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NLRB says discipline for employee outbursts depends on the setting

Imagine an employee in a workplace meeting stands up and—in a profanity-laced tirade—calls the manager several names not fit for print. Most employers would immediately discipline, if not fire, the employee for violating...

Jul 31, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California

California Supreme Court may have the final word in PAGA battle

As we have previously written, the limits that can be placed on employment arbitration agreements has been a back-and-forth battle between the supreme courts of the state of California and the United States of America...

Jul 31, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California

Generative AI is here—Are your workplace policies ready?

As generative artificial intelligence (GAI) technology, such as ChatGPT, finds new and greater uses in the workplace, employers must consider the myriad of legal and other issues that come with it. For good reason...

Jul 14, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California · West

Big news week for employers at U.S. Supreme Court

The United States Supreme Court ended its term in June this year with a series of blockbuster decisions, three of which may have profound implications for employment issues. If there’s a common theme among them, it’s an...

Jul 14, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California

Perils of faction and the confirmation stalemate

No lesser Founding Father than Alexander Hamilton wrote passionately about the perils of faction. Indeed, Federalist Paper 9 was entitled exactly that: “The Utility of the Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction...

Jul 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Novel noncompete theory applied

In a May 30 memorandum, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo announced the agency would examine employers’ restrictive covenants, asserting that they generally violate federal labor law. A recent case against Berry...

Jul 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

OFCCP regulatory agenda narrowed

The Biden administration Spring Regulatory Agenda issued on June 13 reflects a less aggressive regulatory agenda for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). The new agenda still contains the proposal...

Jul 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act becomes effective June 27

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will begin enforcing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) on June 27. However, the agency hasn’t yet issued the legally required guidance. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.)...

Jul 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Child labor violations on the rise in 2023

According to a February 2023 news release by the Department of Labor (DOL), child labor violations are on the rise, with the department seeing a 69% increase in violations since 2018. While minors are permitted to work...

Jul 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider