The Hotel Worker Protection Ordinance, proposed by UNITE HERE Local 11 to require, among other things, daily room cleaning, panic buttons, limitations on overtime and housekeepers’ workloads, and increased wages,…

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**NEW – Feb. 25, 2022** You can hear a 13-minute Employment Law Alliance podcast about this new legislation, featuring Hirschfeld Kraemer’s Dan Handman, by clicking HERE. What Happened In a…

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The program will explore the definition and identification of bullying, legal developments and concerns related to bullying, the nexus with workplace violence, and the leadership principles and “best practice” managerial…

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As of last week, employers, co-workers, and teachers may now seek ex parte gun violence restraining orders against individuals shown to present a substantial likelihood of danger of self-harm or…

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*** UPDATE *** June 26, 2020 – see this post about efforts to delay implementation of the Title IX changes outlined below June 24, 2020 – On May 6, 2020,…

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** UPDATE **  The DOE has issued further clarification on its changes to Title IX. See our June 25, 2020 blog post for more information.  May 6, 2020 – Earlier…

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The facts are distressing: according to federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration statistics, over half of all reported workplace violence incidents occurred against workers in healthcare and social assistance. Nurses…

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Category: Workplace Violence,

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently published Guidelines for employers to handle issues involving employees or applicants who are victims of sexual assault, domestic or dating violence, or stalking. …

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Category: EEO, Workplace Violence,

Over the last several months, it is harder to determine which is more frequent – incessant news headlines concerning the latest workplace or school massacre involving easy access to guns,…

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Category: Workplace Violence,