Labor Days
On the Horizon for 2024 - More NY Employees Can Bring Wage Theft Claims
In a move that may have gone under the radar given recent world events, Governor Hochul recently signed S.B. 5572, legislation amending Article 6 of the New York Labor Law (NYLL), limiting the exemption status and…
Indirect Control Of Another Companies’ Employee Makes You A Joint Employer
October 26, 2023, the NLRB issued new rule effective December 26, 2023, expanding the scope of the joint employer standard to encompass relationships where a company holds indirect and unexercised control over the…
EEOC's Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has published draft enforcement guidance regarding workplace harassment entitled “ Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace .” If made final,…
Big Brother & Biased Bots: Practical Considerations for Using AI in Employment Decision-Making
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace is accelerating with an increasing number of employers integrating AI-related technologies into every stage of the employment lifecycle – from recruitment…
NLRB Reiterates Its Commitment to Creating Employee-Friendly Policies
An ideologically recalibrated (and motivated) National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has yet again modified several Trump-era rules regarding representation case procedures and expanded the scope of protected concerted…