Retail Industry Workplace Law Update – Fall 2022
Changing Retail Staffing Models – Unforeseen Risks in a New Economy
Events related to the COVID-19 pandemic may have caused roles within retail operations to shift, and managers may have been required to do more when employees are unexpectedly sick or when staffing levels fell due to the “great resignation.” Therefore, employers need to be careful to potential loss of managers’ exempt status.
Warehouses and Distributions Centers Turn to Automation in Response to Ongoing Labor Shortage
Automation offers significant benefits to employers struggling to adequately staff warehouse environments.
Class Action Trends Report
Jackson Lewis attorneys discuss recent developments in arbitration and their impact on employment class actions. These include the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021, several impactful U.S. Supreme Court decisions, and the emergence of mass arbitration.
Shopping for Talent: Unique Benefit Offerings to Incentivize Retail Employees
Retailers fighting for talent are enhancing employee benefits offerings hoping to recruit and retain employees.
Browning Ferris Returns: NLRB Again Proposes New Broader Rule for Determining Joint Employer Status
The National Labor Relations Board has proposed a new rule for determining joint employer status under the National Labor Relations Act.
Gender Dysphoria is Not Excluded from Coverage under ADA, Fourth Circuit Rules
Gender dysphoria is not excluded from the broad definition of “disability” protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act, a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has held.
Illinois CROWN Act Expands Human Rights Law to Ban Race-Related Hair Discrimination
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed into law the “Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair” Act, or CROWN Act, which prohibits hair discrimination.
Massachusetts Enacts CROWN Act, Prohibiting Discrimination Against Protective Hairstyles
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has signed the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act (CROWN Act) into law, making Massachusetts the 18th state to enact such a law.
Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation Unlawful, Michigan High Court Holds, Overruling Precedent
Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA) prohibition of sex-based discrimination also prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation, the Michigan Supreme Court has held.
Please contact a Jackson Lewis attorney if you have any questions about these developments.
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