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Illinois Imposes Stricter Employment Verification Requirements on Employers
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Illinois recently amended the Illinois Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act. However, the changes have little to do with privacy. Rather, the amendments increase workers’ notice of employment eligibility…
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NLRB, Union Issues
Third Union Election Ordered at Alabama Amazon Warehouse
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On November 5th a National Labor Relations Board administrative law judge (“ALJ”) ordered a third union vote for Amazon warehouse workers located in Bessemer, Alabama. The ALJ determined Amazon illegally…
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Labor Management Issues, Legal, NLRB
NLRB Rules Captive Audience Meetings Unlawful
Published:December 2, 202415Views0Likes0CommentsShare
On November 13, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) in the case of Amazon.com Services LLC and Dana Joann Miller and Amazon Labor Union (Amazon) ruled captive…
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Employment, Law
New York City Mayor Signs Legislation Regulating Hotel Safety: What Employers Need to Know
Published:November 14, 202443Views0Likes0CommentsShare
On November 4, 2024, NYC Mayor Eric Adams signed into law the Safe Hotels Act (Int. No. 991-C) aiming to promote hotel safety and boost tourism. The Act, taking effect…
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Employment, Law, Wage and Hour
Massachusetts Joins Flood of States Passing Pay Transparency Laws
Published:November 8, 202439Views0Likes0CommentsShare
On July 31, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed the Frances Perkins Workplace Equity Act into law aiming to improve pay transparency and curb wage disparities. Massachusetts is the 5th…
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Legal Updates, NLRB
NLRB General Counsel Campaigns Against Non-Competes
Published:October 30, 202450Views0Likes0CommentsShare
Jennifer Abruzzo, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) General Counsel, is continuing her campaign against non-compete agreements. She just issued a memo announcing her office will seek more remedies for…
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Legal Updates, Wage and Hour
80/20 Tip Credit Rule Struck Down As Loper Begins to Flex Its Muscles
Published:October 25, 202440Views0Likes0CommentsShare
On August 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (covering Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and the Canal Zone) struck down – nationally - the 80/20 tip credit rule in Restaurant…
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Employment, Law, Legislative Updates
Workplace Violence Prevention Mandated for New York Retail Employees
Published:October 17, 202477Views0Likes0CommentsShare
By Robert G. Brody and William C. CollinsPassed in June 2024 and signed into law by New York Governor Kathy Hochul on September 5, the Retail Worker Safety Act…
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Legal Updates, Legislative Updates
What Employers Need to Know About New York State’s Freelance Isn’t Free Act
Published:October 11, 2024104Views0Likes0CommentsShare
By Robert G. Brody and William C. CollinsPublished in the NY Law Journal October 2, 2024New York State’s Freelance Isn’t Free Act (FIFA) took effect on August 28,…
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Legal Updates, Union Issues
Starbucks Case Calls into Question NLRB’s Authority to Issue Consequential Damages
Published:October 9, 202459Views0Likes0CommentsShare
By Robert G. Brody and William C. CollinsOn September 18, 2024, a panel of three Third US Circuit Court of Appeals judges heard oral argument from the National Labor…
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