The Employer Report: Navigating US and Global Employment Law

Through The Employer Report blog, our lawyers provide legal updates and practical insights to help clients understand, prepare for and respond to the latest domestic and cross-border Labor and Employment issues affecting US and multinational employers.

Our team of Employment & Compensation lawyers based in Baker McKenzie’s US offices across California, Florida, Illinois, New York, Texas, Washington, DC and beyond, work with domestic and multinational businesses to navigate all of their labor and employment needs, from day-to-day human resources requirements to critical global business change projects.

As strategic business partners, we help clients manage their primary asset – their people. Our reputable practitioners leverage the Firm’s global footprint to provide solutions across jurisdictions and cultures, all while being uncompromising in quality. We focus on the key streams of complex, bet-the-company Disputes and Investigations; bespoke, actionable Advice and Counsel; and the "people" aspect of successful corporate Transactions.

• 2023 Litigation Forecast: Prepare Now For Storms Ahead (10 January 2023)
  Authors: Krissy Katzenstein
  
  
• Tread With Caution: Cal/OSHA’s New COVID-19 Regulations Are No Walk in the Park (9 January 2023) 
  Authors: Robin Samuel and Michael Shimada
  
  
• Top 10 New York Employment Law Updates: Closing Out 2022 and Heading Into 2023 (6 January 2023)
  Authors: Paul Evans, Kimberly Franko, Danielle Gibbons, Matthew Gorman, Krissy Katzenstein, Adeola Olowude, Remi Omidiji, Blair Robinson, Autumn Sharp, Dionna Shear, Jeffrey Sturgeon and Kaitlin Thompson
  
  
• Happy Holidays! Enforcement of New York City’s Automated Employment Decision Tools Law Delayed to April 15, 2023 (13 December 2022)
  Authors: Susan Eandi, Paul Evans, Autumn Sharp and Kaitlin Thompson
  
  
• Salary and Pay Range Disclosures in Job Postings: A Quick Guide to What US Employers Need to Know Right Now (28 November 2022)
  Authors: Susan Eandi, Krissy Katzenstein, Robin Samuel and Autumn Sharp
  
  
• Employer WARN-ing: Layoffs Could Trigger WARN Notice Requirements this Time Around (28 November 2022)
  Authors: JT Charron, William Dugan, Amanda Cohen, Susan Eandi and Autumn Sharp
  
  
• California Privacy Law Action Items for Employers (14 November 2022)
  Authors: Lothar Determann, Helena Engfeldt and Jonathan Tam
  
  
• The Same But Different: California Employers Must Continue to Provide Notice of COVID Exposure to Workers through 2023 (4 October 2022)
  Authors: Robin Samuel, Autumn Sharp and Michael Shimada
  
  
• Beware What You Post: Increased DOJ Investigations Target Unintentional Discrimination in External Job Postings (28 September 2022)
  Authors: Paul Evans, Goli Rahimi, Melissa Allchin and Matt Gorman
  
  
• Salary and Pay Range Disclosures: California Calls "Next" (27 September 2022)
  Authors: Krissy Katzenstein, Robin Samuel, Autumn Sharp and Michael Shimada
  
  
• California Employers: Inflation May Affect Your Employees’ Exempt Status and Minimum Wage Obligations (24 August 2022)
  Authors: Michael Brewer, Loic Coutelier, Robin Samuel and Autumn Sharp
  
  
• Return to Work (for Real This Time!) (22 August 2022)
  Authors: Narendra Acharya, Sofia Chesnokova and Amanda Cohen
  
  
• Should Employers Still Care About COVID-19? (13 July 2022)
  Author: Susan Eandi, Adeola Olowude, Robin Samuel, Autumn Sharp and Melissa Allchin
  
  
• Illinois Employer Summer Checklist: 5 Recent Changes You Should Know (7 July 2022)
  Author: JT Charron, William Dugan, Elizabeth Ebersole, Goli Rahimi and Autumn Sharp
  
  
• Navigating the World – An Update on Key Global Employment Laws and Trends for US Multinational Employers 2022 Webinar Series: Asia Pacific (29 June 2022)
  Author: Joseph Deng
  
  
• Navigating the World – An Update on Key Global Employment Laws and Trends for US Multinational Employers 2022 Webinar Series: the Middle East and Africa (21 June 2022)
  Author: Elizabeth Ebersole
  
  
• Navigating the World – An Update on Key Global Employment Laws and Trends for US Multinational Employers 2022 Webinar Series: Americas (10 June 2022)
  Author: Benjamin Ho
  
