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Posted on May 11, 2023 on Discrimination and Harassment, Employment, Legislative Updates, News, Religious by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Later today, the United States Supreme Court is set to hear opening remarks in a former postal worker’s claim of religious discrimination against the U.S. Postal Service (the “USPS”) after he was repeatedly disciplined for …
Posted on Apr 14, 2023 on Employment, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is attacking no-poach hiring agreements, a trend that could have a lasting impact on how companies solicit/secure employees. This trend started in 2016, when they issued guidelines on how to avoid antitrust …
Posted on Apr 14, 2023 on Employment, Legislative Updates by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Late last week, Michigan’s Governor, Gretchen Whitmer, made history when she signed legislation repealing Michigan’s right-to-work law for private-sector employees. The legislation moved swiftly through both Michigan’s Democrat-controlled House of Representatives and Senate and was …
Posted on Apr 6, 2023 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, Wage and Hour by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Last month, California legislators introduced the Fast-Food Franchisor Responsibility Act (“AB 1228”). It’s core creates joint liability between franchisees and franchisors and was part of the original Fast Food Recovery Act (“AB 257”). These joint …
Posted on Mar 23, 2023 on Family and Medical Leave Act, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
On Thursday, March 9th, President Biden submitted his proposed fiscal year 2024 budget request to Congress. In it he seeks a $1.5 billion increase to the U.S. Department of Labor Budget. Most of this increase …
Posted on Mar 23, 2023 on Employment, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
On Monday, a California appellate panel upheld the California voter-approved Proposition 22, which permitted gig companies like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash, to classify their drivers as independent contractors instead of employees. The decision largely reverses …
Posted on Mar 2, 2023 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed legislation which would require hundreds of thousands of federal employees to return to their offices. This bill would essentially roll back the clock to pre-2019 COVID policies and end …
Posted on Feb 17, 2023 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, Union Issues by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
On Tuesday, Joe Biden delivered the State of the Union Address, touching on topics from social security to infrastructure. Many believe Biden’s State of the Union Address was a soft launch of his re-election campaign. …
Posted on Jan 31, 2023 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News, Race / Color, Religious, Sexual Orientation by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
The Supreme Court is in the middle of another term that could reshape the law when it comes to big issues like affirmative action, gay rights, and voting rights. Conservatives have a 6-3 supermajority on …
Posted on Jan 27, 2023 on Discrimination and Harassment, Employment, Legislative Updates by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Today, Connecticut opened its first recreational marijuana retail shops and simultaneously began the process of expunging the records of approximately 44,000 individuals who have cannabis-related misdemeanors under the state’s ‘Clean Slate’ law. The full implementation …