Littler Workplace Policy Institute
by Littler
Littler is the largest global employment and labor law practice, with more than 1,000 attorneys in over 70 offices worldwide. Littler represents management in all aspects of employment and labor law and serves as a single-source solution provider to the global employer community. Consistently recognized in the industry as a leading and innovative law practice, Littler has been litigating, mediating and negotiating some of the most influential employment law cases and labor contracts on record for over 70 years. Littler Global is the collective trade name for an international legal practice, the practicing entities of which are separate and distinct professional firms.
Episodes
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134 - Transformation of the American Workforce: Challenges and Next Steps
Labor force participation is falling, the skills gap is widening, and certain industries are struggling to recover post-pandemic. In this podcast, Michael Lotito, co-chair of Littler Workplace Policy Institute (WPI) and Shannon Meade, executive director of WPI, discuss the historic transformation...
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133 - The State of American Employment in the Midst of the Pandemic
Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute’s (WPI) annual Labor Day report examines the state of the American workforce. Prior WPI Labor Day reports focused on key employment developments and trends to provide employers with insight on the state of work and what to expect in the coming year. Employers...
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132 - The “New” AB 5
California’s landmark independent contractor law, AB 5, has only been in effect for eight months. But in that time frame, the law remains controversial and makes headlines every week. The law presents compliance challenges for businesses in the Golden State, and things aren’t getting any easier.…
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131 - L.A. Gets It Right: The Right To Cure
You might not believe your ears at first, as Bruce Sarchet and Michael Lotito of Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI) heap praise on the City of Los Angeles for adopting a worker “right to recall” ordinance. Regular listeners of WPI’s podcasts know that more traditionally its members are...
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130 - COVID and Contractors – New Leave Laws Impact Worker Classification
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many states and cities have adopted new paid sick leave laws. In a curious intersection between paid leave laws and independent contractor status laws, some of these laws establish a new and completely different approach to defining whether a food delivery...
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129 - The Wild West 2020: WPI’s California Legislative Round-Up
Bruce Sarchet and Emily Patajo with Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute discuss proposed laws and regulations under consideration in California. The 2020 class of bills covers a lot of ground, from potential changes to the much-discussed worker classification test under AB 5, to…
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128 - What’s New with the EEOC?
Littler’s Michael Lotito and Jim Paretti discuss the EEOC, how the lack of a quorum affected the agency, and what we might expect now that the agency’s quorum has been restored. They also discuss the agency’s litigation program and the controversial EEO-1 compensation data reporting due this...
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127 - What’s New and on the Horizon at the U.S. Department of Labor?
Littler’s Michael Lotito and Jim Paretti discuss new and expected developments at the U.S. Department of Labor. Topics include the nomination of Eugene “Gene” Scalia to be Secretary of Labor, current leadership in the Department and its regulatory agenda, and discussion of several significant...
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126 - California AB 5 – How Significant Could One Bill Be?
Michael Lotito and Jim Paretti of Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute discuss pending California legislation – Assembly Bill 5 or “AB 5” – which is fast-tracking its way through the state legislature. The bill would codify portions of last year’s California Supreme Court decision in Dynamex v.…
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125 - The Latest Developments in Federal Labor Policy
Over the past several weeks, there has been very significant activity with regard to rulemakings and court decisions concerning the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and the Office of Federal Contract...
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124 - Safety First! A Review of Pending California OSHA Bills and Regulations
Alka Ramchandani-Raj and Corinn Jackson with Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute dive into the numerous regulations and bills pending in California concerning workplace safety and health. Alka offers both background of existing law and analysis of the safety measures, including proposals about...
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123 - #MeToo Training 2.0: California Promotes Bystander Intervention Training
Bruce Sarchet, of Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute, and Marissa Dragoo with the Littler Learning Group, take a look at a new type of workplace training – bystander intervention training – that is now encouraged for California employers. This optional training teaches employees how to evaluate...
