Roundup: Diversity; Employment law trends; Benefits and termination; New noncompete legislation; Employment law differences between US and the world
Salary.com Compensation and Pay Equity Law Review
Our editor, employment lawyer Heather Bussing, is tracking legislation, cases, and analysis to give you the latest critical HR topics.
This week we're answering the questions:
- How can people who are probably not being discriminated against to make a viable discrimination claim?
- Are diversity and discrimination the same thing?
- What's hot in new state employment laws?
- How do you handle benefits on termination?
- What are the latest states to consider banning noncompete agreements?
- What are some differences in employment laws between the US and other countries?
Diversity Is Not Discrimination, Unless It Is
The ad for the NFL summer internship required applicants to be a "person of color or female" law student. This prompted a white male law student to apply and then sue for race and gender discrimination when he was rejected.
New Employment Law Trends
As you read through the different approaches to employment law issues like child labor, noncompete agreements, regulating AI, consider who benefits and whether the laws are genuinely trying to address a problem or seem to be political theater. We're going to see a lot of both this year.
Benefit Issues to Watch For When Employees Leave
What happens to benefits comes up a lot in layoffs or other terminations where the employer offers severance. It's also an issue in executive and other management contracts about what happens when the executive resigns or is requested to.
Which States Are Banning Noncompete Agreements and Why
Except in very limited circumstances, noncompete agreements are an abuse of power. And that's why some states are severely limiting them or outright banning them. Here's more on what's happening with noncompetes.
US Employment Law is Weird
I loved this article about things employers outside the US should watch out for when hiring employees inside the US. And even if you think you probably know, the insights about harassment and discrimination claims are absolutely right and worth understanding.
