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Employment Law Trends to Watch in 2023
January 9, 2023
With election dust settled, the new year brings new employment law trends for employers to watch carefully. The following list of compliance topics are intended as a helpful reminder to be sure employers are starting 2023 on a solid legal footing.
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Expanded Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Employees
January 9, 2023
On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law an omnibus appropriations bill, which expands protections for pregnant and nursing employees under The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers (PUMP) Act.http://www.lindner-marsack.com
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Illinois Labor & Employment Law Legislative Update: New Laws in Effect in 2023
January 9, 2023
Several employment laws became effective January 1, 2023, and our team has compiled them in its new Labor & Employment Law Legislative Update, focused on new laws in effect in 2023.
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NLRB Top Lawyer Announces Intent to Protect Employees From “Intrusive or Abusive” Electronic Monitoring
January 6, 2023
The rise of remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic has made certain technologies, such as automated management systems and other electronic surveillance, even more attractive to employers seeking to maintain efficient business operations and manage remote workers.
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FTC Proposing Expansive Ban on Non-Compete Agreements
January 5, 2023
Earlier this week, the FTC announced that it took legal action against three companies, suing the companies to prevent them from using what the FTC described as unlawful non-compete restrictions.
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Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Mothers in the Omnibus Spending Bill
January 5, 2023
The recently-enacted Consolidation Appropriations Act of 2023 (H.R. 2617) included two provisions for pregnant and nursing mothers.
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Where Have All the Charges Gone?
January 5, 2023
Five years after the #MeToo movement took shape, we are seeing an interesting trend in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charge data: the number of Charges of Discrimination (charges) filed since fiscal year 2016 are down — significantly.
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Colorado: Wage Claim Changes Effective January 1, 2023
January 4, 2023
Six changes for the new year.
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Computer Start Up Time Can Be Compensable
January 4, 2023
Your company may be required to pay employees for time spent logging in or waiting for their computer systems to boot up according to a recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision.
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Federal Government Passes Enhanced Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Workers
January 3, 2023
On December 29, 2022, President Joe Biden signed a $1.7 trillion spending bill into law that included a pair of amendments which significantly change civil rights laws affecting new and expecting mothers.
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Are College Athletes “Employees” Under Federal Labor Law? We Are About to Find Out…
December 28, 2022
A Regional Director of the NLRB found merit to an unfair labor practice charge alleging that the University of Southern California misclassified football and basketball players as student-athletes rather than employees and maintained unlawful work rules.
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NLRB’s Holiday Gifts to Unions
December 20, 2022
Tis the season for giving, which the NLRB has embraced in a most generous manner to unions. Last week, the NLRB either decided or announced as a matter of policy.
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