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EEOC Boasts “Substantial Progress” of Systemic Program — via Wyatt EmploymentLaw Report. With Your Social Media Policy, It’s “Live” and “Go” Time — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut EmploymentLaw Blog. Employees Bound By Clickthrough Agreements– ADP v. Lynch — via Technology & Marketing Law Blog.
First up, Feedspot’s Top 100 Legal Blogs , which ranks yours truly at number 34 overall, and the top labor and employmentlaw blog. Third, Justipedia , which lists me as one of the Top Employment/Labor Attorneys to Follow on Twitter. Finally, The Expert Institute nominated the blog as one of 2016’s best litigation blogs.
In the now two-year wake of the #MeToo movement, these state laws make up a smaller part of the ongoing redirection of discussions surrounding workplace culture and safety. In the past, Citi hosted two different anti-harassment training programs for its employees, said Allegra DiGia, head of Citi employeerelations.
Even on-site employees might work flexible schedules that make managing a “work day” into an around-the-clock job. On top of these challenges, employmentlaws and regulations are constantly changing. From 2016 to 2020, for example, revenue for LMS software used to track time and attendance more than doubled from $1.14
In May 2016, the federal DOL released final changes to the overtime regulations. These changes were to be effective on December 1, 2016. But, just a week before the December 1, 2016, effective date, the U.S. is a Legal Editor for BLR’s human resources and employmentlaw publications. Prince, J.D.,
In another example, Brazil has enacted new amendments to their labor laws impacting employer-employeerelations while including topics such as collective bargaining, severance pay, vacation hours and pay, and tax treatment of medical insurance contributions and travel allowances.
A video posted by Jon Hyman (@jonhyman) on Sep 17, 2016 at 6:04pm PDT. to a diabetic employee fired for drinking OJ at work — via Eric Meyer’s Employer Handbook Blog. Honesty is an Employer’s Best Policy – Honest Defense Rule in Employment Discrimination — via Michigan EmploymentLaw Advisor.
A photo posted by Rhett Miller (@rhettmiller) on Apr 7, 2016 at 12:55pm PDT Even rock stars have bad days at the office. Last week I presented, along with two of my partners, Seth Briskin and Steve Dlott , Hot Topics in EmploymentLaw: What to Worry About in 2016. via Employment Essentials.
Plaintiffs Face Many Pitfalls in Employment Discrimination Suits — via Michigan EmploymentLaw Advisor. Philly Off-Duty Employee Did WHAT? Some Tips So Employer Doesn’t Step in It, Too — via EntertainHR. Lawyer Serves Complaint Via Instagram — via Above the Law. HR & EmployeeRelations.
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— via Phil Miles’s Lawffice Space English Only Rules and the Applebee’s Assault — via Minnesota EmploymentLaw Report Social Media & Workplace Technology DO IT FOR THE VINE! via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider Healthcare employers be advised: OSHA is standing behind its updated workplace violence prevention guidance. —
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Seinfeld lessons on candid employee evaluations — via EntertainHR Finding a Perfect Work-Life Balance Is Impossible, and That’s Okay — via Lifehacker 7 Tips for Investigating Workplace Complaints — via In House Is Employee “Free Speech” A Constitutional Right?
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We landed the 2016 Republican Convention. UPS , and the new state of pregnancy accommodation law — via Phil Miles’s Lawffice Space Pregnancy accommodation FAQs for employers — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider What Connecticut Employers Need To Know About Young v. Cleveland is popping.
A video posted by Jon Hyman (@jonhyman) on Aug 21, 2016 at 6:07pm PDT. HR & EmployeeRelations. Millennials and the Gig Economy — via Gig Employer Blog. Employers Need To Be Careful When Counting Mandatory Overtime As Leave Under the Family and Medical Leave Act — via Labor & EmploymentLaw Navigator.
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LS Technology (@LRATechnology) September 1, 2016. Shoddy harassment investigation comes back to bite employer — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider. HR & EmployeeRelations. Study: Medical marijuana changes how employees use sick time — via Wonkblog. Labor Relations. Wage & Hour.
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via FisherBroyles Temporary Workers Entitled To Title VII Protections — via The Employment Brief The Price Tag for Settling Sex Discrimination Claims — via Michigan EmploymentLaw Advisor What’s Wrong with This Job Description? — via Workplace Prof Blog Has The EEOC Found Another Easy Target? —
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In the 2016-17 term of the U.S. In referring to a California Supreme Court case addressing the duty of local agency employers to provide union access to employee contact information ( County of Los Angeles v. ” The constitutionality of agency shop was affirmed in Abood v. Detroit Board of Education (1977) 431 U.S.
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Posted by Jon Hyman on Sunday, March 13, 2016. If you are interest in having your post featured in this month’s EmploymentLaw Blog Carnival, email me your submission by Monday. EEOC Issues Even Newer Guidance on Discrimination Against Muslims — via California EmploymentLaw. HR & EmployeeRelations.
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GINA: If You Are An Employer You Should Know About It — via FisherBroyles. EEOC Pushes to Expand Title VII’s Reach to Sexual Orientation Claims — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut EmploymentLaw Blog. HR & EmployeeRelations. Creating a Culture Where Employees Speak Up — via Harvard Business Review.
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