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Posted on Nov 17, 2023 on Employment, Labor Management Issues, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) recently announced its Final Rule for determining joint-employer status; the Final Rule is a return to the Obama era joint employer standard. The new Rule will take …
Posted on Nov 16, 2023 on Covid-19, Employment by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
Client Alert Ensure your company is prepared for a COVID-19 surge this winter. COVID-19 is on the fast track to more cases than we have seen since the peak of COVID-19. Now is the …
Posted on Oct 19, 2023 on Uncategorized by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
In a recent case, a marijuana dispensary was forced to bargain with the Union even though the Union was not elected by the employees. The case demonstrates the consequences of unfair labor practices and the …
Posted on Oct 6, 2023 on Employment, Legislative Updates, Wage and Hour by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
Governor Ned Lamont recently announced that, commencing on January 1, 2024, Connecticut’s minimum wage of $15.00 will increase to $15.69 an hour. This marks the state’s inaugural economic indicator-driven minimum wage increase. This adjustment is …
Posted on Oct 4, 2023 on Employment, Family and Medical Leave Act by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
In Rev. Proc. 2023-29, recently issued by the Internal Revenue Service, the affordability percentage for Affordable Care Act plans has been set at 8.39% beginning in 2024. This marks a significant decrease from the previous …
Posted on Oct 2, 2023 on Employment, Labor Management Issues, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, NLRB by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
This past month, in Stericycle, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced a new amorphous legal standard it will use to judge whether union-free employer’s rules and policies are lawful under the National Labor Relations …
Posted on Sep 18, 2023 on Employment, Uncategorized by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
Effective January 1, 2025, Illinois employers with 15 or more workers must include pay and benefits information in job postings. The disclosures apply to positions that are “physically performed, at least in part, in Illinois” or “will be …
Posted on Sep 15, 2023 on Employment, Family and Medical Leave Act, Legislative Updates by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
In August 2023, Colorado expanded employees’ rights under Colorado’s paid sick leave law. The new amendments to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplace Act (“HFWA”), which originally passed in 2022, allows employees additional uses of …
Posted on Sep 13, 2023 on Employment, Labor Management Issues, Union Issues by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
Members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) nearly unanimously authorized a strike against Ford, General Motors (GM), and Stellantis. The vote received a 97% approval from over 150,000 union members. One of the most …
Posted on Sep 7, 2023 on Legal Updates, Religious by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
When considering religious accommodation, employers have enjoyed great latitude with accepting or rejecting requested religious accommodations. This was thanks in large part to the Supreme Court’s 1977 ruling in Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hardison, which …