Sorry, 50 Cent, not that club. On Monday, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation (Senate Bill 2310) requiring certain businesses to disclose wage or salary information and description of benefits in job postings. Here are five things employers need to know about this new law: It covers private businesses…
In the wake of election results earlier this month that will result in a Republican president and a Republican-controlled Congress in 2025, it’s reasonable to expect some changes in employment law. I’ve assembled an all-star panel of employment lawyers to explore them, including my partners Amy Epstein Gluck and Dessi Day and two…
After Tuesday, we have a newly elected Republican president, a Senate soon under Republican control, and a House of Representatives that could still hold a Republican majority. With those changes could come some corresponding shifts in employment law. Typically, when administrations change, so does the makeup of the federal administrative…
A bill introduced this week in the NY City Council would require employers to provide employees paid sick leave for pet care. Council members Shaun Abreu, Tiffany Cabán, Shahana K. Hanif, and Farah N. Louis have sponsored a measure to amend the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act to include the…
Last year, the EEOC published a resource to help employers avoid bias claims from using artificial intelligence. Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Labor released its AI Principles and Best Practices guidance for employers and developers. Now indulge me as I quote liberally from the DOL press release: The Department’s…
Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Last night, I read a Pennsylvania federal court decision about an employer who tried to use an arbitration agreement with its employee to stop an investigation by the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC), the state’s version of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Consistent with a…
I receive email alerts from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that include information on upcoming webinars. Most of them cost money to attend. But every once in a while, there’s a freebie. Like this one. “Navigating Pregnancy and Nursing for Working Mothers” Starting today, the EEOC and the U.S.…
Yesterday, we addressed the risks of not letting HR do its job by investigating sexual harassment complaints. Today, we’ll discuss a recent decision underscoring the importance of thoroughly investigating employee complaints. Ironically, the subject of the investigation was an HR supervisor. One of her subordinates complained to the HR Supervisor’s…
On Friday, a federal judge in Arkansas dismissed a lawsuit that 17 states had filed challenging aspects of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s final rule to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) — specifically the part that deals with “elective abortions.” Yesterday, another federal judge in Louisiana enjoined the EEOC from requiring employers in Louisiana…
On Friday, a federal judge in Arkansas dismissed a lawsuit that 17 states had filed challenging aspects of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission‘s final rule to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) — specifically the part that deals with “elective abortions.” The PWFA requires most employers with 15 or more…