Worker's Compensation
Labor law roundup: Employment & Labor Insider
The employer-unfriendly decisions from the National Labor Relations Board have been coming fast and furious. In honor of the holiday,...
Time OT! DOL Proposes Significant Updates to Overtime Rules…Again (US)
On August 30, 2023, the US Department of Labor announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that could significantly change...
Newly Created NLRB Rules Drastically Change the Process for Unions Seeking Recognition of Most Private Sector Employees in the U.S. and Substantially Limits Employee Voting in Secret-Ballot Election
At the end of last week, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) issued two huge blows to employers that...
Want employees back in the office?: Employment & Labor Insider
A lot of employers are still trying to get their employees to come back to the office, with varying degrees...
AI In the Workplace: Navigating a New Technological Frontier (US)
Since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, Generative Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) has taken the world by storm, attracting over...
Australia: New AHRC Guidelines for complying with positive duty under the Sex Discrimination Act
This month the Australian Human Rights Council (the AHRC) has published its Guidelines for Complying with the Positive Duty under...
EEOC Releases Updated Guidance on Visual Disabilities in the Workplace
On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued updated guidance, Visual Disabilities in the Workplace and...
Fifth Circuit Upends 30 Years of Title VII Precedent, Making it Easier for Employees to Bring Discrimination Claims
Last week, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upended longstanding, employer-friendly precedent in cases brought under Title VII of the...
Is It Labor Or Labour?
The words “labor” and “labour” may seem identical – they are pronounced the same and mean the same thing, but there...
Illinois is the Latest State to Enact a Salary Transparency Law
Illinois is the latest in a growing trend among states and cities throughout the country to enact salary transparency laws....