Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues

Our Monthly Report on Labor Law Issues, also known as the Employment Law Bulletin, is a monthly newsletter that covers a wide range of labor law issues, including affirmative action plans, strikes, OSHA regulations, minimum wage requirements, and more. Other topics covered have included issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as workplace walk-outs and strikes, vaccinations, and employee rights related to positive test results and quarantine. The newsletter also covers issues related to discrimination, such as artificial intelligence and racial bias, and issues related to unions, such as organizing efforts and union successes at companies like Amazon and Starbucks. The newsletter also covers issues related to taxes, immigration, and court cases related to labor law. Stay informed and avoid legal missteps, by subscribing to email updates here.

OSHA's Most Cited Hazard List in Construction and Outside Construction

April 06, 2023 | Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues

The Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA) has released its Top 10 violations of its rules for fiscal year 2022, and the top four all relate to the construction industry - fall protection general requirements, ladder safety, protecting workers on scaffolds, and training workers to avoid falls. Those hazards not primarily related to construction…

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AI Is Another Relevant Area of Employment Law Issues

April 06, 2023 | Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly utilized, including matters pertaining to employment. Perhaps the most common related use pertains to the screening of resumes and applications of job applicants. Some employers have developed sophisticated AI computer algorithms designed to make hiring decisions. The concept is admirable…

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Labor Board Limits Common Severance Agreement Provisions

April 06, 2023 | Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) seems to be on a mission to make the life of employers more difficult. The latest is a ruling prohibiting employers offering employees a severance agreement that prohibits them from making disparaging statements about the employer and from disclosing the terms of the severance agreement itself. McLaren Macomb, 372…

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Performance Reviews and Other Alternatives

April 06, 2023 | Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues

Performance reviews have become increasing disfavored in recent years, but reports indicate that the vast majority of employers still do formal annual assessments. As a matter of fact, a few of the companies that discontinued such assessments have brought them back. But increasingly, employers are looking for other ways of providing feedback to employees.

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Homeland Security and IRS Pay over $1 Million to Settle Lawsuit over Immigration Raid

April 06, 2023 | Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues

Back in 2018, ICE conducted a raid at a Tennessee meat packing plant, which was the largest workplace immigration raid in nearly a decade. A lawsuit was filed following the raid at the Southeastern Provision facility in Bean Station, Tennessee, contending that the raid illegally targeted Latino workers, arguing that immigration officials used race as a pro…

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Transgender Workers May Be Protected by ADA as Well as Sex Discrimination Rules

April 06, 2023 | Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2020 that transgender workers were protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. While the Civil Rights Act protects against discrimination, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) not only protects against discrimination, but requires reasonable accommodations for disabled workers that do not constitute an undue hardshi…

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Biden's Labor Policy Showing up in Anti-Trust Enforcement

April 05, 2023 | Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues

The pro-labor and pro-union philosophy of President Biden is making its mark in anti-trust enforcement. In a 2021 executive order dealing with promoting competition, special emphasis was given to anti-trust issues in labor. In fact, the issues arising in labor markets was first of the anti-trust policy objectives in the anti-trust executive order. The Fe…

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Pay Gains Are Shrinking

March 14, 2023 | Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues

Everyone can feel the high inflation levels that have been plaguing the U.S. over recent months. Recent data indicates the high inflation levels are cooling at least somewhat. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reported on January 31 that wage and benefit gains slowed in the second half of 2022, after touching the highest reading since current data collec…

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Recent Ruling Limits At-Will Provisions of Employee Handbook

March 14, 2023 | Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues

Most employers have employee handbooks, and most employers have done a pretty good job of including at-will statements therein and statements that the handbook does not constitute a contract of employment. However, a recent decision of the Alabama Supreme Court has alarmed many employers as to the sufficiency of their handbook provisions. Davis v. City of…

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If You Have a Company Intranet Site, Read This

March 14, 2023 | Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues

Many employers have company non-public intranet sites allowing employees to communicate with the company and each other on matters of interest. A recent National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision involving Lush Cosmetics discusses problems with its intranet site called the "Hive." Lush Cosmetics, LLC, 372 NLRB No. 54 (Feb. 10, 2023).

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Benefit Adjustments When COVID-19 Emergency Ends

March 14, 2023 | Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues

The Biden administration has announced that the COVID-19 emergency will end May 11, 2023. Employers should prepare now for changes that will occur after the emergency declaration ends.

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