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 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. Young, Mark 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?
By A. Scott Hecker and Ted North
Seyfarth Synopsis: This alert summarizes the IRS’s recent notice of proposed rulemaking on complying with prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements under the Inflation Reduction Act and explains key provisions including (i) identification of a qualifying project’s applicable wage determination(s), (ii) penalties for non-compliance, and (iii) the new exception for incorporating Project Labor Agreements.
Continue Reading The IRS – Finally – Publishes a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Clarifying Inflation Reduction Act Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Compliance Requirements
By James L. Curtis, Brent I. Clark, Adam R. Young, A. Scott Hecker, Patrick D. Joyce, Benjamin D. Briggs, Mark A. Lies, Daniel R. Birnbaum, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced that OSHA has issued a heat hazard alert to “remind employers of their
Continue Reading OSHA Issues Heat Hazard Alert Reminding Employers to Protect Workers Against Heat Illness and Injury – States are Following Suit
By Sul Ah Kim and Cary R. Burke
Seyfarth Synopsis: Earlier this week, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) overturned established precedent and held that a facially neutral work rule is presumptively unlawful if a “reasonable” employee predisposed to engaging in protected concerted activity could interpret the rule to have a “coercive meaning.” Stericycle, Inc., 372 NLRB
Continue Reading The NLRB’s “Reasonable Employee” Definition Defies Common Sense: Time to Review Your Work Rules and Policies…Again
By Danielle Kays and James Nasiri
Seyfarth Synopsis: In February 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court issued a landmark opinion in Cothron v. White Castle finding that claims under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) accrue each time a private entity scans or transmits an individual’s biometric data. (Seyfarth’s analysis of this decision can be found HERE.) Defendant
Continue Reading Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Per-Scan Damages for BIPA Claims