Apple Puts India iPhone Supplier, Foxconn, on Probation for Labor Violations December 29, 2021 By Debby Wu and Ganesh Nagarajan Apple Inc. put Foxconn Technology Group’s factory in southern India on probation following worker protests and an investigation that revealed...
Berkshire’s Candymaker Must Face Worker’s Suit Over Husband’s COVID Death: California Court December 22, 2021 By Brendan Pierson A California candymaker must face a lawsuit by an employee who says she caught COVID-19 at work and gave it...
Commercial Liability Insurers Face Growing Number of False Claims Act Cases October 26, 2021 By Jim Sams A growing number of False Claims Act investigations combined with recent court decisions that found insurers liable for the cost...
Employers Watching Cases of Colleges, Teachers with Disabilities Over Remote Work September 8, 2021 By Tom Hals A legal battle is brewing over remote work between administrators at U.S. colleges committed to in-person classes and some faculty...
What’s an Employer to Do If Workers Avoid COVID Vaccine? September 3, 2021 By Tom Murphy What can employers do if workers avoid COVID-19 vaccines? They can require vaccination and fire employees who don’t comply, or...
Mining Giants Face Reckoning About Sexual Harassment as BHP Fires 48 Workers August 20, 2021 By James Thornhill Women still face a threat to their safety at remote mine sites across the globe. It’s a challenge the industry...
Employers Get Religion With Vaccine Mandates August 12, 2021 By Tom Hals As coronavirus infections rise again, U.S. companies mandating vaccinations are confronting an uncomfortable question rarely asked by an employer –...
Biden Administration Examining How Far Employers Can Go in Mandating Vaccines August 9, 2021 By Trevor Hunnicutt The Biden administration is examining what authority businesses have to mandate vaccines, a top U.S. official told Reuters on Friday,...
New York Gov. Cuomo Eased Path for Harassment Suits That May Now Target Him August 6, 2021 By Keshia Clukey and Bob Van Voris Sexual harassment suits against Andrew Cuomo will face an easier path under changes to state law the governor signed two...
Insurers Expect COVID-19 Liability Claims Against Employers as Employees Return August 6, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn, Noor Zainab Hussain and Kirstin Ridley Liability insurers on both sides of the Atlantic are scaling back the cover they offer companies ahead of an expected...