  
• Navigating the World – An Update on Key Global Employment Laws and Trends for US Multinational Employers 2022 Webinar Series: Europe (6 June 2022)
  Author: Susan Eandi
  
  
• Go Forth and Arbitrate, But Do So Alone: SCOTUS Holds Employers May Compel Employees to Arbitrate Individual PAGA Claims (16 June 2022)
  Authors: Robin Samuel and Autumn Sharp
  
  
• Measure What You Treasure – The Importance of Data in your I&D Strategy (9 June 2022)
  Authors: Susan Eandi, Anna Brown and Adeola Olowude
  
  
• New York (Not Just NYC) Employers: Statewide Wage Transparency Law May Be Coming Your Way (6 June 2022)
  Author: Paul Evans, Autumn Sharp and Kaitlin Thompson
  
  
• The Supreme Court of California Has Ruled: Break Premiums Are Wages That Must Be Listed on Employee Paystubs and Paid Immediately on Termination of Employment (23 May 2022)
  Authors: Robin Samuel and Autumn Sharp
  
  
• New York City Employers Can Breathe a Little Easier: NYC Pay Transparency Law’s Effective Date is Now November 1, 2022 (12 May 2022)
  Authors: Caroline Burnett, Kimberly Franko and Autumn Sharp
  
  
• "If You Can’t Say Anything Nice…" Keep These Tips in Mind When Using Nondisparagement Clauses in Settlement Agreements with Employees (10 May 2022)
  Authors: Michael Brewer, Autumn Sharp & Kaitlin Thompson
  
  
• May 12 Hearing Scheduled by Mayor Eric Adams on New York City’s Pay Transparency Law Amendments (9 May 2022)
  Authors: Kimberly Franko and Autumn Sharp
  
  
• New York City’s Pay Transparency Law Postponed to November 1, 2022 (28 April 2022)
  Authors: Kimberly Franko and Autumn Sharp
  
  
• Washington State Takes Aim At Workplace NDAs Under Its Silenced No More Act (28 April 2022)
  Authors: JT Charron, William Dugan, Aram Karagueuzian and Robin Samuel
  
  
• How Employers Can Keep ‘Me Too’ Evidence From the Jury (19 April 2022)
  Authors: JT Charron, Blair Robinson and Dionna Shear
  
  
• Minimizing Bias Between Workers As Offices Reopen (14 April 2022)
  Authors: William Dugan, Damiya Park and Remy Snead
  
  
• California’s Board Diversity Law Struck Down in State Court, But Movement for Inclusion and Diversity on Boards Persists (13 April 2022)
  Authors: Michael Brewer, Caroline Burnett, Susan Eandi and the Firm's Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer, Anna Brown
  
  
• The Only Constant is Change: Recent (and Potential) Changes in State and Federal Non-Compete Legislation (11 April 2022)
  Authors: Lily Duong, Kimberly Franko, Robin Samuel and Autumn Sharp
  
  
• Washington State is the Latest to Require Employers to Disclose Salary Ranges in Every Job Posting (6 April 2022)
  Authors: Caroline Burnett and Paul Evans
  
  
• Returning Employees to the Workplace? Consider These Tips to Minimize Discrimination and Harassment (4 April 2022)
  Authors: William Dugan, Damiya Park, Autumn Sharp and Remy Snead
  
  
• No Conflict! The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds Franchisors Can Comply with both the FTC Franchise Rule and Massachusetts’ ABC Test (1 April 2022)
  Authors: Michael Brewer, Autumn Sharp and our Franchise, Distribution & Global Expansion Colleagues, Abhishek Dubé, Kevin Maher and Will Woods
  
  
• More Transparency on Pay Transparency for New York City Employers (31 March 2022)
  Authors: Kimberly Franko, Danielle Lawrence, Autumn Sharp and Dionna Shear
  
  
• Navigating The Intersection Of Remote Work And State-Specific Post-Termination Non-Compete Laws (18 March 2022)
  Authors: Sofia Chesnokova, Kimberly Franko, Benjamin Ho, Remi Omidiji and Robin Samuel
  
  
• OFCCP Emboldened To Demand Contractors’ Internal Pay Analyses (17 March 2022)
  Authors: Caroline Burnett, Susan Eandi, Paul Evans and Krissy Katzenstein
  
  
• A Quick Primer On New Privacy Law Obligations For California Employers (14 March 2022)
  Authors: Loic Coutelier, Benjamin Ho and data privacy colleagues Lothar Determann, Helena Engfeldt and Jonathan Tam
  
