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Working Wise provides updates and compliance tips to lawyers and HR professionals.
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Check out this year's Global Employer Guide. Created to complement our Global Employer Solutions® service, the guide provides a concise, easy to read summary of employment law across numerous countries. Click on the image to download your copy.
K&L Gates partners Dominic Fleeton, Dylan G. Moses, and David C. Lindsay compare and contrast the approaches to regulating and enforcing the management of psychosocial risks and hazards in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
In this episode, Sarah Carlins and Spencer Hamer discuss employment law and the health care sector and give a review of highlights from 2022, as well as the developments that will impact employment law and the health care sector in 2023.
In this episode Penny Chen Fox, Jin To, and Jessica Kang discuss California, Illinois, and Washington states' various "silence no more" type acts which prohibit employers from entering into agreements with employees that would prevent them from discussing or disclosing certain workplace conduct, such as sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and more.
With Halloween creeping up, Rio Gonzalez and Claire Flowers offer various considerations employers should keep in mind as they plan any in-person or virtual holiday-related festivities for their workforce.
Sarah Carlins and Jackie Hoffman interview Craig Leen, former director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) at the U.S. Department of Labor, about OFCCP enforcement in the healthcare industry.
A number of businesses that historically operated in a traditional office environment have been forced into temporary work-from-home arrangements due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
David Lindsay and Erinn Rigney explore the risks to employers of businesses operating during the COVID-19 pandemic and discuss workers’ compensation and civil liability theories of recovery for employee exposure in the workplace.
With the spread of COVID-19, certain employers are seeing an increased need to keep employees at work for longer hours.
COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the economic and social fabric of the United States.
The US Department of Labor released three opinion letters in 2019 regarding the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA).
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently held that the fluctuating workweek method of calculating overtime, which is permitted under the federal FLSA, is not permitted under Pennsylvania law.
In this episode, Scott Kobil discusses recent cases and EEOC action (and inaction) regarding employer wellness programs’ compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.
In this episode, K&L Gates Seattle Of Counsel Catherine Smith discusses five key tips to help employers prepare for a union organizing drive and union representation election.
In this episode, Suzanne Thomas discusses federal and state regulations regarding employers' use of credit checks, and offers some helpful practices for employers.
In this episode, Erinn Rigney discusses a recent Seventh Circuit court decision that opens the door for job applicants to assert claims of disparate impact under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA).
In this episode, Leann Walsh provides an overview of the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) new Payroll Audit Independent Determination Program (PAID).
In this podcast, David Lindsay discusses the Supreme Court's recent decision in Encino Motor Cars v. Navarro et al., finding that auto service advisers are exempt employees and not covered by the overtime pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
In this episode, we review recent transitions at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) under President Trump, discuss four significant Board decisions issued in late 2017, and highlight what we should expect from the NLRB in 2018.
In this episode, we discuss best practices in connection with conducting internal investigations -- what kinds of events trigger the need for an internal investigation; elements of an appropriate investigation; who should handle the investigation; conducting interviews of witnesses, the complaining witness, and the accused; the investigative report; and corrective actions.
In this episode, we discuss best practices and risks relating to issues such as forced labor, child labor, and human trafficking in global supply chains.
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