Maintaining A Harmonious Workplace…With One Hand Tied Behind Your Back

Earlier this month, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) handed down a decision illustrative of its view that workers’ rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or the Act) hold a position of primacy among competing legal rights and obligations. The Board’s decision in Lion Elastomers LLC II addressed the all too frequent situation where an employee engages in abusive conduct (e.g., racial, homophobic, or gender-based epithets, or profane verbal attacks) […]

By | May 23rd, 2023 ||

Equal Pay Litigation: How Will It Impact Employers In 2023?

“Robust, contemporaneous documentation is often the most critical factor in determining the applicability of any affirmative defense. The catchall “factor other than sex” defense makes it legal to pay employees different amounts for any number of legitimate business reasons,” said Matthew J. Gagnon, Partner, Labor & Employment, Seyfarth Shaw.

Matthew’s practice focuses on helping employers navigate the evolving landscape of federal and state wage and hour and anti-discrimination laws and defending employers against all manner of employment […]

By | May 19th, 2023 ||

Florida Poised To Mandate Use Of E-Verify For Private Employers

The Florida Legislature has passed a bill that, if enacted, will require private employers with 25 or more employees to use the federal E-Verify system to verify the employment eligibility of newly hired employees beginning July 1, 2023. The bill, SB 1718, is expected to be signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis.

E-Verify is an Internet-based system operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security. It allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility […]

By | May 17th, 2023 ||