  
• Focus On Trade Secrets: Discovery In Trade Secrets Cases (Video Chat) (9 March 2022)
  Authors: Michael Brewer and litigation colleagues Bradford Newman and Mark Goodman
  
  
• DEI Matters: How Employee Resource Groups Can be Your Company’s Strategic Ally (7 March 2022)
  Authors: Caroline Burnett, Susan Eandi and the Firm's Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer, Anna Brown
• Biden Signs #MeToo Bill Allowing Employees To Pursue Sexual Harassment & Assault Claims In Court, Rather Than Arbitration (3 March 2022)
  Authors: Paul Evans, Kimberly Franko, Krissy Katzenstein, Robin Samuel and Kaitlin Thompson
  
  
• Biometric Protections May Be Coming to California Soon | Employers Should Get Ahead Now (2 March 2022)
  Authors: Michael Brewer and Caroline Burnett
  
• Podcast: TMT Takeaways from Mind the Gap (TMT Talk – Episode 53) (17 February 2022)
  Author: Paul Evans
  
  
• Landmark #MeToo Legislation Allows Employees To Pursue Sexual Harassment & Assault Claims In Court, Rather Than Arbitration (16 February 2022)
  Authors: Paul Evans, Kimberly Franko, Krissy Katzenstein, Robin Samuel and Kaitlin Thompson
  
  
• California Employers: An End To California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA)? (15 February 2022)
  Authors: Michael Brewer, Lily Duong and Robin Samuel
  
  
• Masks Off for Employees? What Employers Should Keep in Mind As States Lift Mask Mandates (15 February 2022)
  Authors: Caroline Burnett, William Dugan, Susan Eandi, Paul Evans, Robin Samuel, Autumn Sharp and Michael Shimada
  
  
• This Valentine’s Day Embrace 5 Strategies to Show Employees Some Love in a Competitive Talent Market (14 February 2022)
  Authors: Caroline Burnett, Susan Eandi, Goli Rahimi and Autumn Sharp
  
  
• California Revives Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Creating Immediate Obligations for Employers | Everything You Need to Know (10 February 2022)
  Authors: Caroline Burnett, Susan Eandi and Robin Samuel
  
  
• Compensability of COVID-related Activities | The DOL May Have Weighed In to Help Employers Avoid Class Actions (8 February 2022)
  Authors: Caroline Burnett, JT Charron, Robin Samuel and Autumn Sharp
  
  
• Guardrails For Using Social Media During The Hiring Process (8 February 2022)
  Authors: Caroline Burnett and Sofia Chesnokova
  
  
• Illinois Employers: No Workers’ Compensation Preemption for BIPA Claims (3 February 2022)
  Authors: JT Charron, William Dugan, Autumn Sharp and Remy Snead
  
  
• New York’s New Electronic Monitoring Disclosure Law Requires Action Before May (2 February 2022)
  Authors: Caroline Burnett, Kimberly Franko, Autumn Sharp and Kaitlin Thompson
  
  
• Beginning May 2022 NYC Employers Must Include Salary Ranges in Job Advertisements (20 January 2022)
  Authors: Caroline Burnett, Paul Evans and Dionna Shear
  
  
• What Does the Supreme Court’s Stay of the OSHA ETS Mean for the Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate? Don’t Count On It Surviving Judicial Review (18 January 2022)
  Authors: Caroline Burnett, Susan Eandi, Robin Samuel, Autumn Sharp and Michael Shimada
  
  
• The OSHA Vaccine Mandate Is Done For. Now What Should Employers Do? (13 January 2022)
  Authors: Susan Eandi, Robin Samuel, Autumn Sharp and Michael Shimada
  
  
• Illinois Employers: Ten Top Developments for 2022 (12 January 2022)
  Authors: Remi Balogun, JT Charron, William Dugan, Elizabeth Ebersole, Damiya Park, Goli Rahimi, Autumn Sharp and Remy Snead
  
  
• Top 10 California Employment Law Updates for 2022 (11 January 2022)
  Authors: Caroline Burnett, Sofia Chesnokova, Joseph Deng, Susan Eandi, Benjamin Ho and Robin Samuel
  
  
• Chicago And Cook County Employers: Ring In The New Year With New COVID Requirements For Patrons And Employees (3 January 2022)
  Authors: William Dugan, Elizabeth Ebersole, Goli Rahimi and Autumn Sharp
  
  
• Employers Must Prepare Now For New California Employee Privacy Rights (3 January)
  Authors: Lothar Determann and Jonathan Tam