This week we are pleased to have a guest post by Robinson+Cole Immigration Group lawyer Jennifer L. Shanley.
Recruiting the best talent is essential for many manufacturers’ ongoing success. Many times, the best talent is an individual who was born in another country and who needs sponsorship to work in the United States.
But how do…
This week we are pleased to have a guest post by Robinson+Cole Labor and Employment Group lawyer Natale V. DiNatale.
The NLRB has reversed decades of precedent and made it far easier for unions to represent employees, including manufacturers, without a secret ballot election. The NLRB’s new standard (announced in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC, 372…
Below is an excerpt of an article co-authored with Environmental, Energy + Telecommunications Group lawyer Jon Schaefer, published by EHS Today on August 31, 2023.
Across the country, manufacturers are learning they need to ensure employees working both inside and out are adequately protected from heat-related risks. Earlier in the summer, OSHA issued the first-ever …
This week’s post was contributed by Robinson+Cole’s Kathleen M. Porter, Jennifer M. Driscoll, and Amy R. Roth.
Companies pursuing acquisitions that require a filing in the United States under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR)[1] may, by year-end, face vastly expanded disclosure requirements necessitating far greater investments in time, effort, and planning.
In…
As many federal contractors and subcontractors know, the date for covered entities to certify compliance with their annual affirmative action plan requirements using the Contractor Portal of the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (OFCCP) was June 29, 2023. On or before that date, and each year annually, such entities must certify compliance as it…
Last month, I offered the first in a series of blog posts that attempt to simplify the various laws that are often described as a single law: “Buy America,” “Buy American,” “Made in the USA,” “Made in America,” and “Build Back Better.”
First, I want to return to the cliffhanger from the last post:
Did…
Earlier this week, a class action lawsuit was filed against Delta Air Lines alleging that the company is misleading the flying public with its claims of carbon neutrality. The complaint is the latest in the growing trend of greenwashing lawsuits filed against companies of all kinds alleging that their environmental and sustainability claims do not…
Below is an excerpt of an article, co-authored with Robinson+Cole Labor and Employment Group lawyer Sapna K. Jain, published in the Hartford Business Journal on May 1, 2023.
With Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start to summer, just a few weeks away, employers may be preparing to welcome summer interns into the workplace. What are the…
There is massive confusion both in the manufacturing community and the popular press. Even some of the well-respected industry publications have had a hard time getting it right.
We see and hear the terms all the time: “Buy America,” “Buy American,” “Made in the USA,” “Made in America,” “Build Back Better.” While all of these terms have…
Below is an excerpt of an article co-authored with Robinson+Cole Labor and Employment Group lawyer Natale V. DiNatale and Environmental, Energy + Telecommunications Group Jon Schaefer published by the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA) on April 12, 2023.
OSHA is poised to revive a policy that would require employers to permit union officials to take…
