Legal Notes Column: Avoiding the Unexpected - The First Circuit’s Recent Suggestion That The FAA’s Interstate Commerce Exemption May Apply To More Employees Than Some May Think
DISCLAIMER: The following content wasn't created by, but is being shared by the Chamber Collaborative on behalf of a member. Employers, especially those with a workforce spanning multiple states, should take note of a recent First Circuit decision highlighting the increasing likelihood that arbitration clauses and related class action waivers may be subject to challenge in our ever-expanding world of interstate commerce. In Fraga v. Premium Retail Servs., 61 F.4th 228 (1st Cir. 2023), the Court
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Legal Notes Column: Best Practices for Conducting an Internal Investigation
DISCLAIMER: The following content wasn't created by, but is being shared by the Chamber Collaborative as part of a monthly sponsored column. Best Practices for Conducting an Internal Investigation It’s Monday morning and you are starting your busy week as a Human Resources Director. An employee comes into your office, closes the door, and tells you that she feels she is being sexually harassed by her supervisor, who is also the head of her entire department. What do you do next? The answer is: conduct
Voluntary Paid Leave: A Different Way
DISCLAIMER: The following content was not created by, but is being shared by the Chamber Collaborative. By Brian Bouchard and Noy Kruvi COVID-19 foisted paid leave into the public conversation. Federal programs like the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) mandated periods of paid leave—short and long—for qualifying employees and offset the expense on businesses with a payroll tax credit. The FFCRA has largely been viewed as a success: both in terms of curbing the pandemic and keeping the
