Introduction

HR has been among the most dynamic areas of American law for decades. And as 2023 got underway, it promised to be the most dynamic year EVER! The November national elections illustrated like no prior elections did just how evenly divided America is. Nowhere is the political tug-of-war more intense than in the labor and employment arena. From the National Labor Relations Board to the EEOC to the Department of Labor, pro-employee, pro-union initiatives are either underway or in the offing. The states are equally active, from wage and hour initiatives to the ongoing upheavals in marijuana legislation, abortion rights v. restrictions, and class actions v. mandatory arbitration. Organized labor hasn’t been this aggressive in a generation. No employer, regardless of size, economic sector, or geographic location can risk hiding its head in the sand. 

Three months into 2023, where do all these legal issues, initiatives, trends and challenges stand? And what does this glimpse portend for the remaining three quarters of the year?

Areas Covered In The Webinar

Where the Biden Administration’s 2023 priorities stand at the end of March:

• The NLRB on Section 7 rights; union-organizing rights; dual-employer status
• The EEOC on religious discrimination; LGBTQ rights; systemic discrimination; disparate impact of AI
• The U.S. DOL’s position on independent contractor status
• The Office of Federal Contract Compliance on unionization
• OSHA staffed up and on the offensive

The Supreme Court’s 2023 agenda: affirmative action, FLSA and more

“Big Blue”: California and New York set the blue state HR trends

Organized labor is feeling feisty: which employers are in its gunsights so far this year?

Arbitration v. “#MeToo”: where to next?

Abortion and right-to-life issues in a post-Dobbs environment of 50 state legislative approaches

Who Will Benefit

HR Professionals