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Employers know employees want hybrid work arrangements, but will they offer them?

San Francisco — Slightly more than 70% of employers expect their workers to want a hybrid model when their physical workplace reopens, but only 55% plan to offer that option, according to the results of a recent survey.




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Workers want employers to do more to address mental health impacts of pandemic: survey

San Francisco — Around half of workers say their employer isn’t doing enough to address the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the results of a recent survey conducted by Total Brain, a mental health and brain performance platform provider.




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Should employers ‘prescribe’ breaks from sitting?

London, Ontario — Employers can help workers avert the harmful effects of prolonged sitting on the job by taking an active role in changing their sedentary habits, a recent study shows.




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Managing diabetes at work: What employers can do

Employers typically are required to accommodate employees with diabetes, according to the Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety. Accommodations may include time and a private place to administer any medications or conduct blood sugar tests, the ability to keep food nearby, or a schedule of regular breaks to maintain a prescribed diet.




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Suicide prevention in construction: Webinar looks at what employers can do

Silver Spring, MD — With the construction industry experiencing elevated suicide rates, employers can support workers by “reassuring them that help is available, that mental health is the same as physical health,” an expert on prevention says.




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Understanding long COVID: Workers’ comp insurer publishes pamphlet for employers

Albany, NY — People who continue to experience COVID-19 symptoms at least three months after contracting the virus have what’s known as “long COVID.”




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DOL to employers: Support workers experiencing menstruation and menopause

Washington — Employers can improve the on-the-job experience for workers affected by menstruation and menopause by providing protections and accommodations, and being flexible, the Department of Labor says.





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Are employers required to have workers’ compensation insurance in Texas?

Business owners have many decisions to make, including whether to provide workers’ compensation coverage to their employees. Texas is the only state that gives private-sector employers that choice.




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2024's "Dirty Dozen” unsafe employers revealed

The National COSH announced the 2024 “Dirty Dozen” list of employers who put workers and communities at risk due to unsafe practices.




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NIOSH offers free heat-stress prevention resources for employers and mine workers

Mine workers are experiencing an increase in dangerous health effects from heat exposure as surface temperatures get hotter and underground mines get deeper.




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Why is heat top of mind for OSHA, workers and employers?

This new rule from OSHA paired with dangerously high summer temperatures mean that heat safety will continue to weigh heavily for some time to come.




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U.S. employers need to embrace concepts of PWFA

If our nation seeks to remain the richest on the planet, then U.S. employers must embrace the concepts of the PWFA.




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National COSH reveals 'Dirty Dozen' employers for 2023

National COSH reveals Amazon, Tesla, FedEx and Class I Railroads are among those cited as the most dangerous companies to work.




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Employers should create a summer heat shield

Key summer safety protocols to protect workers from summer-related dangers.




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Free technical report helps employers protect temporary workers

Many businesses are increasingly using temporary workers during the holiday season and throughout the year, making it challenging to provide safe environments without proper planning and guidance.




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OSHA, industry leaders call on employers, workers to combat surge in construction worker suicides

Coinciding with Construction Suicide Prevention Week, a task force is calling on construction industry employers, trade groups and other stakeholders to join OSHA’s Suicide Prevention Safety Stand-Down, Sept. 5-9, 2022.




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PNI•HCM Launches Partner Marketplace to Help Employers Optimize Employee Experience

With over 25 years in business, we're utilizing our expertise to provide a variety of new partnerships that are tailored to the unique needs of employers of all sizes.




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Flimp Launches New Brand Design and Website Offering Employers Turnkey Campaign Solutions for Benefits Communications and Decision Support

Introduces Flimp Campaigns, Flimp Canvas, Flimp Connect, and Flimp Decisions




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BERGEN COUNTY FIRM INITIATES #EMPLOYERSTHINKPINK

BERGEN COUNTY FIRM INITIATES #EMPLOYERSTHINKPINK TO ENCOURAGE OTHER COMPANIES TO TAKE MEANINGFUL ACTION IN THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER




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Employers Denied Reimbursement From Second Injury Fund Must Get Hearing

