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Jackson Lewis Healthcare industry co-chairs  Sarah Skubas  and  Mike Bertoncini discuss the five developments most likely to continue impacting the healthcare industry in 2024: strike activity; staffing shortages; union organizing; compliance and legal challenges around vaccination requirements and accommodations; and the NLRB's recent joint-employer rule making it easier to find that employers an...

When it comes to Environmental, Social and Governance issues, the "S" is beginning to creep in on the "G" in the boardroom. Jackson Lewis ESG co-chairs  Laura Mitchell  and  Monica Khetarpal offer some context and insights for how senior leadership and boards can manage through tumultuous times by better aligning the organization's values with its risk profile.

2024 is starting out where 2023 ended for DEI initiatives in the workplace and related scrutiny. But this dynamic could change if the mid-December Muldrow oral arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court are an indicator. Jackson Lewis ESG co-chairs  Monica Khetarpal  and  Laura Mitchell discuss how an ESG audit can help organizations take stock of their risk and recalibrate, if necessary, with real effec...

2024 is shaping up as a year of unique challenges that could impact how employees are showing up to the workplace and handling life challenges or emotionally charged events. Jackson Lewis principals  Michael Griffin  and  Michael Thomas discuss why employee well-being is important and what employers can do to promote an environment where everyone contributes to the quality of workplace culture.

DEI-minded employers are increasingly finding fertility, surrogacy, and adoption benefits are one of the better ways to incentivize and retain employees. Jackson Lewis Employee Benefits practice co-leader  Melissa Ostrower  and principal  Kellie Thomas share what 2024 has in store for employers seeking to add more inclusive family forming benefits — and the laws implicated when offering them.

In the wide world of DEI, everything has changed, and nothing has changed at all: It's not lawful to make decisions based on protected characteristics. It is lawful to increase outreach efforts. Positive employee relations and clear communications matter. Listen in as Jackson Lewis Corporate Diversity Counseling co-leaders  Samia Kirmani  and  Michael Thomas declare DEI is definitely not dead and...

Jackson Lewis Construction industry co-leaders  Dion Kohler  and  Sean Paisan discuss the key labor law and occupational safety and health-related issues affecting the construction industry in 2024. Topics include the significant NLRB decision regarding the election process of union organizing, protected concerted activity, and ramped-up OSHA construction-based enforcement efforts that coincide wi...

A recent Seventh Circuit decision is a game changer, both providing a new analysis of whether and under what circumstances an employer must accommodate an employee's commuting restrictions, and harmonizing what has been held as a conflict among other circuit courts that have decided this issue. Jackson Lewis Disability, Leave and Health Management practice co-chairs  Joe Lynett  and  Katharine Web...

2024 will be a leave-and-accommodations marathon for employers. In the absence of preemptory federal laws in this area, leave entitlement activity on the state and local level will continue to be an exercise in endurance for employers' compliance efforts. Jackson Lewis principals  Katharine Weber ,  Joe Lynett  and  Patty Pryor give the issues a trial run as only they can.

Contractors — especially those with campus-like settings — should be prepared to provide a lot more information to support their affirmative action compliance efforts. Stacey Bastone and Alyssa Calabrese, attorneys with Jackson Lewis' Affirmative Action, OFCCP, and Government Contract Compliance practice, discuss how recent updates to the OFCCP supply-and-service scheduling letter will affect comp...

Staffing challenges has led to increased frustration for patients and their families and increased risk for healthcare workers' safety, security, and health. Physical violence, harassment, and other threatening behavior against healthcare workers is a genuine cause of concern for healthcare organizations and regulators leading the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to consider implement...

Landlords, property managers, realtors, and others in residential real estate strive to avoid inadvertently discriminating against individuals renting or leasing residential properties. Despite best intentions, discrimination can occur against protected classes covered under the New York State Human Rights Law.

Landlords, property managers, realtors, and others in residential real estate strive to avoid inadvertently discriminating against individuals renting or leasing residential properties. Despite best intentions, discrimination can occur against protected classes covered under the New York State Human Rights Law.

Landlords, property managers, realtors, and others in residential real estate strive to avoid inadvertently discriminating against individuals renting or leasing residential properties. Despite best intentions, discrimination can occur against protected classes covered under the New York State Human Rights Law.

A more inclusive workplace culture is evolving to support parents in creating fulfilling and sustainable careers while being present for their families. Fathers have been perceived historically as having less interest in both career achievement and parenting, however, employers acknowledge parents' of all genders face challenges providing for their families, while simultaneously being involved in...

A more inclusive workplace culture is evolving to support parents in creating fulfilling and sustainable careers while being present for their families. Fathers have been perceived historically as having less interest in both career achievement and parenting, however, employers acknowledge parents' of all genders face challenges providing for their families, while simultaneously being involved in...

More and more states continue to enact new marijuana laws to reflect a greater degree of tolerance. Not surprisingly California and Washington are taking the lead in a more progressive and pro-employee approach beginning in 2024. Employers in these states will have to change the way they conduct marijuana drug testing, if they conduct it at all.

The fitness industry is projected to outpace the national average growth for U.S. employers over the next ten years. As a result, fitness studios, clubs, gym facilities, and other wellness-centered businesses face unique independent contractor issues, wage and hour practices, and harassment and discrimination claims.

Supply chain or third-party vendor disruption can cause operational chaos; specifically, unauthorized access can lead an organization to negligence claims, significant fines, contract disputes, potential lawsuits, loss of revenue, and even reputational harm. Therefore, companies need to secure their data by having robust vendor agreements that address data security and outline their responsibiliti...

In today's digital world, it is unfortunately more likely than ever before for an organization to be faced with some type of data breach crisis. When that happens, data incident response plans are necessary—and invaluable. Having a well thought out plan is the best way organizations can prepare for managing those events quickly, in an organized fashion and with the goal of minimizing any potential...

In today's data-driven world, cyber liability insurance has gone from a good idea to essential coverage for organizations. As a result, it is imperative that organizations are familiar with key elements of their cyber insurance policy to ensure proper coverage for potential loss and damage.

Hospital systems, physician offices, nursing homes, and other healthcare providers must remain ever vigilant to both safeguard patients protected health information while maintaining compliance with any and all privacy and security regulations. Despite best efforts, cyberattacks are impacting the healthcare industry at an alarming rate. These attacks often lead to data breach class actions.

W hile w ebsite tracking technologies can provide value to organizations in cluding product optimization , generating leads, understanding growth metrics, and targeting ads , the use of these technologies carries significant litigation and regulatory risk. To manage these risks, businesses need to wrap their heads around what trackers are used on their websites, what data those trackers collect, a...

Now that the European Commission has published the new EU-US Data Privacy Framework, it will be easier for organizations to transfer personal data from the EU to the United States.

Despite the potential growth due to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 and the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has identified discrimination, harassment, and the lack of gender and racial diversity in the construction industry as challenges to diversity and inclusion efforts in the industry.