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Posted on Apr 14, 2023 on Employment-at-Will / Restrictive Covenants by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
We previously reported on how the NLRB’s General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo, issued a memo urging the Board to prohibit captive audience meetings. These are mandatory meetings employers hold to express their opinion that unions are …
Posted on Apr 14, 2023 on Employment, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is attacking no-poach hiring agreements, a trend that could have a lasting impact on how companies solicit/secure employees. This trend started in 2016, when they issued guidelines on how to avoid antitrust …
Posted on Apr 14, 2023 on Employment, Legislative Updates by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Late last week, Michigan’s Governor, Gretchen Whitmer, made history when she signed legislation repealing Michigan’s right-to-work law for private-sector employees. The legislation moved swiftly through both Michigan’s Democrat-controlled House of Representatives and Senate and was …
Posted on Apr 14, 2023 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Employment by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Last week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”), filed a disability bias lawsuit against Papa John’s International Inc. (“Papa John’s”) for firing a blind worker who needed the use of a guide dog to …
Posted on Apr 6, 2023 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, Wage and Hour by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Last month, California legislators introduced the Fast-Food Franchisor Responsibility Act (“AB 1228”). It’s core creates joint liability between franchisees and franchisors and was part of the original Fast Food Recovery Act (“AB 257”). These joint …
Posted on Mar 23, 2023 on Uncategorized by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Beware corporate wrongdoers! The DOJ is coming after you and incentivizing your employer to help. Earlier this month, the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) announced the launch of its new Compensation Incentives and Clawbacks …
Posted on Mar 23, 2023 on Uncategorized by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed legislation which would require hundreds of thousands of federal employees to return to their offices. This bill would essentially roll back the clock to pre-2019 COVID policies and end …
Posted on Mar 23, 2023 on Family and Medical Leave Act, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
On Thursday, March 9th, President Biden submitted his proposed fiscal year 2024 budget request to Congress. In it he seeks a $1.5 billion increase to the U.S. Department of Labor Budget. Most of this increase …
Posted on Mar 23, 2023 on Employment, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
On Monday, a California appellate panel upheld the California voter-approved Proposition 22, which permitted gig companies like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash, to classify their drivers as independent contractors instead of employees. The decision largely reverses …
Posted on Mar 15, 2023 on Employment-at-Will / Restrictive Covenants, Legal Updates, News, NLRB by Brody and Associates, Luis A. Torres and Robert G. Brody
In February, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) took aim at severance agreements, ruling that traditional confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses violate employees’ Section 7 rights. This is a departure from past NLRB rulings, …