United States
Butler Snow LLP
In the 2023 Regular Session, Louisiana lawmakers passed Act No. 210 (the Act), which provided protections for employees who are absent from work to obtain genetic...
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
The New York legislature recently introduced Senate Bill 07623, which would dramatically restrict employers' ability to use both electronic monitoring and automated employment decision-making technology in the state.
Kennedys
Recent NY Court of Appeal decisions seem to narrow the scope of Labor Law Section 240(1), regarding safety equipment.
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced that OSHA has launched a new initiative focused on enhancing enforcement and providing compliance assistance...
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
In this first edition of our workplace accident case study podcast series, Karen Tynan and Kevin Bland provide lessons from actual incidents and resulting enforcement actions and lawsuits.
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
They also cover best practices that may help employers avoid missteps that could lead to significant penalties for failure to abate.
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Most employers understand that they are required to report serious injuries and illnesses to OSHA shortly after they occur.
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
On September 14, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Employee Retention Credit (ERC) guidance placing a moratorium on processing new ERC claims due to a surge...
Butler Snow LLP
In the 2023 Regular Session, Louisiana lawmakers passed Act No. 210 (the Act), which provided protections for employees who are absent from work to obtain genetic testing or a medically necessary cancer screening.
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
If it's not already happening, Board room agendas will be making room for yet another compliance program.
Littler Mendelson
On September 21, 2023, the New York Department of Health (DOH) issued guidance addressing the due dates for Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MMCOs), Certified Home Health Agencies...
Littler Mendelson
On September 15, 2023, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection adopted changes to the regulations governing the City's Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA).
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
The original version of ESSTA, formerly known as the New York City Earned Sick Time Act, took effect on April 1, 2014. The ordinance mandates that covered employers provide eligible employees...
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
In this podcast, shareholders Kevin Bland (Orange County) and Karen Tynan (Sacramento) review the latest Cal/OSHA (or Division of Occupational Safety and Health) inspection tactics and provide practical...
JAMS
In this podcast, JAMS neutrals Genesis Fisher, Esq., and Deirdre McCarthy Gallagher, Esq., discuss how workplace conflict has evolved in response to myriad challenges, including the pandemic and shifting work environments...
Bass, Berry & Sims
Staffing shortages and the constantly evolving landscape of employment laws are current complicating factors with respect to employee retention.
Ford & Harrison LLP
To the embarrassment of my family, especially my wife, I continue to watch professional wrestling. I'm a sucker when an entire arena is directing "heat" (negative reactions like booing) at a "heel"...
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
This episode of our Safety Perspectives From Region 6 podcast is the final installment of a three-part series on fatality and catastrophe investigations...
Littler Mendelson
OSHA went on to evaluate whether, in this case, an event or exposure in the work environment caused or contributed to the gunshot injury, as required by 29 CFR 1904.5(a).
Ankura Consulting Group LLC
Rarely a day goes by without at least one report of workplace misconduct hitting the headlines globally. In a post-#MeToo era, there is an ever-increasing focus..Alina Ryzhonkova...