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Posted on Aug 18, 2022 on Uncategorized by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
By Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia August 11, 2022 Employers and employees already weary of managing through a 2.5-year COVID-19 pandemic are now faced with a new outbreak, monkeypox. While most employers have …
Posted on Aug 18, 2022 on Uncategorized by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
On May 2, 2022, New Jersey introduced a bill restricting the enforcement of non-compete and non-solicitation agreements. The bill, Bill A3715, is one of the most restrictive bills introduced anywhere in the United States. The …
Posted on Aug 12, 2022 on Uncategorized by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
On July 26, 2022, Massachusetts’ Governor, Charlie Baker, signed into law the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act (the “CROWN Act”). With this signing, the law went into immediate effect and …
Posted on Aug 10, 2022 on Uncategorized by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
Originally published on SHRM.org, Viewpoint: Voluntary Recognition of a Union Soon May No Longer Be Voluntary (The possible return of the Joy Silk doctrine), 6/29/2022 What would you do if you were presented with union …
Posted on Aug 8, 2022 on Legal Updates, News, Wage and Hour by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Earlier this week the U.S. Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) announced it had reached a nearly $85 million settlement with Cargill Inc. and several other poultry producers for an alleged wage-fixing scheme designed to keep …
Posted on Aug 2, 2022 on Labor Management Issues, NLRB by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
The NLRB has been considering changing the Joint Employer standard since it announced its regulatory agenda in December 2021. It appears the NLRB will finally do this in September through the rulemaking process. By altering …
Posted on Jul 27, 2022 on Labor Management Issues, News, Wage and Hour by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
A recent study conducted by multinational consulting firm, Willis Towers Watson (“WTW”), shows employers are preparing for large raises in 2023, to go on top of the massive 4.1% average increases they doled out this …
Posted on Jul 14, 2022 on Labor Management Issues, Legal Updates, News by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Earlier this month, Illinois signed into law the Family Bereavement Leave Act (the “FBLA”). The FBLA expands upon the state’s unpaid leave for workers following the death of a child to now cover other family …
Posted on Jul 14, 2022 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, News by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
In Kennedy v. Bremerton School District (“Bremerton”), the United States Supreme Court flexed its conservative muscles to alter the landscape of First Amendment jurisprudence. In Bremerton, a high school football coach was fired from Bremerton …
Posted on Jul 13, 2022 on Labor Management Issues, Legal Updates, Wage and Hour by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
Minimum wage workers in Connecticut now earn $14 an hour as of July 1st. Are you in compliance? Employers should make sure to alert their payroll company of this rate increase as the payroll company …