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Remote Work
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Global Financial Regulatory Blog
FINRA Releases Long-Anticipated Guidance on New Work-From-Home Exemption Ahead of Impending COVID-19 Relief Expiration
FINRA’s guidance sheds further light on the new rule, which will permit firms to elect “non-branch” designation for a private residence where an associated person conducts specified supervisory activities. By…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
Remote Workers May Face Greater Risk of Being Laid Off
By Anne Hall
Some large employers have recently announced significant layoffs and the question is whether remote workers are more likely to be on the chopping block than those who work in the…
Employment Law Watch
EEOC issues long-awaited enforcement guidance on workplace harassment
By James A. Holt, Veronica Miclot
On April 29, 2024 – for the first time in more than twenty years – the EEOC issued its long-awaited updated Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace. The updated…
Workplace Law & Strategy
Revisiting Homer’s drinking bird: Navigating remote work and automation
By Ben Dudley
Almost eight years ago, we wrote about some lessons that could be taken from The Simpsons episode ‘King-Size Homer’ (first broadcast in 1995). You will remember that Homer is so…
Future Lawyer
So, You Want To Be An RV Lawyer.
By rickgeorges
Now that remote lawyering is really possible, given the advances in technology, and video conferencing, and generative AI, I am considering a new RV. My old RV is long in…
Future Lawyer
Remote Lawyering In An RV.
By rickgeorges
I posted two years ago from my desk in the RV while we were in Orlando for the weekend. My post then: "Computer, check. 28 inch monitor, check. Mechanical keyboard,…
Law and the Workplace
Second Circuit Ruling Could “Impact” Discrimination Claims Brought by Remote Workers under NYS Human Rights Law
By Evandro Gigante, Laura Fant, Chad Thornton
In King v. Aramark Services, Inc., No. 22-1237 (March 20, 2024), a Second Circuit panel affirmed the dismissal of claims under the New York State Human Rights Law (“NYSHRL”), concluding…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
New York Court Expands Reach of State and City Human Rights Laws
In a recent decision, the NY Court of Appeals (the highest state court in NY), expanded the geographic reach of NYS and NYC Human Rights Laws by allowing an employee…
California Employment Law Blog
AB 2751: The Implications of California's Proposed "Right to Disconnect" Bill
Assembly Bill (AB) 2751 in California seeks to grant workers a "right to disconnect" by mandating clear work hour definitions and limiting after-hours communications. Critics, however, worry it may lead…
Future Lawyer
RV Lawyer – The Use Of Technology Remote Lawyering.
By rickgeorges
Buy RV Lawyering On Amazon. (Right Click On Link, and Open In New Tab) For those who want to know more about my new book on remote lawyering before they…