The U.S. Department of Labor's proposed joint employer rule drew praise from franchisee organizations, which said the changes provide clarity, while others, including a coalition of more than 20 state attorneys general, said the rule overly limits long-standing standards.
The ongoing proliferation of state and local efforts to regulate artificial intelligence technology in the workplace isn't likely to let up, requiring employers to stay on top of an expanding patchwork of compliance obligations, the Society for Human Resource Management's chief administrative officer told Law360 in an exclusive interview.
The New York City Department of Education owes a former employee nearly $2 million in damages, a New York federal jury concluded, after crediting her disability discrimination claims that she was blocked from attending physical therapy appointments to treat injuries caused by a violent parent.