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Worker Protection
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Employment Law Lookout
New Bill Seeks to Provide New York State Warehouse Workers with Additional Injury Protections
By Bernard Olshansky and Patrick D. Joyce Seyfarth Synopsis: Expanding a law enacted in 2022, New York’s legislature passed another bill that seeks to limit warehouse-related injuries by requiring employers to…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
White House Publishes Steps to Protect Workers from the Risks of AI
By Eric J. Felsberg, Joseph J. Lazzarotti
Last year the White House weighed in on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in businesses. Since the executive order, several government entities including the Department of Labor have released…
ImmigrationProf Blog
PBS: Immigrant workers face injury, lack of protections on U.S. dairy farms
Dairy farms employ many migrant workers. PBS News Hour reports on how immigrant workers suffer routine injuries and lack protections on U.S. dairy farms. According to the report, many workers feel…
Employment Lawscene Blog
Employment LawScene Alert: Biden Proposed Budget Has Labor and Employment Signals
By Erica Reib
On March 11, 2024, President Biden released the Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2025. Although this proposed budget is only a proposal and unlikely to pass either…
Independent Contractor Misclassification & Compliance
Independent Contractor Juxtaposition: November 2023 IC Legal News Update
By Richard Reibstein Esq. of Littler Mendelson P.C.
This past month, new independent contractor misclassification lawsuits were filed in Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, and Washington by EMTs, cellular service “drive testers,” home health aides, and app-based couriers making…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
New York City’s Amended Rules for Earned Safe and Sick Time Act Set to Take Effect on October 15, 2023
By Publisher, By: Jamie Haar, Joseph J. Flanagan, Zachary V. Zagger
On September 15, 2023, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) adopted new amended rules related to New York City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
Scorching Temperatures Spurn Feds to Call for Increased Worker Protections
By Anne Hall
Late July and early August brought about record-breaking heat waves nationwide, and many saw temperatures hit triple digits. In response, President Biden called for the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
DHS Proposes Modernization of H-2 Framework
On the heels of the U.S. Department of Labor’s announcing plans to revise its H-2A program, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing amendments to its H-2A and…
Inside Business Immigration
DHS Proposes Modernization of H-2 Temporary Visa Programs and Strengthens Worker Protections
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a proposed rule aimed at modernizing the H-2 temporary visa programs, which include the H-2A visa for agricultural workers and the H-2B…
New York City Law Blog
NYC Workplace Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence, Stalking, and Sex Offenses
The New York City Human Rights Law protects against workplace discrimination based on status as a victim of domestic violence, sex offenses, or stalking. If you are a survivor of…