In brief
Employee handbooks have recently come to the forefront of employers’ key priorities.
Why? The NLRB’s recent decision in Stericycle adopted a retroactive “employee friendly” standard for workplace rules, including those often included in handbooks. In addition, the new year often rings in new laws requiring changes to workplace policies likely to be included in handbooks. And the US Supreme Court decision banning affirmative action in higher education has led employers to take a closer look at their inclusion, diversity and equity (ID&E) related policies and statements in employee handbooks.
What does this mean? There’s some urgency for employers to get a handle on how they may need to revise their handbooks, in response to both the current landscape and new laws that will take effect in the near future.
In this video, our Labor & Employment lawyers discuss the practicalities of what the Stericycle case means for handbooks, the latest and projected legislative changes affecting workplace policies, and how (and why) employers may wish to give their ID&E-related policies in handbooks a refresh.
Now is the perfect time for employers to get their arms around what’s coming down the pike that may require them to make changes to their handbooks — and we’re here to help.
Speakers: Susan Eandi, Benjamin Ho, Adeola Olowude
In brief
Employee handbooks have recently come to the forefront of employers’ key priorities.
Why? The NLRB’s recent decision in Stericycle adopted a retroactive “employee friendly” standard for workplace rules, including those often included in handbooks. In addition, the new year often rings in new laws requiring changes to workplace policies likely to be included in handbooks. And the US Supreme Court decision banning affirmative action in higher education has led employers to take a closer look at their inclusion, diversity and equity (ID&E) related policies and statements in employee handbooks.
What does this mean? There’s some urgency for employers to get a handle on how they may need to revise their handbooks, in response to both the current landscape and new laws that will take effect in the near future.
In this video, our Labor & Employment lawyers discuss the practicalities of what the Stericycle case means for handbooks, the latest and projected legislative changes affecting workplace policies, and how (and why) employers may wish to give their ID&E-related policies in handbooks a refresh.
Now is the perfect time for employers to get their arms around what’s coming down the pike that may require them to make changes to their handbooks — and we’re here to help.
Speakers: Susan Eandi, Benjamin Ho, Adeola Olowude
Key resources
Review our related blog post from The Employer Report:
- 5 Surprises In New Federal Pregnancy Law’s Proposed Regulations (October 12, 2023)
- Handbook Review Takes on a New Meaning: NLRB Adopts “Employee-Friendly” Standard for Evaluating Workplace Rules (August 15, 2023)
- ID&E in the Workplace After the Supreme Court Guts Affirmative Action in Higher Education (July 5, 2023)
- Illinois Employers: Time to Revise Your Leave Policies (March 14, 2023)
- A Hairy Situation For Employers: California’s CROWN Act (July 26, 2019)
- Going Global? Effectively Take Your HR Policies Outside The US (March 16, 2018)
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