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White House Says Employers Should Do These 8 Things When Using AI at Work

by Fisher Phillips in Legal, Technology. Posted May 28, 2024

The White House just provided employers with a series of best practices that you should consider when using artificial intelligence for workplace purposes. The May 16 Fact Sheet, crafted in conjunction with the Department of Labor, doesn’t carry the weight of law – but could be relied upon by courts and others in these early ...

10 Steps Employers Should Take to Protect Workers this Summer as Feds Prepare to Finalize Heat Rule

by Fisher Phillips in Human Resources, Legal, Safety & Security. Posted May 23, 2024

Employers need to take action to protect workers from heat illnesses and injuries as temperatures begin to rise nationwide – not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because federal workplace safety officials are finalizing a stringent new heat rule that would considerably raise the stakes for employers. The Occupational Safety and Health ...

New Website Accessibility Rule to Go into Effect

by Jordan Schwartz in Legal, Technology. Posted May 21, 2024

On Monday April 8, 2024, Attorney General Merrick Garland signed the final rule under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to ensure the accessibility of web content and mobile applications (apps) for people with disabilities. This final rule clarifies the obligations of state and local governments to make their websites and mobile ...

DEFINING HOSPITALITY ENTITIES IN CONTRACTS AND STATUTES: A PROACTIVE AND PREVENTATIVE APPROACH

by HospitalityLawyer.com in Legal. Posted May 17, 2024

“The sine qua non of a life in the law is a willingness to devote a great deal of thought to issues which seldom concern nonlawyers.” INTRODUCTION The concept of a hospitality entity, such as a “restaurant” or “hotel,” is something that ordinary people (non-lawyers) have little difficulty describing, but which has long created a ...

FP Hospitality Industry Snapshot: Hospitality Employers Must Quickly Prepare for New Overtime Rule With 7 Steps

by Fisher Phillips in Human Resources, Legal. Posted May 16, 2024

Hospitality employers will likely feel a big impact from the new federal overtime rule, which significantly raises the exempt salary threshold for certain employees in two phases. Specifically, the salary threshold for the so-called “white-collar” exemptions will rise from $35K to about $44K on July 1 and will jump to nearly $59K at the start ...

FTC Finalizes Non-Compete Rule – Prohibiting All New Non-Compete Agreements

by Jordan Schwartz in Human Resources, Legal. Posted May 14, 2024

As many of you may have heard by now, on April 23, 2024, almost exactly one year after it set forth its Proposed Rule regarding Non-Compete Clauses, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a pre-publication version of its final Non-Compete Clause Rule (the “Final Rule”). Barring judicial interference, the Final Rule will likely go into effect in ...

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 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 ...

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