On April 29, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued final guidance on workplace harassment subject to federal employment discrimination laws. Aptly titled, “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace” (915.064), this guidance addresses how harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information is defined under EEOC-enforced statutes and provides the analysis for determining whether employer liability is established. … Continue Reading
SEPA SHRM and Ballard Spahr LLP 2024 HR Legal Summit
Legal updates have become more important than ever in the evolving workplace in a post-pandemic era. Stay on top of the latest trends and advice on how to handle the new evolving workplace by participating in SEPA SHRM’s premiere legal conference!
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter (SEPA) of SHRM is excited to host our 12th Annual HR Legal Summit, where over 200+ HR Professionals gain practical information on Labor and Employment Law compliance for 2024 and beyond.… Continue Reading
NLRB Returns to a More Stringent Framework For Workplace Rules
On Wednesday, August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“the Board”) continued its retreat from many of the decisions issued by its Trump-era iteration. In Stericycle, Inc, 372 NLRB No. 113 (2023), the Board abandoned its decision in Boeing Co., 365 NLRB No. 154 (2017), which had announced a new business-friendly test for workplace rules, in favor of a framework derived by the Obama Board from Lutheran Heritage Village-Livonia, 343 NLRB No.… Continue Reading