Topic
Worker Protection
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Employment Law Watch
New Jersey grants protections to employees with any infectious disease
By John T. McDonald, Melissa M. Ferrara
Updated on April 8, 2020 Since the effective date of this law, the New Jersey Department of Labor has issued regulations related to same. The regulations make clear that even…
Construction Law Insights
COVID-19 Employment Challenges
By Hahn Loeser
COVID-19 Employment Challenges With the COVID-19 outbreak, employers are facing many questions related to managing their workforces, protecting their employees, and navigating the effect of government efforts to contain the…
Workers’ Compensation Law Prof Blog
It Wouldn’t Have Taken Much To Disrupt a Gig Economy—But Much is What We Have
From the New York Times:The coronavirus pandemic is exposing the fragile situations of gig economy workers — the Uber and Lyft drivers, food-delivery couriers and TaskRabbit furniture builders who are behind the…
Employment Law
New Year, New Requirements For New York Employers
During the end of 2019 and in the past few weeks, New York State and New York City passed legislation and administrative guidance further regulating workplace protections. New York State…
Gig Employer Blog
Increased Cybersecurity Threats May Arise For Gig Economy Companies
The burgeoning gig economy helps companies attract talent and gain new levels of nimbleness in support of efforts to satisfy customers and gain an edge on the competition. The gig…
Schneiders & Associates Blog
California 2020: New Decade, New Employment Laws!
Each new year brings about new changes in employment law. Governor Gavin Newsom signed into legislation a number of new laws that impact California employers. Here’s what to look for…
Gig Employer Blog
Bernie Sanders Unveils His Own Gig Economy Plan
By Brett Owens
You can tell we’re well into the midst of the campaign season when presidential hopefuls reveal their plans for handling various societal concerns. We saw it as several Democratic candidates…
Carmody @ Work
New York Bolsters Protections for Employees
By Holly Wheeler, Sarah S. Healey
On Thursday, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed several pieces of legislation that bolster New York’s growing workplace protections. These laws will be implemented over the course of the next year. They…
Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog
New Jersey Expands its Medical Cannabis Act to Include Workplace Protections
Prior to July 2nd, New Jersey’s Medical Cannabis Act lacked protections for employees’ off-duty medical marijuana use. Indeed, last year the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey…
Workforce Bulletin
Colorado Passes Laws Offering Heightened Employee Protections
By Epstein Becker Green, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Our colleague Amanda M. Gomez at Epstein Becker Green have recently published a post on the Hospitality Labor and Employment Law blog that will be of interest to our readers in the technology industry: “Colorado…