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122 - The Wild West 2019: WPI’s California Legislative Round-Up
Bruce Sarchet and Corinn Jackson with Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute review the key labor and employment measures introduced this year in the California legislature. Lawmakers have filed bills on a wide range of topics, from independent contractor classification to hairstyle discrimination…
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121 - The Preemption Power Struggle: Red States, Blue Cities Clash Over Workplace Laws
Bruce Sarchet, Corinn Jackson, and Eli Freedberg with Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute explore a recent trend pitting progressive city councils against more conservative state legislatures. They discuss the proliferation of local ordinances regulating workplace issues (such as “fair workweek”...
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120 - We Have to Provide California Anti-Harassment Training Again?
Effective January 1, 2019, California SB 1343 greatly expanded Golden State employers' anti-harassment training requirements. The law not only extends coverage to employers with as few as five employees, but it also mandates that employers provide anti-harassment training to all employees – not...
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119 - After the Ball Drops, What’s New in California?
Bruce Sarchet and Corinn Jackson, both with Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute, survey numerous wide-sweeping changes affecting California employers in 2019. They review several legislative highlights, three recent significant decisions issued by the California Supreme Court, and shifts in the...
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118 - Do New California Restrictions on Confidentiality Provisions Tie Employer Hands?
Bruce Sarchet and Corinn Jackson, with Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute, chat with Betsy Cammarata of the firm’s Knowledge Management team about major upcoming changes to California laws governing employee release and confidentiality agreements. Bruce and Corinn explore three new laws (AB…
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117 - New and Already Improved! California Clarifies Its Salary History Ban
Bruce Sarchet and Corinn Jackson of Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute discuss recently-adopted amendments to the California salary history ban. Although the ban took effect this past January, the original statute left open numerous important questions. Bruce and Corinn review the new…
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116 - California’s Pay History Ban: Common Questions; Practical Suggestions
In this podcast, Bruce Sarchet and Corinn Jackson, both with Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute, consider the compliance twists and turns of California’s salary history ban, which took effect on January 1, 2018. They look at if and how employers can consider salary history when making…
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115 - Don't "Panic": A New Legislative Trend for Hotel Employers?
Bruce Sarchet and Corinn Jackson, both with Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute, discuss a noticeable trend developing in the hotel industry. They review the burgeoning popularity of laws requiring hotel employers to provide certain workers – primarily guestroom cleaning staff – with panic…
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114 - The Wild West: A California Legislative Round-Up
Bruce Sarchet and Corinn Jackson, both with Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute, discuss developments from the ongoing California state legislative session. Bruce and Corinn review key labor and employment measures under consideration in Sacramento, including a spate of bills aimed at curbing...
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112 -Down the Rabbit Hole: Will 2018 Bring Changes to California PAGA Actions?
Originally posted, December 18, 2017. Updated, January 29, 2018. Bruce Sarchet and Corinn Jackson, both with Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute, review the status of the California Private Attorney Generals Act, which authorizes employees to recover penalties for many Labor Code violations.…
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113 - New Tax Law, and Other Potential Reforms, May Change How Harassment Claims Are Resolved
Bruce Sarchet and Corinn Jackson, both with Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute, discuss how the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act affects the terms of settlement agreements used for sexual harassment claims. They address how the new law alters business expense tax deductions related to such…
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111 - As of January 1, Salary History Is Officially History in California
Bruce Sarchet and Corinn Jackson, both with Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute, explore the nitty-gritty details of California’s new salary history inquiry ban. The new law – which takes effect January 1, 2018 – prohibits employers from relying on, or seeking out, pay history information about...
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110 - Turning the Ship: Labor & Employment Developments in the Trump Administration
In this podcast, WPI Co-Chairs Ilyse Schuman and Michael Lotito review the status of several labor and employment issues, as the Trump Administration closes out its first nine months. Ilyse and Michael discuss pending nominations to fill numerous key positions within the Department of Labor…
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109 - Pay Equity at the Local Level: San Francisco Bans Salary History Inquiries - 7.20.17
Under current California law, employers may ask job applicants about their wages in current or former jobs. A new ordinance in San Francisco, however, will make such inquiries illegal. Corinn Jackson with Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI) and Sacramento Shareholder Bruce Sarchet, also a...
