Workplace Policies and Processes

About the Program: With the second quarter well underway, it’s a good time to dive deeper into the problems, risks, and legal developments that can impact the overall health of your organization for years to come. The evolving legal complexities affect all businesses, so every employer should periodically examine their employment practices so they can rest easier at night!

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Continue Reading Q2 Wellness Check Up: Identifying Problems Before They Become Problems

By Adam R. Young, Jennifer L. Mora, and Craig B. Simonsen

Seyfarth Synopsis: Across nationwide testing, marijuana positivity rates for 2022 reached 4.3% (up from 2.7% in 2017), with biggest gains found in states that legalized recreational marijuana. 

Impairment and related safety hazards have been disrupting the workplace resulting in lost time, absenteeism, safety hazards, and serious industrial

Continue Reading High Times: Marijuana Positivity in Workplace Drug Tests Reaches 25-Year Record

By Christopher KelleherAdam Rongo, and Christopher DeGroff

Seyfarth Synopsis: The EEOC has released technical assistance on preventing workplace harassment in the federal sector. While the guidance does not specifically apply to private employers, it provides important lessons for employers when dealing with workplace harassment and avoiding liability in employment litigation, and insight into how the EEOC views

Continue Reading Government Heal Thyself – Lessons for Private Employers Revealed in EEOC Public Sector Harassment Guidance

By Kayla King-Heyer and Dawn Reddy Solowey

Seyfarth Synopsis: We may be past the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, but decisions from COVID-19 vaccine litigation have the potential to affect far more than pandemic-specific employment practices.  The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently issued an opinion affirming the City of Boston’s power to impose certain health and safety policies on

Continue Reading SJC Weighs in on Fiery Debate Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

By Ashley N. Ehman, Nicolas A. Lussier, Grayson Moronta, and Kimberly Altschul Straker

Please join us on Wednesday, Apr 18, 2023, for this webinar on Specific Employment Law Updates and Trends in New York and New Jersey. There will be discussion on the following recent trends and updates:

1.         Audit trends with respect to the New York

Continue Reading HR FORUM: Specific Employment Law Updates and Trends in New York and New Jersey

By Seyfarth Global Privacy & Security Team

Seyfarth Synopsis: It’s been no doubt a week of mixed emotions at the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) which last week had its final CCPA regulations (“Regulations”) approved and filed with the California Secretary of State by the Office of Administrative Law. The final regulations have been stated to be “effective immediately”.

Continue Reading CCPA Regulations Are Here – We Think

Seyfarth Synopsis: On Equal Pay Day 2023, Seyfarth’s Global Pay Equity Group is pleased to release four reference guides: Our updated 50 State Equal Pay Reference Guide, Developments in Equal Pay Litigation, and Global Pay Equity Desktop Reference Reports — and introducing our new Pay Transparency Wage Range Disclosure Compendium

On Tuesday, March 14th, Seyfarth attorneys

Continue Reading Equal Pay Day 2023: A Look Ahead into Trends in the Equal Pay Landscape

By Rachel BernasconiJustine GiulianiSarah GoodhewErin HawthornePhilippa NoakesKathryn Weaver and Tessa Cranfield

Seyfarth Synopsis: As all of us, and all of us at #Seyfarth celebrate International Women’s Day, several of our global partners provide their thoughts and insights on how both international and domestic employers can #EmbraceEquity (the theme of this

Continue Reading Insights for Leading Employers on How They Can #EmbraceEquity in the Workplace

By Erin Dougherty Foley and Craig B. Simonsen

Seyfarth Synopsis:  President Biden recently proclaimed March 2023 as Women’s History Month. Biden also introduced womenshistorymonth.gov, for learning more about the contribution of women in our Nation’s history

During Women’s History Month, we celebrate the countless women who have fought tirelessly and courageously for equality, justice, and opportunity in our

Continue Reading The White House Issues a Proclamation on Women’s History Month

By Annette Tyman and Matthew J. Gagnon

On Tuesday, March 14th, Seyfarth attorneys Annette Tyman and Matthew J. Gagnon, will present a webinar entitled Equal Pay Day 2023: A Look Ahead into Trends in the Equal Pay Landscape.

Time of the event:

1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Continue Reading Webinar: Equal Pay Day 2023: A Look Ahead into Trends in the Equal Pay Landscape