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High turnover and national walkouts to protest low pay and poor working conditions have hit the bottom line and made the company vulnerable to union organizing. Now, partly to boost retention and cut turnover and partly to prevent further unionization, the company has announced a series of improvements to pay.
Read MoreIt’s no secret that state and local legislatures are busy filling in the blanks left by Congress when it comes to offering employees time off from work. States, for example, have stepped in to offer paid time off for common worker needs like family illness, bereavement and expanding families. Those state laws largely fill in the hole that the Family and Medical Leave Act’s unpaid leave provisions created.
Read MoreMany companies are incorporating AI into their employment decision-making, especially in hiring. For organizations that receive hundreds or even thousands of applicants per role, AI tools promise efficiency: faster résumé screening, automated candidate ranking and data-driven recommendations. But efficiency does not eliminate legal risk. In some cases, it redistributes it.
Read MoreThe Department of Labor has proposed regulations on joint employers under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act. Introducing the regs, Andrew Rodgers, the Wage and Hour Division administrator, said they present a workable distillation of court opinions and the DOL’s interpretation of the law.
Read MoreThe National Labor Relations Board has ordered Amazon to the bargaining table to face Teamsters union labor negotiators at its Staten Island warehouse.
Read MoreInstead of filing disability failure-to-accommodate claims, lawyers for employees whose health fails without a requested accommodation shift to negligence law. They claim that but for the missed accommodation, the employee’s health would not have worsened.
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Read MoreMajor retailer Target is making big changes to its dress code for associates. It’s part of an effort to upgrade the look and feel of the stores for customers.
Read MoreHow long after I’ve turned down an FMLA request or terminated someone after they return from FMLA leave do I have to worry about a retaliation lawsuit? I know employees have to file an EEOC complaint pretty quickly if they want to sue for discrimination under Title VII, but what’s the FMLA rule?
Read MoreBeginning June 30, 2027, employers cannot enter a noncompete agreement that would bar someone from practicing a lawful business or profession.
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