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108 - Employment Law Goes Local – California Municipalities Regulate Hiring & Scheduling of Workers
As workplace regulations spread among California cities, employers confront a tangled web of local rules – particularly those companies with operations in multiple locations. Addressing this compliance challenge with practical suggestions, Corinn Jackson with Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute...
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107 - California’s Fair Pay Laws Continue To Evolve - 06.13.17
Ilyse Schuman, Co-Chair of Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute, talks with Sacramento Shareholder Bruce Sarchet about two new bills pending in the California legislature dealing with the concept of equal pay for equal work. One would prohibit employers from asking about salary history during the...
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106 - HR’s Critical Role in Shaping Employment Policy, 03.29.17
Most organizations would agree that their people are among their most important assets. So why is it that so few organizations believe that their HR department is one of their most important divisions? At a time when the President of the United States is calling for building America again, buying...
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105 - The Workplace Policy Institute’s California Legislative Update, 10.05.16
On Wednesday, October 5, 2016, the WPI gave a one-hour review of the year’s major California employment laws affecting private sector employers. Major new laws include: • Increasing and indexing the state minimum wage (including for many agricultural workers) • Expanded paid sick leave…
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104 - Recent Developments From the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 07.11.16
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is the government agency tasked with setting and enforcing workplace safety standards. As part of the Department of Labor, OSHA has recently seen a great deal of regulatory activity. WPI Co-Chair Ilyse Schuman interviews Ben Huggett, a...
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103 - The Central States Rescue Plan Rejection and Next Steps, 06.06.16
Like many other multiemployer pension plans, the Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund was hit very hard by the financial crisis in 2008. In response, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or ERISA, was amended to allow Central States and other critically underfunded...
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102 - Dissecting the Department of Labor’s Final Fiduciary Rule, 5.23.16
In early April, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule to re-define who is rendered a "fiduciary" of an employee benefit plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) by providing investment advice to a plan or its participants or beneficiaries. More than five years in...
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101 - Navigating New York and California’s Recent Wage & Hour Changes, 4.21.16
With the ongoing deadlock in Washington, D.C., an increasing amount of policy change is taking place at the state level. Nowhere is this more evident than in the states of New York and California, which have recently made substantial changes to their wage and hour laws. The governors of both…
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Insider Briefing for March 7, 2016 - A Look at What the EEOC Has Planned for FY 2016
This month WPI Co-Chair Ilyse Schuman, along with Littler expert and EEO & Diversity Group Co-Chair Barry Hartstein, examin the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and what employers can expect from the Commission during the last year of the Obama Administration. The EEOC has been...
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EEOC’s Proposed Changes to the Employer Information Report and the Retaliation Enforcement Guidance
Littler’s David Goldstein, Allan King and Kevin offer an examination of the proposed changes to the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) put out by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The proposal would require employers with 100 or more employees to provide data on employee...
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State and Local Paid Leave Laws, Libby Henninger, 5.15.15
State and Local Paid Leave Laws, Libby Henninger, 5.15.15 by Littler
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U.S. economy and immigration reform, Mary Kissel, 7.14.14
Mary Kissel, Member of Editorial Board and Host of OpinionJournal, The Wall Street Journal, talks about the U.S. economy and immigration reform
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EEOC enforcement guidance on pregnancy discrimination, Barry Hartstein, 7.21.14
Barry Hartstein, shareholder @ Littler, talks about EEOC enforcement guidance on pregnancy discrimination
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Littler is the largest global employment and labor law practice, with more than 1,000 attorneys in over 70 offices worldwide. Littler represents management in all aspects of employment and labor law and serves as a single-source solution provider to the global employer community. Consistently recognized in the industry as a leading and innovative law practice, Littler has been litigating, mediating and negotiating some of the most influential employment law cases and labor contracts on record for over 70 years. Littler Global is the collective trade name for an international legal practice, the practicing entities of which are separate and distinct professional firms.
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