#WorkforceWednesday®: Mental Health Parity Rules, NLRB Restrictions, New York's Workplace Violence Prevention Law - Employment Law This Week®
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 34: Generations in the Workplace with Caroline Warner of the South Carolina Power Team, Part 2
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 33: Generations in the Workplace with Caroline Warner of The South Carolina Power Team, Part 1
Back to School: 3 Essential Employee Trainings
The New EEOC Guidelines on Workplace Harassment
Managing Employee Compliance in Highly Regulated Industries — Hiring to Firing Podcast
What's the Tea in L&E? Supervisor Liability: What Managers Need To Know
Clocking in with PilieroMazza: The Labor Equation: Pricing for Success
Webinar: Is Your DEI Policy Setting You Up for a Lawsuit?
DE Talk Podcast | The Platinum Rule of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
DE Talk Podcast | Embracing Generational Differences at Work
What's the Tea in L&E? Truth Hurts or Rumors? Lizzo’s Harassment Allegations Serve As A Good Reminder
Transforming Leadership with Wisdom from the LGBTQ Community: On Record PR
DE Talk | From Human “Doing” to Human “Being”: Transforming to Own Your 50
Employment Law Now VII-137 - Training Managers to Manage and Avoiding The Peter Principle
DE Talk | Uncovering the Non-Traditional Workforce: Recruiting & Retaining Talent in Addiction Recovery
Cybersecurity: What Healthcare Providers Need to Know
DE Talk | Moving Off the DEIB “Treadmill” & Onto Progressive Change
Compliance Training & Adult Learning Theory
DE Talk | Top 5 Actions to Take After You Complete Your Affirmative Action Plan
Friday, Governor Pritzker signed Senate Bill 3650 (SB 3650), which amends the Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act (the “Act”) -- AGAIN. This is the 3rd major amendment to the Act in just over a year. The impact of...more
Are you gearing up for the seasonal rush and looking to strengthen your workforce with summer hires? Seasonal hiring can be a game-changer for businesses, ensuring they have extra hands to meet customer demand during peak...more
Illinois passed significant amendments to its Day and Temporary Labor Services Act last year, and key requirements are about to take effect next month. The state law heightens equal pay rights for day and temporary workers...more
Illinois employers who use staffing agencies should take note. The state’s Day and Temporary Labor Services Act (the “Act”), which was last revised by the General Assembly in 2017, was significantly amended this past...more
Employers across a wide variety of industries are looking to ramp up their hiring efforts as the holiday season begins. Indeed, many businesses will rely on temporary workers to meet the uptick in demand that holiday shopping...more
Earlier this year, Illinois passed significant amendments to its Day and Temporary Labor Services Act, which enhanced equal pay rights to day and temporary workers and mandated new safety oversight requirements for both labor...more
Since Illinois first enacted the Day and Temporary Labor Services Act (the “Act”) in 2006, the number of temporary workers in the state has more than doubled, from 300,000 to over 650,000 workers. The number of registered...more
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed amendments to the Illinois Equal Pay Act (IEPA) that will require most Illinois employers to provide pay scales and benefits in job postings, and amendments to the Illinois Day and...more
The Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act, new legislation passed under House Bill 2862 further adds in the regulation of temporary labor, including substantial new safety obligations and training mandates employers...more
Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law HB 2862 (Amendment) on August 4, 2023, which amends the Illinois Day and Labor Services Act (Act) by adding new equal pay obligations and safety and training requirements for employers...more
A bill significantly increasing the rights in Illinois of temporary workers and requiring temporary staffing agencies and their third-party clients to strengthen safety protocols has been signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker...more
A bill significantly increasing the rights of temporary workers and requiring temporary staffing agencies and their third-party clients to strengthen safety protocols was passed on June 16, 2023, by the Illinois General...more
New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently delivered her second State of the State address – her first as an elected governor – and managed to provide insight on a few key areas of workplace law that will affect New York...more
Worksite employers and staffing agencies that use temporary construction and manufacturing workers are subject to new safety obligations in Washington designed to protect the temporary workers from workplace hazards and...more
On April 14, 2021, Washington governor Jay Inslee signed into law Substitute House Bill (SHB) 1206, creating new requirements for staffing agencies and worksite employers utilizing temporary employees to provide training on...more
Since 2005, California employers with 50 or more employees were required to provide at least 2 hours of sexual harassment training every 2 years to each supervisory employee, and to new supervisory employees within 6 months...more
When it comes to an unfair practice allegation asserting an employer’s statement is unlawful, words matter. And, so does context. Under NLRB case law, the actual employer statements are evaluated as well as the overall...more
Last in our series of California’s legislative updates is a summary of bills aimed at sexual harassment in the janitorial and construction industries...more
If you are scrambling to comply with the new California sexual harassment training requirements, we have some good news: with some exceptions, employers have another year to put those plans in place. Under prior law, which...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has previously stated that temporary workers are at an “increased risk of work-related injury and illness.” Among other reasons, OSHA has expressed concerns that...more
Last year, California enacted SB 1343, amending California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) to expand employers' sexual harassment training requirements. Previously, employers with 50 or more employees had to provide...more
Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that holiday season hiring started as early as June this year. If your company is one of the many that substantially increases its workforce for the holidays, keeping the following...more
Plastics Manufacturing Company Fired Materials Handler Because She Complained About Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charged - BALTIMORE - Plastipak Packaging, Inc. will pay $90,000 and furnish significant equitable...more