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March A-Wear-Ness: Uniforms, Dress Codes, and Employee Choice

March 31, 2017 | Blog

The basketball court isn’t the only place you’ll see interesting uniforms this month.  Many employers choose to implement and enforce their own uniform requirements and dress codes at work.
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Mintz’s Third Annual Employment Law Summit – Dealing with the Difficult Employee

March 29, 2017 | Blog

As excitement builds for the March Madness Final Four on Saturday and the championship game next Monday, another exciting event is also rapidly approaching – Mintz’s Third Annual Employment Law Summit.
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The Future of the Affordable Care Act Week 8: An Employer’s Guide to the Collapse of the American Health Care Act (Spoiler Alert—the News is Not all Bad)

March 28, 2017 | Blog

The stunning failure of the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the American Health Care Act (AHCA) (which we previously reported on here) has political and policy implications that we cannot forecast.
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March Fadness: Wearable Tech in the Workplace

March 28, 2017 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose, Michael Katz

Wearable technology continues to do a full court press on the marketplace and in the process, the step counters of the world and health apps tied to devices capable of tracking real-time biostatistics, are revolutionizing the way companies think about wellness.
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March Sadness: How Not to Drop the Ball When a RIF is on Your Schedule

March 27, 2017 | Blog

No matter how long you’ve played the game, administering a Reduction-in-Force or RIF is never easy.  In fact, it is often painful not only because they are difficult to administer, but because of the toll it takes on the workplace generally and employees individually.
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Mintz Third Annual Employment Law Summit--Panel on Employee Benefits and the future of the ACA . . .

March 24, 2017 | Blog | By Patricia Moran

For employers who want to attract and retain the best talent, a robust benefits package is a must. But with political shifts and changing compliance burdens, keeping up with benefits requirements is a daunting task. First and foremost, employers are concerned about the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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Registration Still Open for Mintz’s Third Annual Employment Law Summit (April 6, 2017)

March 23, 2017 | Blog

Friendly reminder to our readers that on April 6, 2017, Mintz will be hosting its Third Annual Employment Law Summit at the Princeton Club in New York City.  This half-day seminar will feature as its keynote speaker Liz Vladeck, the Deputy Commissioner for the Office of Labor Policy and Standards at the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs.
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Mintz 3rd Annual Employment Law Summit – Advancing the Ball on Pay Equity

March 22, 2017 | Blog

March Madness isn’t the only thing we are excited about over here at Employment Matters. Right on the heels of the tournament, we will be hosting our annual Employment Law Summit.
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The Future of the Affordable Care Act Week 7: The American Health Care Act

March 21, 2017 | Blog

On March 6, 2017, after years of promising, GOP lawmakers in the House of Representatives introduced the "American Health Care Act" (AHCA), the first concrete legislative proposal detailing the initial provisions designed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
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March Preparedness: Inadequate Employee Training May Cause Even the Best Employers to Suffer an Upset

March 21, 2017 | Blog | By George Patterson

Employers implement employee training programs for a variety of reasons, such as furthering professional development and improving poor performance, ensuring compliance with information security protocols and competence using company systems and reducing legal exposure.
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Mintz Third Annual Employment Law Summit – Cybersecurity and Employee Data Breaches

March 17, 2017 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose

We are well into March Madness … and Happy St. Patrick’s Day! You may have already had your bracket busted by now…..but you should have Mintz’s Third Annual Employment Law Summit on your schedule and the panel on Cybersecurity and Employee Data Breaches may help you avoid a security incident/personal data buster.
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March Inevitableness? Considering the Legal Consequences of Pay to Student-Athletes

March 16, 2017 | Blog

As of this writing, it has been over 850 days since the UConn women’s basketball team has lost a game.
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Mintz 3rd Annual Employment Law Summit – What Employers Can Expect from the Trump Administration

March 15, 2017 | Blog

The arrival of March Madness means our firm’s Third Annual Employment Law Summit is just around the corner. Even if you are recovering from a bracket-busting NCAA tournament, we know you will enjoy our panel discussion on The Trump Administration and the Impact on Workplace Law.
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March Grabness: Lessons from the (Basketball) Court: Avoiding Personal Fouls, Violations and Time Outs in the Workplace

March 15, 2017 | Blog | By Natalie C. Groot, George Patterson

Harassment has long been an Achilles’ heel of the workplace. Believe it or not, like the NCAA’s tournament TV ratings, the number of harassment-related lawsuits has held rather steady since the 1990s!
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The Return of Mintz March Madness

March 13, 2017 | Blog

It’s our favorite time of year over at Employment Matters – March Madness!  Let’s quickly recap where we’ve been. In 2014 we provided a rundown on the issues employers should consider when dealing with March Madness in the workplace – a tour de force blog entry that remains as relevant today as when we first released it.
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Does March Madness = Workplace Madness? Some Thoughts on the Legality of NCAA Bracket Pools, the Tournament’s Effect on the Workplace, and of course, a Rendition of One Shining Moment (UPDATED)

March 13, 2017 | Blog | By George Patterson

This time of year usually marks the sports netherworld between the Super Bowl and the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament, which is better known as March Madness. This lull provides employers with an excellent opportunity to contemplate the issues that March Madness creates in their workplace.
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New York Cybersecurity Regulations Create Major Compliance Challenges for Employers in Financial Services, Insurance and Other Industries

March 9, 2017 | Blog | By George Patterson

Our friends at Privacy & Security Matters recently posted an important update on the New York State Department of Financial Services’ new cybersecurity regulations.
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2016 California Employment Law Year In Review

March 8, 2017 | Blog | By Brent Douglas

Today we offer our last installment in our 2016 Year in Review segment, which will cover the key labor & employment law developments from 2016 in California. Prior installments for the DC Metro Area, New York and Massachusetts are available here.
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2016 Massachusetts Employment Law Year In Review

March 6, 2017 | Blog | By Robert Sheridan

Today we continue with our Year in Review segment, which looks at the key labor & employment law developments from 2016 in New York, the DC Metro Area, Massachusetts, and California, while offering our thoughts on 2017. Last week we covered New York and the DC Metro Area.  Now we turn to Massachusetts.
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2016 DC Metro Area Employment Law Year In Review

March 1, 2017 | Blog | By David Barmak

Today we continue with our Year in Review segment, which looks at the key labor & employment law developments from 2016 in New York, the DC Metro Area, Massachusetts, and California, while offering our thoughts about 2017.  Today we turn to the DC Metro Area.
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