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Laid-Off Employee with Workplace Injury Gets Bias Claim Revived
An employee who was laid off while recovering from an on-the-job knee injury could go forward with a disability discrimination claim under California's Fair Employment
Post-Pandemic Pay Equity Requires Vigilance
Women leaving the workforce due to the COVID-19 pandemic set back gender-based pay equity. With the labor shortage, however, women returning to the workforce may have
Worker Can Proceed with Claim That City Preferred Mormon Job Applicants
An Asian-American engineer who worked for Stockton's municipal utility department filed a lawsuit claiming that high-level city officials of the Mormon faith sought to
Weighing the Pros and Cons of In-Person Holiday Parties
What will company holiday parties look like this year? While last year's parties were almost exclusively virtual, declining coronavirus cases, rising vaccination rates
Unemployment Claims Fall to New Pandemic Low
States reported that 269,000 workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending October 30, the lowest level during the pandemic era
OSHA Issues COVID-19 Workplace Vaccine-or-Testing Policy
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a highly anticipated emergency temporary standard requiring businesses with at least 100 employees to
For 2022, 401(k) Contribution Limit Rises to $20,500
Employee 401(k) contributions for plan year 2022 will rise by $1,000 to $20,500 with an additional $6,500 Employee 401(k) contributions for plan year 2022 will rise by
Remote Workers Are Exempt from OSHA Requirement to Be Vaccinated or Test for COVID-19
Because the emergency temporary standard (ETS) exempts remote workers, employers may consider asking employees to work alone off-site so that the ETS doesn't apply to
Ireland Begins Gradual Return to Office with Revised Restrictions
As Ireland loosens its pandemic restrictions, employers are adjusting to a partial return to the office and some changes in health and safety guidance
Creating 6 Flex-Work Policies for Employees with Different Needs
As those groups that were able to work remotely during the pandemic navigate their returns to the workplace, one thing is clear and consistent: Whatever an organization