsylvania Judge Denies Injunction on FTC Rule
By now, we all know that the FTC proposed a rule that will ban nearly every noncompete agreement and that a number of companies have filed legal challenges to it. This week, a federal judge in Pennsylvania weighed in, denying a request to enjoin the rule. This essentially causes a split among two federal…
Don’t Stop… Enjoining! NLRB’s GC Wants to Hold Onto That Feeling
The top lawyer for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is ordering her subordinates to continue to seek injunctions against employers for alleged violations of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), despite the Supreme Court seemingly making it more difficult to obtain an injunction to enjoin an unfair labor practice.
Section 10(j) of the NLRA…
Try Again NLRB – 5th Circuit Remands Case Back After the Board’s Bait and Switch Move
What happens when the NLRB asks a federal court to remand a case back to the Board based on a new case holding to interpret the matter before it, the court does so, and then the Board pulls a “bait and switch” to flat out reject the very case authority it based its request on?
FTC’s Non-Compete Rule Enjoined for Now – But Only as to the Plaintiffs
On Wednesday, July 3, a Texas federal court enjoined the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) rule banning most noncompetes (the Noncompete Rule) and has stayed the implementation of the Noncompete Rule, but only as to the plaintiffs involved in that case.
The ruling is “preliminary,” with a subsequent ruling planned on the ultimate merits of the…
Is That a Gun in Your Pocket… at the Office? New Thoughts on Workplace Concealed Carry
Can you prohibit your employees from bringing firearms to your workplace? You may think the answer is yes, but it’s more complicated. Recent state laws on gun rights have raised questions regarding guns at work. Here we will try to boil it down for you.
New State Gun Laws Generally
A few states have recently…
When Bad Things Happen to Good Employers: 10 Crisis Management Tips
Crisis planning is not everyone’s idea of a good time, but an ounce of prevention is worth it when you are faced with a crisis.
Here are 10 things to think about as you prepare for a possible crisis:
- Where is your organization vulnerable? Talk to employees, managers, and executives to learn what keeps them