Workplace Policies and Processes

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Employment Law Lookout blog is taking a holiday break but will resume delivering insightful discourse and updates on the day’s most pressing workplace issues next Year!

In the meantime, we want to wish all of our readers, contributors, and editors a safe and happy holidays. Spend quality time with family, friends, and loved ones. Also, rest assured knowing that we’ll be on the lookout

Continue Reading Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Employment Law Lookout Blog

By James L. CurtisAdam R. YoungMelissa A. Ortega, and Craig B. Simonsen

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Bureau of Labor statistics addresses the rise in worker deaths in 2022, and expected data for 2023.

This week’s announcement by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows a 5.7 percent increase in fatal occupational injuries nationally.  African-American

Continue Reading OSHA Reports 5,486 Occupational Fatalities in 2022, with Disproportionate Fatality Increases for African-American and Hispanic Workers

By Kristina M. Launey 

Seyfarth Synopsis: Prepare for new California workplace legal requirements effective January 1, 2024, now. Seyfarth has you covered with all the ways to protect your workplace just like Kevin McCallister defends his house.

This is your house. You have to defend it. But Seyfarth is here to help you get your business updates in order

Continue Reading We Slept In! Time To Prepare for New 2024 Requirements!

By Adam R. YoungJames L. CurtisMelissa A. OrtegaPatrick D. Joyce, and Craig B. Simonsen

Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA Region V last week provided a Webinar on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) national emphasis program (“NEP”) to prevent workplace hazards in warehouses, processing facilities, distribution centers, and high-risk retail establishments.

Since its announcement

Continue Reading OSHA Webinar and Materials on National Emphasis Program Aimed at Reducing and Preventing Workplace Hazards in Warehouses and Distribution Centers

By Erin Dougherty Foley

Seyfarth Synopsis:  This blog considers sexual harassment allegations in the context of the holiday party. To date, no one seems immune from the allegations: celebrities, politicians, presidents. See for instance Time Magazine’s Person of the Year 2017 issue. We hope this dialogue will empower employees and employers, alike, to speak up before inappropriate, but previously

Continue Reading Will the “Spirits” of the Holiday Haunt You?

By Sara Eber Fowler, Gillian B. Lepore, Adam J. Rongo, and Joshua D. Seidman

What You Need To Know:

  • On November 9, 2023, the Chicago City Council passed a brand new “Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance” (the “Ordinance”). The Ordinance is effective December 31, 2023, and will replace the current Chicago Paid
Continue Reading If Pain (Or Anything Else), Yes Gain – Part 115: Chicago Enacts Novel Dual Paid Sick Leave / Paid Time Off Law

By Joshua Ditelberg and Cary Burke

Seyfarth Synopsis: On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board published its newest Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status in the Federal Register, which becomes effective 60 days from publication.  In many ways, the Rule draws its essence from the Board’s previous joint-employer doctrine, in which the Board  held that an entity

Continue Reading The NLRB Issues a New Joint Employer Rule Providing that Indirect and/or Reserved Control of Essential Employment Terms is Sufficient to Establish a Joint-Employer Relationship

By Adam R. YoungMark A. Lies, II, and A. Scott Hecker

Seyfarth Synopsis: Most employers understand that they are required to report serious injuries and illnesses to OSHA shortly after they occur. Even employers in low hazard industries who are not required to keep written OSHA records still face reporting obligations.

Federal OSHA regulations require employers

Continue Reading OSHA Injury and Illness Reporting: What Employers Need to Know

By Erin Hawthorne, Ana Cid, Tessa Cranfield, Pamela Devata, Mandana Massoumi, Helen McFarland, and Kathryn Weaver

Seyfarth Synopsis: The use of contracting arrangements is widespread; however, around the world, we are seeing trends suggesting this type of work arrangement may become more restricted, higher cost or higher risk to companies in the future. We asked several partners to share

Continue Reading Navigating the New World of Work: Is Contracting on the Way Out?