Lee Jacobs, a partner at Barclay Damon in New York, has over 16 years of legal experience representing corporate clients in complex matters and on day-to-day employment issues, especially in the restaurant, hospitality and cannabis industries. Navigating the complexities of ...

Dive Brief: Retailers say they’re turning to cross-training and incentives to meet holiday season staffing needs. Eighty-one percent of employers surveyed recently by UKG said they’re cross-training employees, and 71% said they incentivize employees to pick up hard-to-fill shifts. While ...

Dive Brief: Technology hardware and software workers are the most likely group to recommend their employers across sectors, according to an EY report published last week. Yet, many still plan to quit their jobs in the next year. Company culture ...

Amid widespread layoffs and economic uncertainty, Generation Z workers are using side hustles to take advantage of upskilling opportunities and future-proof their careers, according to an Oct. 17 report from Quicken. About 18% of U.S. workers with a side hustle ...

Dive Brief: The Department of Labor has issued formal principles to guide employers as they introduce artificial intelligence platforms into their workplaces. The guidelines, released Oct. 16, are an extension of the Biden administration’s 2023 executive order on AI. “Whether ...

A franchisee that owned more than 300 Pizza Hut locations nationwide, and James Bodenstedt, former operator of the business, have agreed to pay $4,750,000 to resolve delivery drivers’ class-action lawsuit alleging the franchisee and its former operator violated the Fair ...

Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Labor will require remote workers to return to the office starting Dec. 1, according to a statement released by the president of the National Council of Field Labor Locals, Daryl Laurie. Under the new rule, ...

Dive Brief: A Waste Pro facility in Florida and multiple GFL Environmental subsidiaries in Georgia have settled two separate workplace discrimination lawsuits from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Waste Pro agreed to pay $1.4 million to settle an EEOC ...

October 27 is National Mentoring Day — a “global celebration of mentoring,” according to the association behind the holiday. It seeks to amplify mentoring initiatives and provide a globally reaching voice to inspire mentorship.   “Working together through collaboration and connection is critical to ...

Dive Brief: A group of Congressional Democrats is calling on the CEOs of the largest U.S. companies to affirm their commitment to supporting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at the workplace amid heightened scrutiny of such programs and a flood ...