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Worth the Wait: NYS Clarifies Requirements for Sexual Harassment Prevention...
One week before the October 9, 2018 deadline for compliance with the statewide sexual harassment prevention mandate (the “Mandate”), New York Labor Law § 201-g, New York State released revised model...
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California #TakesTheLead on Harassment Laws: What Does It Mean for Employers?
As you’ve likely been monitoring, last month the California legislature passed several bills to Governor Brown for signature relating to sexual harassment. The hashtag #TakeTheLead emerged as a symbol...
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9th Circuit: Employers Must Foot the Bill for Post-Offer Follow-up Medical Exams
The Ninth Circuit recently sided with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), holding that employers can’t require applicants to pay for follow-up post-offer medical exams. Specifically,...
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NY Harassment Update: NYS Releases Sexual Harassment Prevention Training...
Late last month, the New York State Department of Labor released model sexual harassment prevention training videos that employers can use to train their employees, available here. While a welcome...
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California Court of Appeals Casts Doubt on Continued Validity of Employee...
Last week, the Court of Appeal for California’s Fourth Appellate District ruled that an agreement prohibiting former staffing company recruiters from soliciting their former employer’s employees is...
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What We May See from the California Supreme Court in 2019
2018 saw some major developments in employment law, particularly in California. The California Supreme Court embraced the ABC test for independent contractors in Dynamex, and rejected the de minimis...
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New York State and New York City Ring in the New Year With More Gender...
Last year, in the immediate aftermath of the #MeToo movement, both New York State and New York City passed sweeping legislation that sought to provide additional protections for individuals from sexual...
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Closing the Gender Pay Gap in France: Get Ready
Equality between men and women has been declared in France a “great national cause” of Emmanuel Macron’s Presidency in the wake of the #MeToo movement. In March 2018, the French government unveiled an...
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Confidentiality Optional: New Jersey Nixes NDAs and Arbitration for...
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, lawmakers nationwide proposed legislation with expressed goals of preventing future sexual harassment scandals. Many proposed bills expired in committee and only a...
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Must-See Viewing: NYC Sexual Harassment Video Training Released
The New York City Commission on Human Rights (“NYCCHR”) released its long anticipated model anti-sexual harassment training on April 1, 2019. The City’s model training satisfies all of the training...
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A Gig Can be a Gig: US DOL Opinion Letter Breathes New Life into the Gig...
On April 29, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued an opinion letter finding that “on-demand” service providers working for a virtual marketplace company are independent contractors under...
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AB 5 and AB 71: CA Legislature Dukes It Out Over Dynamex and Borello
The battle between Dynamex and Borello continues. Two competing bills – Assembly Bill 5 (“AB 5”) and Assembly Bill 71 (“AB 71”) – each seek to codify the respective worker classification tests. On May...
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It’s Heating Up: Several California Cities Prepare For Mid-Summer Minimum...
We are halfway through 2019, and while many employees prepare for summer vacation, California employers in various cities should brace themselves for an additional round of minimum wage increases on...
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The Year of Dynamex: Navigating California’s Assembly Bill 5
On September 18, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 5 (A.B. 5). A.B. 5 relates to whether workers are employees or independent contractors. With this bill the...
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Try To Restrain Yourself: California Is Temporarily Restrained From Enforcing...
Remember California’s new ban on mandatory workplace arbitration agreements? The Eastern District of California has put it on ice, granting a temporary restraining order against the ban’s enforcement....
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Playing the Lottery: The New H-1B Visa Electronic Registration Process
On January 9, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) formally announced that the much-anticipated H-1B electronic registration process will be implemented for this year’s “H-1B cap”...
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Employer Readiness Plans in the Wake of the Coronavirus Outbreak
While world governments scramble to contain the spread of the coronavirus, businesses are fielding questions from employees who are concerned for their safety and protection in the workplace. As you...
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The Coronavirus in the International Workplace – How Do Multinational...
This overview provides multinational employers practical advice to develop their coronavirus response strategy on an international level and to ensure a safe working environment for their employees...
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The Coronavirus in the International Workplace – How do Multinational...
This updated overview provides multinational employers practical advice to develop their coronavirus response strategy on an international level and to ensure a safe working environment for their...
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Preparing Coronavirus Workplace Safety Responses in APAC Countries
As the coronavirus, now officially named the “COVID-19 virus,” continues to spread across the world, employers are also looking to ensure a safe working environment for their employees. In addition to...
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