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OSHA Finalizes ‘Walk around Rule’ Making it Easier for Union Representatives to Join Worksite Safety Inspections | JD Supra
On April 1, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) published its final rule – known informally as the “walk around rule” – which makes two changes to its Representatives of Employers and Employees regulation (29 C.F.R. § 1903.8(c)) to significantly expand who an employee can bring in to join a workplace safety inspection.
Religious Liberty and Discrimination Protection: Will SCOTUS Tip the Scale in 'Fulton'?
Commentary On Nov. 4, merely one day after millions of Americans go to the polls and cast their ballots on Election Day, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, a case that could have serious ramifications for the LGBTQ+ community, as well as wide-ranging implications for the protection of citizens’ religious liberties.
Expanding The Definition Of Sex: SCOTUS Rules Employers Cannot Discriminate Based On Sexual Orientation Or Gender Identity.
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EEOC provides updated guidance related to excluding high-risk workers, required accommodations, and pandemic-based harassment
As we previously posted, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC recently issued guidance (CDC) recently issued guidance on reopening the workplace. In its latest update on June 11, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions (the Guidance) to provide further guidance on returning employees to the workplace.
Philadelphia councilmembers propose bill to increase paid sick leave for many federally excluded employees
On May 1, 2020, Councilmember Kendra Brooks (At Large) announced a proposed bill, co-sponsored by Helen Gym (At Large) and Bobby Henon (6th District), that would increase the amount of paid sick leave available to workers who continue to physically report to their jobs during a “public health emergency.” This bill comes on the heels of much outcry from state and local officials hoping to address the fact that millions of workers have been excluded from federal emergency paid leave during the...
Updated COVID-19 FAQs for employers with U.S. employees
The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has had, and will continue to have, a substantial impact on the U.S. workplace. Please click here for a series of FAQs we have compiled based on some of the more common questions that clients with U.S.-based employees have posed to us within the past few weeks. These FAQs are general and high-level in nature, and should not be used as a substitute for speaking with a Reed Smith employment lawyer.
Updated COVID-19 FAQs for employers with U.S. employees
The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has had, and will continue to have, a substantial impact on the U.S. workplace. Please click here for a series of FAQs we have compiled based on some of the more common questions that clients with U.S.-based employees have posed to us within the past few weeks. These FAQs are general and high-level in nature, and should not be used as a substitute for speaking with a Reed Smith employment lawyer.
NLRB Extends Effective Date Of Its Final Rule Modifying Representation Case Procedures – Now Effective May 31, 2020 - Employment and HR - United States
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NLRB extends effective date of its final rule modifying representation case procedures – Now effective May 31, 2020 | LexBlog
On March 24, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decided to postpone the effective date of its final rule modifying the Agency’s regulation on union representative-case procedures, from April 16, 2020 to May 31, 2020, in order to facilitate the resolution of legal challenges. The NLRB’s final rule, which rolled back some of the burdensome requirements of the “quickie election” rule issued under the Obama Administration, was published on December 13, 2019.
The NLRB Offers "Clarity" On Its Joint-Employer Test By Issuing Its Final Rule
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The NLRB offers “clarity” on its joint-employer test by issuing its final rule
On February 26, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its final rule governing joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) in the federal register. The final rule will undo a more relaxed Obama-era joint-employer test by reinstating the joint-employer standard that the Board followed for several decades prior to its 2015 decision in Browning-Ferris Industries of California, Inc.
Don't Ask, Don't Use
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Don’t Ask, Don’t Use – the Third Circuit allows the Philadelphia salary history ban ordinance to go into effect | LexBlog
In 2017, the City of Philadelphia enacted the Wage Equity Ordinance to address the pay gap between men and women and between different races and ethnicities. The Ordinance contains two provisions: the “Inquiry Provision,” which prohibits employers from asking about a prospective employee’s wage history; and the “Reliance Provision,” which prohibits an employer from relying on wage history at any point in the process of setting or negotiating a prospective employee’s wage.
NLRB Returns To Past Precedent In Holding That Employer's Duty To Deduct Union Dues Ceases When Collective Bargaining Agreement Expires
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NLRB returns to past precedent in holding that employer’s duty to deduct union dues ceases when collective bargaining agreement expires
On December 16, 2019, in Valley Hospital Medical Center, Inc.
The future is now: Employer use of present-day medical information to predict future disabilities does not violate the ADA
The sci-fi film Minority Report envisions the year 2054, when the U.S. government uses predictive foreknowledge of “precogs” to apprehend criminals before their crimes are ever committed, thereby reducing future harm. More than 15 years after the popular film was made, the Seventh Circuit’s decision in Shell v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company arrives at a similar result.
OT Rules For Bonuses Are Less Fuzzy After 3rd Circ. Opinion
Law360 (September 24, 2019, 3:58 PM EDT) -- On Aug. 20, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit clarified what has been an ambiguous provision in the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title 29 of U.S. Code Section 203 and what follows, whether "all remuneration for employment paid to, or on behalf of, the employee" includes bonus payments made by third parties. In Secretary U.S. Department of Labor v.
Massachusetts Employers Should Prepare for Penalties and Other Changes to Law Regarding Health Care Contributions
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Time to Act For Massachusetts Employers: Are You Prepared for the Amended Equal Pay Act?
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