When the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducts a workplace inspection, the agency’s long-standing rule (known as “the walk-around rule”) has been that employees can designate a representative to accompany the inspector, but the representative must be a current…

Friday’s 2,045 union yes to 2,642 union no vote should slow down the UAW’s southern organizing engine, but the UAW is in this for the long haul.  After all, it took three elections over 10 years for the UAW to…

In a word, no....What, too short? Okay, okay; here’s why your Organization doesn’t need a PWFA-specific policy:It’s not required. Employers have to mention some laws by name in their handbooks. The FMLA is one. Nothing in the PWFA requires it…

As remote work arrangements proliferate, it’s crucial for employers to remain compliant with legal obligations, including those outlined in federal and state WARN acts. State WARN acts are sometimes called “mini-WARN” laws. Generally, WARN laws require a covered employer to…

Dell has hit headlines recently for its new work from home policy. According to the policy, fully remote employees will no longer be eligible for promotions. There is an exception, however, for hybrid (i.e., 3 days a week in-office) workers.…

It’s been a busy week for the Biden administrative machine (and it’s only Wednesday).  Yesterday morning, we woke up to the Department of Labor’s new white collar exemption regulations (which we covered yesterday). By the afternoon, the Federal Trade Commission…