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Election Season in the Workplace: Employers’ Essential FAQs for 2024

by Fisher Phillips in Human Resources, Legal. Posted January 23, 2024

The coming election year promises to be turbulent, and your workplace will not be immune from the challenges that are sure to face us. What do you need to know about your rights and responsibilities as an employer now that the 2024 election season is officially upon us? This handy FAQ document provides all you ...

OSHA Penalties Automatically Increase, Putting Pressure on Employers to Comply with Workplace Safety Obligations

by Micah Dickie in Human Resources, Legal, Safety & Security. Posted January 16, 2024

Employers should be aware of higher penalties for workplace safety violations that the U.S. Department of Labor has just published. These are the yearly increases to the maximum civil penalties that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) may assess through citations against employers as a result of workplace safety and health inspections. The penalties ...

Businesses Will Struggle to Classify Workers as Independent Contractors Thanks to New DOL Rule: 5 Takeaways

by Fisher Phillips in Human Resources, Legal. Posted January 11, 2024

Businesses will soon find it harder to classify workers as independent contractors thanks to key changes made by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) today. The Biden administration officially rescinded a rule that made it easier to classify workers as independent contractors under federal wage and hour rules. In its place, businesses will be forced ...

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The New Hospitality Balancing Act: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence While Showing Care for Your Guests

by Fisher Phillips in Hotel Development, Lodging, Technology. Posted December 26, 2023

Hospitality is all about people: making them feel welcome, comfortable, and appreciated. Excellent guest experiences often center around attentive service and a personal touch. So what would happen if some of that human element were augmented by artificial intelligence – or replaced by it? Would it improve service, or make it feel robotic? In this ...

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AI Notetaking Tools Are All the Rage – But Should You Use Them? Employers Should Weigh These Risks First

by Fisher Phillips in Risk Management, Technology. Posted November 2, 2023

Perhaps you’ve asked an employee to take notes during a Zoom meeting, but they complained the task is difficult to manage while collaborating with teammates. Maybe you intended to document everything that transpired during an important call about a new strategic plan, but conversations moved too fast to track. Artificial intelligence can be a valuable ...

7 Steps to Upskill Your Workforce for the AI Era

by Fisher Phillips in Human Resources, Technology. Posted October 24, 2023

How prepared is your workforce for the ongoing AI revolution? It’s not about replacing humans with robots – it’s about reshaping the roles of your employees. As Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum Klaus Schwab recently said, “In the new world, it’s not the big fish which eats the small fish, it’s the fast ...

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Are You Properly Paying Your Bell Staff? 5 Top Questions for Hotels that Take a Tip Credit

by Fisher Phillips in Human Resources, Legal. Posted October 10, 2023

Hotel staff often include a mix of tipped and non-tipped jobs, but following wage and hour rules isn’t always easy, particularly if employees perform a variety of tasks. Some workers — such as servers and bartenders — may neatly fit into the “tipped employee” category, but you may have more difficulty determining whether other workers ...

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EEOC Breaks New Ground by Settling First-Ever AI Discrimination Lawsuit: 10 Pointers to Avoid Robot Bias

by Fisher Phillips in Human Resources, Technology. Posted September 28, 2023

We’ve reached another milestone in the AI revolution: the federal agency charged with enforcing anti-bias laws just recorded its first-ever settlement in a case involving AI discrimination in the workplace. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC’s) August 9 legal filing in a New York federal court revealed that a tutoring company agreed to pay $365,000 ...

Labor Department’s Proposed Overtime Rule Could Raise Salary Floor to $55k: Here Are 8 Ways Employers Can Prepare Now

by Fisher Phillips in Human Resources, Legal. Posted September 21, 2023

Employers may need to adjust their pay practices now that the Labor Department has issued its long-anticipated proposal to raise the salary threshold for exempt employees – a change that could make more of your employees eligible for overtime premiums. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced today that it intends to significantly raise the ...

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Using Employees’ Requested Pronouns: It’s About Dignity, Respect and Minimizing Legal Risks

by Fisher Phillips in Human Resources, Legal. Posted September 12, 2023

As employers strive to create inclusive and compliant workplaces, you should note that using an employee’s requested pronouns not only conveys respect but also helps you stay in compliance with anti-discrimination laws. In fact, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) takes the position that intentionally and repeatedly using the wrong pronouns to refer to LGBTQ+ ...

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