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CARES Act Stimulus Will Permit Business Loans To Cover Payroll, Expand Unemployment

by Fisher Phillips in Coronavirus (COVID-19), Legal. Posted March 31, 2020

Businesses struggling with the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis received good news late last night when the Senate passed an unprecedented piece of legislation aimed at providing a massive stimulus to workplaces and employees alike. The centerpiece of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act would allow small- and medium-sized businesses ...

8-Point Plan For Restaurant And Hospitality Employers During The COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak

by Fisher Phillips in Coronavirus (COVID-19), Food & Beverage, Lodging. Posted March 24, 2020

Restaurants and Hospitality businesses are on the front lines of dealing with the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. What should you consider in the coming days, weeks, and months to deal with the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis? Below we have provided both an update on the latest federal and state rules relating to coronavirus and a six-point plan ...

Comprehensive And Updated FAQs For Employers On The COVID-19 Coronavirus

by Fisher Phillips in Coronavirus (COVID-19), Legal, Risk Management, Safety & Security. Posted March 10, 2020

LAST UPDATED: April 13, 2020 Fisher Phillips has assembled a cross-disciplinary taskforce of attorneys across the country to address the many employment-related issues facing employers in the wake of the COVID-19 coronavirus. The COVID-19 Taskforce has created a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document, which has been continually updated since first published on March 3 and ...

Predictive Scheduling Marches Onward

by Edward Harold in Human Resources, Legal. Posted February 8, 2020

Perhaps no industry in history has been targeted for its basic employment requirements like the retail industry has been targeted over scheduling practices. The philosophy behind the rise of these ordinances is that having a predictable schedule is critical to employees. In the decision of Ward v. Tilly’s, in fact, the California Court of Appeal ...

Franchisees, Subsidiaries, and Affiliates Beware: California’s New Privacy Law May Apply To You, Too

by Usama Kahf in Legal, Technology. Posted January 30, 2020

Many small or solo franchisees, subsidiaries, and affiliates of larger businesses may think the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), does not apply to you because you don’t meet one of the three threshold criteria. Your annual revenue is under $25 million, you do not annually collect the personal information of 50,000 or more California residents, households or ...

Co-Working Spaces: Mitigating Litigation Risks While Encouraging Innovation

by Fisher Phillips in Hotel Development, Legal, Lodging. Posted December 5, 2019

Co-working spaces are quickly becoming the Uber equivalent to office space rentals for remote-work professionals. On Monday morning, log onto an app and reserve a cubicle space down the street at a price much cheaper than a short-term office lease. On Tuesday, welcome a new client into a reserved conference room at a different co-working ...

New Jersey Becomes First State To Require Panic Devices In Hotels

by Fisher Phillips in Legal, Lodging, Risk Management, Safety & Security. Posted October 17, 2019

New Jersey recently enacted legislation that requires hotels with at least 100 guest rooms to provide panic devices to certain employees. The purpose of the Panic Device Law is to protect hotel employees, often required to clean and cater to rooms on their own, from sexual assault, sexual harassment, and other unsafe working conditions. It ...

The Recent Rise Of Predictive Scheduling Laws: Emerging Strategies In An Evolving Area

by Fisher Phillips in Food & Beverage, Human Resources, Legal, Lodging. Posted August 29, 2019

For decades, the problem of scheduling has plagued employers and employees alike. Employees prefer predictable and reliable schedules, while employers need flexibility. To address this tension, regulators have recently begun to pass predictive scheduling laws that seek to strike a tenuous balance between these interests. Given the recent rise in popularity of these laws, it ...

Developing a New Approach to Harassment Prevention in the Era of #MeToo

by Samuel Lillard in Human Resources, Risk Management. Posted July 30, 2019

Based upon 25 years of litigating harassment claims, and more than 20 years of training managers on harassment avoidance, I have reached a simple, and perhaps obvious, conclusion – that is, the “traditional” anti-harassment training used by most employers simply do not work. Whether training occurs online or in person, it almost always starts with ...

Hospitality Quest 2019: The Search For The Elusive Employee

by Fisher Phillips in Food & Beverage, Human Resources, Legal. Posted July 4, 2019

“Hey Steve, this is Mr. Joe over here at Big Eats. Man, I have a problem and I need to pick your brain. I can’t find enough applicants and hire enough employees to fill the openings I have at my stores. I even had to close down the store over on 42nd Street one day ...

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