The Supreme Court of New Hampshire ruled that an employer or insurance carrier that has been denied reimbursement from the Special Fund for Second Injuries is entitled to a hearing before…




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Missouri Employers Mutual Rebrands Ahead of Privatization

Missouri Employers Mutual announced a new brand identity, MEM, that unites the work comp carrier and its subsidiary, Previsor, under a single banner. The rebranding coincides with the carrier’s transition to…




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Amended Bill Would Allow Employers to Deny Time Off for 'Business Necessity'

California employers could deny an injured worker’s request for time off to get medical treatment for business necessity, under a recently amended bill. Sen. John Laird, D-Santa Cruz, on Monday amended…




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Safety Regulators Remind Employers to Protect Workers From Smoke

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health reminds employers of the requirement to protect their workers from unhealthy air as wildfires in the southern part of the state fill…




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Safety Inspectors Cite Employers for Silica Violations

Workplace safety regulators in California and Washington state proposed nearly $500,000 in penalties for 10 employers accused of exposing workers to crystalline silica dust. The California Division of Occupational Safety and…




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Employers Required to Use Revised Work Comp Notice Poster in September

The Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents announced that employers must use and display a revised employee notice form, starting Sept. 16. Employers are required to fill out the posters by providing…




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Uninsured Employers: Basic Practices

What is an uninsured employer? How do you handle an uninsured employer case as defense counsel? As an applicant attorney? Join Tobin Lucks’ Nate Halprin for a special one hour…




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Uninsured Employers and the UEBTF

This comprehensive program will cover all aspects of workers' compensation claims against uninsured employers from attorneys who represent injured workers, uninsured employers and the Uninsured Employers Benefits Trust Fund as…




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BWC: 7% Rate Cut for Private Employers Takes Effect

The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation said a 7% rate cut for private employers took effect Monday. The 7% rate cut, which the BWC said would save employers about $67 million,…




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EU AI Act Implications for US Employers

Alice Wang, Deborah Margolis and Stephan Swinkels explain what U.S. employers should know about The EU Artificial Intelligence Act, the world's first comprehensive legal framework on AI.

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Shock and Awe! California Employers Face Onslaught of New Regulations

With the usual flurry of activity at the end of the legislative session, California has enacted a slew of bills with labor and employment ramifications.1 Closing out his first year in office, Governor Gavin Newsom signed more than 40 such bills on a wide variety of topics, ranging from antidiscrimination and workplace safety measures to the much-debated worker classification bill (AB 5) codifying the ABC test from last year’s Dynamex case.




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Legal decisions on mandatory coronavirus vaccination policies favouring employers

George Vassos says arbitrators have largely favored employers’ vaccination policies, but employers don’t have carte blanche. 

Benefits Canada

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Employers Rapidly Implement Japan’s Guidelines on Business & Human Rights

  • Japan is one of the first non-Western countries to adopt a legal framework on business and human rights, which will likely influence other countries in the APAC region, as well as the overall Western focus of BHR developments. 




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South Korea Proposes Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Obligations on Employers

  • South Korean lawmakers have proposed a bill imposing mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence obligations on employers.
  • If the bill is enacted, this law will be the first of its kind in Asia.
  • This bill emerges as global employers are currently complying with a patchwork of due diligence laws in Western countries.




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Are employers required to conduct human rights due diligence in their global operations?

Are employers required to conduct human rights due diligence in their global operations?

The scope and scale of many employers’ global operations and their global supply chains are expanding. This expansion has led to a greater focus on the risk of corporate human rights abuses such as forced labor, child labor, and other forms of modern slavery.




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The E.U. Advances a Watered-Down but Nonetheless Landmark Human Rights Draft Law – What This Means for Global Employers

  • The E.U. significantly advanced draft legislation requiring certain global employers to engage in wide-ranging human rights due diligence.
  • The scope of the law covers both E.U. and non-E.U. companies.
  • The draft law is expected to pass this summer, triggering E.U. Member States’ obligations to transpose it into local law. 




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Can Data Solve Employers' Compensation Headache?

Zev Eigen comments on the value of data in making decisions on compensation.

