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Union Membership Continues to Increase
February 29, 2024
Unions gained 191,000 new members during 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, continuing its upward trend.
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Could Headphones Have Averted a Work-From-Home Tragedy?
February 29, 2024
Recently I was updating an employee handbook and beefed up the work from home policy. I did not think to add, “make sure your spouse is not listening in on your calls with clients about upcoming corporate mergers and acquisitions.”
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Could Employer DEIB Initiatives Face Legal Challenges?
February 27, 2024
Just a few weeks ago, billionaire investor Mark Cuban and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Commissioner Andrea Lucas squared off on X regarding a post.
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Display of BLM Insignia = Protected Concerted Activity
February 23, 2024
Regardless of an employer’s union or non-union status, Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act protects employees’ rights to engage in concerted (i.e. group) activity for their mutual aid or protection, while Section 8 makes it unlawful for an employer to interfere with those rights.
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds Individuals Can Sue Third Parties for Tortious Interference With Existing At-Will Employment Relationships
February 22, 2024
On February 21, 2024, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a decision in Salsberg v. Mann that is relevant for all employers.
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On the Road Again: When is Traveling for Work Compensable?
February 19, 2024
As COVID fears have eased and Zoom fatigue has grown, the road warriors have re-emerged. In-person meetings with clients and customers and work and industry conferences are back in vogue.
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Is the NLRB Overstepping? Proposed Remedy Would Give Unions Hiring Control
February 16, 2024
Jennifer Abruzzo's proposed remedy would, in some cases, allow a union to decide who must be hired by the employer.
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Employers Should Prepare Now for Upcoming H-1B Filing Deadline H1B FY 2025 Update
February 14, 2024
The H-1B nonimmigrant visa is reserved for professionals in a specialty occupation, defined as those positions which require theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge in a field of human endeavor.
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Love Contracts: How Does Cupid Navigate Office Romance?
February 12, 2024
A so-called “love contract” can be an additional protective measure an employer can take
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March Madness in February? Unionization Heats Up College Sports Landscape
February 9, 2024
On February 5, 2024, Laura Sacks, Regional Director for Region 1 of the National Labor Relations Board, ruled that players on Dartmouth’s men’s basketball team are “employees” within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act.
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H-1B Season Begins with Positive Developments for Employers and Candidates
February 8, 2024
The fiscal year 2025 H-1B lottery registration process opens on March 6, 2024, and will remain open through March 22, 2024.
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India: February 2024 Employment Law Updates
February 7, 2024
Updates from Worklaw® Network India member King Stubb & Kasiva
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