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Rudner Law Blog
Further Amendments to the ESA: Timer Still Paused on Layoffs
Other Blogs Stuart and others on the team at Rudner Law are frequent contributors to the following sites: (Click on the above logos to visit these other sites.) On September…
California Employment Law
Hiring During the Pandemic: Employers Must Plan Defensively
In meaningful numbers, employers across the U.S. who are rebuilding their workforces are being sued by employees not recalled from COVID furloughs and applicants not hired. Last week, I posted…
Plane-ly Spoken
COVID19: The Coming Layoffs, Furloughs and the Airline Industry
By James Matthews, Morgan Campbell
These are anxious days for in-house counsel and HR managers for airlines and other aviation entities. Consumer demand is rising, but Cares Act funding is running out in September, and…
The Right Coast
American Airlines to Cut 19,000 Jobs by Oct. 1 When Federal Stimulus Ends – WSJ
American Airlines Group Inc. said it would shed 19,000 workers Oct. 1, the first big wave of the tens of thousands of pilots, flight attendants, mechanics and other airline employees…
Dickinson Law News
“You’re Fired.” Cut the Euphemisms: At Least Trump Got This Right on “The Apprentice”
By rsamson@dickinsonlaw.com Dickinson Mackaman Tyler Hagen P.C.
The headline of the article reads, “BuzzFeed Lays Off Nearly 70% of Furloughed Staff.” I scratched my nearly bald head. What was, what is, the status of that portion of…
HR Defense
Longer Than Expected Layoffs May Trigger Notice Requirements
By Akerman Law
Back in the spring, when COVID-19 first forced the shutdown of many businesses, did your company temporarily furlough or lay off workers? If so, pay attention to that calendar, as…
California Employment Law
Can we Please Stop Using the Term Furlough Without Defining It?
By Nancy Yaffe
What is a “furlough” when applied to a private business with a non-union workforce in California? In my view, it is a temporary layoff (or required unpaid leave due to…
China Law Blog
China Employee Layoffs and Salary Reductions: An Admittedly Warped View
By Grace Yang
One of the problems with being a lawyer is that we oftentimes only see or hear about things when they are a problem. This can give us a somewhat warped…
Sports Agent Blog
Talent Agency CAA Prepares For Layoffs Due To Pandemic
By Brad Spain
The Los Angeles-based talent agency CAA said it plans to layoff about 90 agents and executives this week and to furlough approximately 275 assistants and other support staff. The cuts…
Canada in Focus
B.C. extends temporary layoffs related to COVID-19
On June 25, 2020, B.C. announced that it had extended the duration of temporary layoffs connected to the COVID-19 emergency under the Employment Standard Act to a maximum of 24 weeks, ending…