Natalie Storch and Jessica Travers talk about the potential pitfalls of the holidays, including issues such as employee pay and work time, as well as giving gifts and calculating whether they should be included in the employees’ regular rate of pay.
D. Porpoise Evans examines a new DOJ whistleblower program that will complement last year’s focus on corporate voluntary disclosure programs and offers whistleblower awards to motivate employees to report misconduct.
Bradford Kelley and Alice Wang discuss guidance from the Labor Department and Office of Federal Contract Compliance on how employers and federal contractors can use artificial intelligence in the workplace. (Subscription required.)
Rebecca Goldstein, Stephen A. Fuchs and Sanjay V. Nair discuss New York’s new “paid prenatal personal leave,” which is the first law of its kind in the United States providing a separate bank of prenatal care above and beyond existing paid leave entitleme
Bradford Kelley says the construction industry should remain at the vanguard of national discussions on AI to ensure that the technology is developed, deployed and used responsibly. (Subscription required.)
