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Workplace Guidelines During a Pandemic
Fisher Phillips
Anxiety and stress levels are rising high during a time of uncertainty like this. Labor and employment firm Fisher Phillips answers employment questions about COVID-19.
Equal to the Task
Joyce D. Edelman
Fighting for gender equity in the law firm can seem like the very definition of a thankless task. But you just might find yourself able to make great strides.
Evolving Marijuana Laws and the Workplace
Tess P. Anglin
How can employers enforce statutes that differ from state to state?
Leading the Evolution in Workplace Law
Best LawyersColin G.M. Gibson discusses workplace safety, issues such as raising the minimum wage, and job-protected leaves.
WATCH: A Landmark Win for LGBTQ Rights
Best LawyersTwo top employment attorneys join the CEO of Best Lawyers to discuss the landmark Supreme Court ruling protecting gay and transgender employees.
High Court Reinforces Discrimination Is About More Than Money
Brian J. MacDonough
A new case in Massachusetts clarifies something important about the standards to be met in workplace harassment cases.
Portugal Is Legislating Its Way to a Fairer Workplace
Best LawyersPedro Pardal Goulão of Morais Leitão discusses the big changes coming to Portugal in his "Law Firm of the Year" interview.
Lecher Pays
Ann E. Evanko and Katherine L. Wood
Can social change be sped up via legislation? A key provision of the recent tax-law overhaul, clearly written with #MeToo in mind, suggests it can.
Six Things to Know When Injured at Work
Nicholas Pothitakis
Work injuries result in many questions and concerns by employees who may be facing the situation for the first time
New York's New Sexual Harassment Law: What Employers Need to Know
Ann E. Evanko
New York's Stop Sexual Harassment Act goes into effect in October 2019.
Accessorial Liability in the Fissured Workplace
Rohen Cullen and Caroline O’Connor
The wilfully blind beware.
Religious Symbols in the Workplace: Recent Decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union
Pascale Lagesse
Is it discrimination for a workplace to ban employees from display political, philosophical, and religious symbols in the work environment?
FAQs on 'Generation Z' in the Workplace
Fisher Phillips
A classic managerial mistake is to focus so much on the present that you ignore what’s about to come around the corner. And what’s about to come around the corner at your workplace is the next generation of American worker.
Look for Carrots to Promote Diversity
Heather A. Owen
In fact, the representation of women and minorities in leadership positions has decreased over recent years.
OSHA Officially Increases Civil Penalties by 78 Percent
John F. Martin
Under the interim rule, the maximum penalties for workplace safety violations issued by OSHA will spike by 78.16 percent, effective August 1, 2016.