Under new regulations by the NJ Department of Community Affairs, hotels and motels in New Jersey must train owners, operators and staff how to recognize signs of human trafficking. Employers must post educational posters about human trafficking and require employees to watch an educational video as a condition of employment. The regulation applies to all […]
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Rethinking ‘Red Flags’ to Find Skilled Employees
If you’re having problems filling job openings — and surveys show that many employers are — maybe it’s time to rethink some of the red flags that automatically get job applications tossed into the “No” pile. According to Riia O’Donnell at HR Dive, a lot of employers already are. “Some are re-evaluating whether four-year degrees […]
New NLRB Leader Signals Rollback of Federal Labor Decisions
Is the new National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) getting ready to start overturning Obama-era labor decisions? Attorneys at the law firm Jackson-Lewis seem to think so. An article published yesterday on the firm’s website described a lengthy memorandum from NLRB General Counsel Peter B. Robb directing NLRB regional offices to submit cases involving “significant legal […]
What Employers Should Do to Prevent Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
News of sexual misconduct allegations lodged against dozens of famous actors and powerful business executives and politicians shows the pervasiveness of sexual harassment (or worse) at work. It also should be a wake-up call for employers who think that it can’t happen at their workplace, or that you won’t be held responsible for the actions […]
ACA and Mental Health Parity in Jackson Lewis Summer/Fall Newsletter
Get a roundup of all the legal news impacting your HR operations with Jackson Lewis’s Summer/Fall 2017 newsletter. This edition covers recent developments with disability regulations, the Affordable Care Act, and Mental Health Parity, along with these two in-depth articles: Proving Loss Causation in Breach of Fiduciary Claims – The Split Widens. Analysis of recent litigation […]