Worker's Compensation
Washington D.C. Attorney General Offers Guidance for Restaurant Employers Amidst Spike in Service Fees
In 2022, Washington D.C. voters passed Initiative 82, or the “District of Columbia Tip Credit Elimination Act,” which later became...
UK: Supreme Court rules that three month gap does not automatically end series of deductions, increasing scope for historic holiday underpayment and other deduction claims
The Supreme Court has ruled that workers can bring a ‘series of deductions’ claim for underpaid holiday (or other types...
EEOC Issues Long-Awaited Guidance on Harassment in the Modern Workplace
On September 29, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued long-awaited enforcement guidance on workplace harassment. The “Proposed Enforcement Guidance on...
What’s in that new EEOC guidance on workplace harassment?: Employment & Labor Insider
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently released a proposed Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace, and it's quite...
Resignation of NHL coach provides lesson for employers: Employment & Labor Insider
Mike Babcock is one of the most successful coaches in the National Hockey League. He has won 700 games with...
Australia: Talking Shop EP11 – Unpacking the Australian Closing Loopholes Bill: What this means for consumer sector employers
Natalie Gaspar joins Aoife Xuereb to discuss the Australian Federal Government’s proposed changes to employment and industrial relations, following the introduction of the Fair...
New York Makes Wage Theft a Criminal Larceny in New Amendment to Its Penal Law
On September 6, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation amending the New York Penal Law making wage theft...
Michigan courts adopt pronoun rule: Employment & Labor Insider
On Wednesday, the Michigan Supreme Court became the first state court system in the United States to adopt a rule...
EEOC’s “not-so-sweet six” priorities, for 2024 and beyond: Employment & Labor Insider
Last week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released its Strategic Enforcement Plan for 2024-28. Strategic Enforcement Plans provide a...
The Non-Compete Landscape in 2023: What Employers Should Know About Changes in Non-Compete Law from the FTC, NLRB, Antitrust Claims and New State Laws (US)
Perhaps no area of employment law has changed more recently than the law surrounding employee non-competition agreements. Two federal agencies...