Risa M Salins

February 04, 2021 | New York Law Journal

In this edition of their Labor Relations column, David E. Schwartz and Risa M. Salins discuss the current state of COVID-19-related FFCRA leave and federal unemployment insurance benefits, including recent Labor Department guidance in these areas, as well as potential changes anticipated under the Biden administration.

By David E. Schwartz and Risa M. Salins

7 minute read

December 04, 2020 | New York Law Journal

As Inauguration Day approaches, employers are looking ahead to what the next four years may hold. In this edition of their Labor Relations column, David E. Schwartz and Risa M. Salins write that employers should expect a more worker-friendly era via executive orders and rules set by agencies in the new administration.

By David E. Schwartz and Risa M. Salins

9 minute read

October 01, 2020 | New York Law Journal

In their Labor Relations column this month, David E. Schwartz and Risa M. Salins review decisions implicating employment of individuals participating in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, whether states may use information contained in federal I-9 forms to prosecute undocumented workers, and the applicable burden of proof in race discrimination claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (Section 1981).

By David E. Schwartz and Risa M. Salins

10 minute read

August 06, 2020 | New York Law Journal

In their Labor Relations column, David E. Schwartz and Risa M. Salins discuss three landmark civil rights decisions, issued by the U.S. Supreme Court during its 2019-2020, that have significant implications for employers.

By David E. Schwartz and Risa M. Salins

10 minute read

June 04, 2020 | New York Law Journal

In this edition of their Labor Relations column, David E. Schwartz and Risa M. Salins address important legal considerations for employers related to COVID-19 testing and vaccinations, as well as contact tracing in the workplace, which implicate various federal, state and local laws and may trigger rights and obligations under the National Labor Relations Act.

By David E. Schwartz and Risa M. Salins

11 minute read

April 02, 2020 | New York Law Journal

As many troubled companies will continue to "downsize" and seek to restructure mounting debts, David E. Schwartz and Risa M. Salins address important considerations for employers contemplating Chapter 11 bankruptcy in this edition of their Labor Relations column.

By David E. Schwartz and Risa M. Salins

10 minute read

December 05, 2019 | New York Law Journal

In their Labor Relations column, David Schwartz and Risa Salins continue their discussion of recent NLRB developments. Here, they highlight important rulings impacting both unionized and non-unionized workplaces.

By David E. Schwartz and Risa M. Salins

9 minute read

October 03, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Over the last several months, the NLRB issued a slew of employer-friendly decisions. Many of these decisions overturned longstanding precedent. In their Labor Relations column, David E. Schwartz and Risa M. Salins address a number of these recent Board rulings that have significant implications for employers with and, in several cases, without a unionized workforce.

By David E. Schwartz and Risa M. Salins

8 minute read

August 01, 2019 | New York Law Journal

In their Labor Relations column, David E. Schwartz and Risa M. Salins discuss three key SCOTUS rulings and the impact each is likely to have on the arbitration of employment-related claims. Employers are advised to review and update their arbitration agreements in light of these recent decisions and also stay abreast of federal and state legislation in this area.

By David E. Schwartz and Risa M. Salins

9 minute read

June 06, 2019 | New York Law Journal

In their Labor Relations column, David E. Schwartz and Risa M. Salins review a recent decision in which the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that an employer waited too long after a former employee filed a Title VII discrimination lawsuit to assert the individual failed to properly file a charge with the EEOC, and another recent key decision that requires most midsize and large employers to submit expanded EEO-1 Reports to the EEOC by Sept. 30, 2019.

By David E. Schwartz and Risa M. Salins

9 minute read