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Elevating Hospitality Compliance: HospitalityLawyer.com Partners with WebFire Training

by HospitalityLawyer.com in Featured, Legal. Posted May 9, 2024

In the fast-paced world of hospitality, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and standards is paramount. With the evolving landscape of regulations and the need for continuous training, HospitalityLawyer.com has formed a strategic collaboration with WebFire Training, a leading provider of comprehensive compliance training solutions. We’re excited to announce that HospitalityLawyer.com subscribers now have exclusive access ...

ADDRESSING WORKPLACE VIOLENCE: 7 STEPS FOR PREVENTION AND MITIGATION

by Global Guardian in Human Resources, Legal, Safety & Security. Posted May 7, 2024

Organizations must do more to protect their personnel from the threats or actions of violence. Here are seven steps they can take to help mitigate and respond to workplace violence. INSIDE THIS ARTICLE, YOU’LL FIND:1. Understand the problem 2. Create a written workplace violence prevention plan 3. Lean on technology for prevention and reaction 4. ...

New EEOC Workplace Harassment Guidance on LGBTQ+ Workers and More Takes Effect Immediately: 5 Key Takeaways for Employers

by Fisher Phillips in Human Resources, Legal, Safety & Security. Posted April 30, 2024

Employers may need to update their harassment-prevention policies, procedures, and trainings now that the federal government released long-anticipated guidance on the topic. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s enforcement guidance on harassment in the workplace was updated yesterday for the first time in 30 years to adapt existing standards to the modern workplace. Specifically, the agency ...

Starbucks Asks SCOTUS for Clearer Standard for NLRB Injunctions: What Employers Need to Know

by Fisher Phillips in Human Resources, Legal, Risk Management. Posted April 23, 2024

In a case before the Supreme Court, Starbucks says it fired several employees for violating valid company policies — but the National Labor Relations Board convinced a lower court to reinstate the employees while a legal battle ensues over whether they were actually fired for engaging in union organizing activities. The coffee chain argues the ...

HOW TO IDENTIFY EMERGING RISKS TO YOUR BUSINESS: 5 STRATEGIES

by Global Guardian in Legal, Risk Management, Safety & Security. Posted April 18, 2024

In the business world, navigating uncertainty requires a proactive approach. Explore these five strategies that leaders use to identify potential threats and stay ahead of the curve. INSIDE THIS ARTICLE, YOU’LL FIND:The cost of ignoring emerging risks Proactive strategies for identifying emerging risks Next steps: Develop a risk management plan The global landscape feels more ...

How Much Data is Too Much? 4 Steps Businesses Should Take as California Focuses On Data Minimization Requirements

by Fisher Phillips in Legal, Safety & Security, Technology. Posted April 16, 2024

Businesses take heed: California state officials just warned that the law prohibits you from collecting unnecessary data and retaining data for longer than necessary. The California Privacy Protection Agency published its first Enforcement Advisory on data minimization under the state’s hallmark data privacy law on April 2, focusing on a very specific context: when businesses ...

The 10 Things Employers Need to Know About Sweeping New Federal Data Privacy Law Proposal

by Fisher Phillips in Legal, Safety & Security, Technology. Posted April 9, 2024

A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers just unveiled a sweeping proposal to pass the nation’s first data privacy law and hand a significant amount of power to consumers, one that would bring about a massive change in the way that businesses treat customer data. While it would create a consistent framework across the country and ...

FTC Targets Employers Utilizing Worker Surveillance Technologies

by Darius Rohani-Shukla in Human Resources, Legal, Safety & Security, Technology. Posted April 4, 2024

When used appropriately, worker surveillance technologies like time and attendance software, video surveillance systems, GPS tracking software, and biometric technology can benefit employers in a variety of ways, including by boosting productivity, identifying internal and external cybersecurity threats, and even preventing or responding to workplace accidents. However, employers must be careful that employee monitoring programs ...

3 AI Bills in Congress for Employers to Track: Proposed Laws Target Automated Systems, Workplace Surveillance, And More

by Fisher Phillips in Human Resources, Legal, Safety & Security, Technology. Posted April 2, 2024

Employers that use artificial intelligence – and developers that create AI systems – could be subject to extensive new laws under several bills introduced by federal legislators. While much of the existing legal landscape on AI centers on broad, overarching principles, Congress is now considering bills that hone in on more specific issues like the ...

New York Lawmakers Aim to Close Loopholes in NYC’s AI Bias Audit Law and Add Teeth to Workplace Protections

by Fisher Phillips in Human Resources, Legal. Posted March 28, 2024

At least two proposed bills pending before the New York State Legislature would force employers to conduct bias audits and provide high levels of transparency if they use AI-fueled automated employment decision tools for employment decisions. This is something that NYC’s first-in-the-nation bias audit law was supposed to accomplish but in some ways fell short. These ...