Vorys At Work
The Vorys labor and employment team has developed an educational platform – Vorys at Work – to provide important updates and training for HR professionals and in house counsel on labor and employment law trends, employee benefits issues, developments, decisions and law changes from across the U.S. From frequent alerts and blog posts and complimentary webinars, Vorys at Work provides critical information in a vast array of formats. Scroll down to see some of our recent alerts, podcast episodes and upcoming events. To receive updates and invitations from Vorys at Work, click here.
3/4/2025 | Michigan Legislature Amends Paid Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Laws
On February 21, 2025, Michigan’s governor signed into law amendments to the Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA) and the Michigan Wage Act (Wage Act) (both previously reinstated by the Michigan Supreme Court). Read more.
2/21/2025 | New York Extends Deadline for the Retail Worker Safety Act
New York employers have been preparing their workplace violence prevention policies and training programs in anticipation of the New York Retail Worker Safety Act’s (the Act) March 4, 2025, effective date. Read more.
2/4/2025 | Changes to Immigration Enforcement Policies Impact Employers
Through a series of executive orders and agency actions since taking office on January 20, 2025, the second Trump Administration has implemented drastic changes to immigration enforcement that are increasing incidents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities, or “raids,” at worksites. Employers should be aware that the situation is fluid, and additional agency policies impacting ICE activities may be implemented in the future. Read more.
1/22/2025 | Trump Revokes Executive Order 11246 Requiring Affirmative Action
On January 21, 2025, President Trump revoked Executive Order 11246, which has been in place since 1965. EO 11246 required federal contractors to take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity in all aspects of employment. Under the new “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” Executive Order, “ federal contractors and subcontractors shall not consider race, color, sex, sexual preference, religion, or national origin in ways that violate the Nation’s civil rights laws.” The new Executive Order doesn’t apply to employers that are not federal contractors. However, the Executive Order also contains a section “Encouraging the Private Sector to End Illegal DEI Discrimination and Preferences” which targets private employers. Read more.
1/14/2025 | Ohio Requires Employers to Provide Employees With Pay Stubs
On January 8, 2025, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed the Pay Stub Protection Act. Read more.
About Vorys on Labor
Vorys on Labor focuses on traditional labor issues of interest to labor professionals in both the public and private sector. Vorys on Labor will help keep you informed about recent developments at the National Labor Relations Board, the Ohio State Employment Relations Board, and in Congress. You can expect to find news and commentary about these developments and many other topics, including the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), union membership, and union organizing.
Webinar on Demand: Proactive Strategies to Address Unionization Attempts
The marked increase in unionization efforts nationally is obvious; but solutions that will address the cause, rather than the effects, of such unionization efforts are less clear. For decades, employees have turned to labor unions when they feel their company is not listening to their collective demands. Employees now have a renewed interest in communicating with labor unions to act on their behalf when they do not get what they want. For their part, unions are focusing organizational efforts on industries that have not traditionally been unionized. In this session, Dan Clark and Michael Shoenfelt addressed the proactive measures companies can take now to address potential unionization.To learn more or to watch a recording, click here.