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Employers Beware: There Are Rising Legal Risks Of Rigid RTO Policies

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The insistence of employers on a full return to the office, without considering individual circumstances, could lead to a surge in legal issues — particularly discrimination claims. Are employers walking into a legal storm by enforcing rigid return-to-office (RTO) mandates?

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High On The Job: Record Number Of American Workers Use Marijuana At Work

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in 2022, marking the highest marijuana positivity rate since 1997. This significant increase underscores a concerning trend in workplace drug testing results, signaling the need for attention and potential policy adjustments. The data reveals that the rate of workers testing positive for marijuana has surged from 2.8%

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A Single Disaster Kills 40% Of Businesses — Stop Putting Off Contingency Planning

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The potential damage that these disruptive events can inflict on an organization should inspire proactive planning — including everything from updating insurance policies to preparing a migration strategy and shoring up cyber security. Defined in Black’s Law Dictionary, the most widely referenced legal dictionary in the U.S.,

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Hefty fine for Amazon has implications for employee surveillance policy

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Weighing up the interests of the employer against the interests of its employees led the regulator to deem that such data processing had no legal basis and was therefore in contravention of GDPR law. A parliamentary select committee heard in 2022 that employees could be fired if that had three productivity flags on the company’s systems.

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Twitter Faces Second $500M Lawsuit Over Severance Pay Amidst Allegations of Age Discrimination

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The news follows the 2022 acquisition of the social media giant by Elon Musk. The class action suit was filed in Delaware federal court by Chris Woodfield, a former senior engineer at Twitter, who alleges that the company specifically targeted older workers for layoffs. What’s going on: Twitter Inc.

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Remote Work Tax Debate Settled by Ohio Supreme Court Decision

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The ruling marks a pivotal moment in how cities might navigate the evolving landscape of remote work and its implications for local tax policies — balancing the financial health of cities with the tax obligations of remote workers.

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What Every Business Needs To Know About The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

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29, 2022, and it was recently passed by Congress as an amendment to the FY23 Federal Spending Bill. If you are an employer, your business will need to address these items: Update the pregnancy accommodations policy in your employee handbook. This pivotal piece of legislation instructs U.S.

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