HR Dive

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Littler Survey Finds Employers Reeling from Regulatory Shifts and New Forces Impacting the Workplace

Seventh annual survey of more than 1,100 employers reveals how companies are responding to rapid social and political changes




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Littler Survey: Employers Reeling from Regulatory Shifts, New Forces Impacting Workplace

Littler attorneys comment on the results of Littler's Annual Employer Survey and analyze the impact that sweeping regulatory changes and other factors, including the #MeToo movement, have on employers.

General Counsel News

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Littler Survey Finds Employers Responding to Robust Federal Enforcement, Active State Legislatures and Ongoing #MeToo Movement

Eighth annual survey of more than 1,300 employers finds HR and business leaders grappling with increasingly complex compliance challenges, focused on preventing workplace harassment and pay inequality




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What Should Employers Do About the California Consumer Privacy Act?

Philip Gordon suggests steps that employers should take in response to the privacy act.

SHRM Online

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Synthetic Reality & Deep Fakes: Considerations for Employers and Implications of the Rise of Deep Fakes in the Workplace

In an age where computer generated imagery (CGI) and digital effects enable entire film genres to exist, like Marvel’s superhero series the Avengers or Guardians of the Galaxy, audiences have no expectation that movies they consume depict actual events or reflect reality. It is therefore reasonable to assume that the context and forum of how digital media and information is communicated, observed and consumed informs our default expectations of it.




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Workplace Litigation: Why US Employers Are Turning to Data

Aaron Crews describes the use of data in determining liability and building arguments in wage and hour lawsuits.

Financial Times

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Spotlight on Positive Employee Relations Training: How Employers Can Reap the Benefits of Employee Engagement

In this podcast, Littler attorneys Michael Kessel, Russ McEwan and Alan Model, out of our Newark office, discuss the importance of cultivating “employee engagement” to foster a productive, invested workforce. They also describe the new Littler Positive Employee Relations Series, which offers customized, intensive training to supervisors on the causes of negative morale and then arms them with practical tools to spot and handle problems before they get out of hand.
 




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California Supreme Court Affirms Good-Faith Efforts May Shield Employers in Wage Statement Lawsuits

In a favorable ruling for employers defending against wage statement compliance claims, the California Supreme Court in Naranjo v. Spectrum Services Inc. (Naranjo) settled an age-old dispute by determining that an employer that reasonably and in good faith believed it was providing a complete and accurate wage statement has a viable defense to a claim for penalties under the California wage statement statute.

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“New PAGA” Brings Guarded Optimism to California Employers

  • Long-awaited PAGA reform legislation (“New PAGA”) brings significant change and some clarification to the 20-year-old law, reconciling previously ambiguous interpretations of the law, as well as adding new provisions that will have far-reaching effects on the litigation of PAGA actions.




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'New PAGA' brings guarded optimism to California employers

Marlene Muraco, Angela Rafoth and Emily Mertes discuss reforms to California's Private Attorneys General Act that address challenges and ambiguities faced by both courts and employers in the 20-year-old law.

Westlaw Today

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Hawaii's New ‘Captive Audience’ Law: What Employers Need to Know

Judy Iriye, Kate Pitzak and Chase Parongao discuss Hawaii’s Captive Audience Prohibition Act (SB 2715), which restricts employers from requiring employees to attend employer-sponsored meetings.

SHRM

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Puerto Rico Supreme Court Favors Employers on Business Reorganization and Unjustified Dismissal

In a recent case issued by the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico (“the Court”), the Court addressed the standard and level of proof that must be presented by employers when raising as an affirmative defense a corporate reorganization. In Segarra Rivera vs. International Shipping Agency, 2022 T.S.P.R. 33, 208 D.P.R. ____ (Mar.




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Littler Survey: Economic Uncertainty Creates New Workforce Challenges for Employers

Survey of more than 450 employers reveals critical insights on layoffs, hiring practices and more

(March 8, 2023) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has released the results of its latest Employer Pulse Survey Report: 2023 Economic Outlook, based on responses from more than 450 in-house lawyers, C-suite executives and human resources professionals across the United States.