Insight
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December 16, 2022

Washington State Issues Final Policy on Pay Transparency in Job Postings, Setting Most Stringent Requirements in the Country

Earlier this month, Washington issued its final Administrative Policy providing the state’s interpretation of the Equal Pay and Opportunities Act, which takes effect on January 1, 2023.

Insight
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December 15, 2022

National Labor Relations Board Expands Make-Whole Remedy

On December 13, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board made another move to expand relief available to workers who allege unfair labor practices by their employers.

Insight
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December 15, 2022

With American Steel, Micro-Units Are Again a Likely Possibility

After a year of consideration including amicus briefs on the matter, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) revived another Obama-era precedent in a decision issued December 14, 2022.

Dear Littler
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December 15, 2022

Dear Littler: How should employers revise their releases, separation agreements, and settlement agreements in light of the Speak Out Act?

Considering the passage of the Speak Out Act limiting the use of pre-dispute nondisclosure and non-disparagement clauses involving sexual assault and sexual harassment claims, how do you recommend we revise those documents?

Insight
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December 15, 2022

Littler World Cup Matchups Part 7: Common Mistakes Made by Foreign Employers

In this seventh and final part of this series, we examine the most common mistakes foreign employers make in Argentina and France, and what can be done to help avoid them.

ASAP
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December 14, 2022

New York State Expands Lactation Accommodation Requirements

On December 9, 2022, New York State amended the Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act to provide additional specifications for lactation rooms and to impose new written policy requirements on all employers.

ASAP
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December 14, 2022

New Jersey DOL Launches Strategic Enforcement Initiative Targeting Residential Construction & Commercial Laundromats

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development has announced what it calls a “comprehensive enforcement strategy” to target employers in specific industries—namely, commercial laundromats and multi-unit residential construction.

2 the Point Video
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December 13, 2022

Our office holiday gathering is coming soon and we need some pointers for heading off potentially icy conversations. Do you have any?

Along with messaging about appropriate behavior, emphasis should be placed on how to navigate conversations about hot button issues.

ASAP
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December 13, 2022

Ontario, Canada Publishes Regulation on Naloxone Kit Requirement

On December 12, 2022, Ontario published Regulation 559/22: Naloxone Kits, which provides additional information about the new employer naloxone kit requirement.

ASAP
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December 12, 2022

President Biden Enacts Speak Out Act Curtailing the Use of Pre-Dispute Non-Disclosure and Non-Disparagement Clauses Involving Sexual Assault and Harassment Claims

A new law renders unenforceable non-disclosure and non-disparagement clauses related to allegations of sexual assault and/or sexual harassment and that are entered into “before the dispute arises.”

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