As featured in #WorkforceWednesday: In the event the coronavirus spreads drastically, many employers will want to implement mandatory work-from-home policies. Employers should consider various aspects of the Fair Labor Standards Act when crafting these policies. Attorney Jeffrey H. Ruzal explains best practices in the following video interview. See also his recent post on the
Video and Podcast: Employee Travel and the Coronavirus, NLRB’s Joint-Employment Rule, and DoorDash’s 5,000+ Individual Arbitrations
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Following are the top stories featured in this week’s #WorkforceWednesday, from Employment Law This Week:
Employee Travel and the Coronavirus
The threat of COVID-19 is growing, and U.S. companies are
Welcome to the Workforce Bulletin Blog
We are pleased to present Workforce Bulletin, the newest blog from law firm Epstein Becker Green (EBG). We’ve combined a decade of posts from five of the firm’s well-regarded blogs, spanning employment law topics impacting employers in a range of industries and areas, including financial services, hospitality, OSHA, retail, technology, and more.
Workforce Bulletin will
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Update on Best Practices for Employers
In our new Advisory, “Responding to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak: Update on Best Practices for Employers,” we review significant developments since our January 30th Advisory.
Following is the “What Employers Should Do Now” section of the new Advisory:
- Appoint a single individual or department as the point of contact within your organization for
Is the #MeToo Movement Over? – Employment Law This Week Video
A Trending News video featured in #WorkforceWednesday: According to The New York Times, over 200 executives have been ousted since 2017, leaving some wondering – is #MeToo over? Far from it.
This dynamic, macro-equity movement has led to numerous workplace regulations that encompass broader pay equity and diversity and inclusion efforts. Privileged pay
Massachusetts Employers Receive New Guidance Regarding Reimbursement for Qualifying Paid Leave Plans Under the State’s PFML Law
The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (“DFML”) continues to provide ongoing substantive and procedural guidance regarding the implementation of the state’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program (“PFML”). As previously reported, prior guidance has addressed how to determine if an employer meets the 25-covered individual threshold for reporting purposes, whether to count
NLRB: Employers May Restrict Employees’ Use of Email and Other IT Systems
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Proposed Rule to Scale Back 2014 Expedited Election Rules Issued by the NLRB
The Eastern District of New York Provides Businesses an Early Holiday Gift in Strictly Construing Standing Requirements in ADA Title III Case
For businesses growing weary of the seemingly perpetual wave of serial ADA claims (e.g., website accessibility; gift card accessibility), thanks to recent a decision issued by a federal judge in the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of New York (“EDNY”), some may believe that “Christmas came early.” Last week, EBG achieved
As the Holidays Approach, the Latest Wave of ADA Cases Challenge the Absence of Braille Gift Cards
While the seemingly endless wave of website accessibility cases filed by serial plaintiffs shows no signs of abating (a situation not helped by the United States’ Supreme Court’s denial of Domino’s Petition for Certiorari last month), those who follow accessibility law and the businesses who have been deeply affected by the relentless barrage of serial