From our work schedules to hesitating to enter public domains, COVID-19 has undeniably changed how we live and work. One such way is with remote work reimbursement, in which employees who work remotely receive compensation for work from home overhead … Read More
On April 1st, 2022, employees at e-commerce and IT giant Amazon formed their first historic union thanks to the efforts of two fulfillment center employees in Staten Island. While Chris Smalls, the president of the new Amazon Labor Union, was … Read More
On March 26, 2022, Angela Reddock-Wright, employment law attorney, mediator, arbitrator, workplace & Title IX investigator, joined Spectrum New1 reporter Catalina Villegas to discuss recent efforts by the United Commercial & Food Workers union to unionize employees at approximately 100 Starbucks stores nationwide. Angela provided insights into how union organizing campaigns work, the perspectives of employers and employees with respect to such campaigns, and what employees can expect based on a unionizing campaign. Check out the discussion.… Read More
On March 23, 2022, Angela Reddock-Wright, employment law attorney, mediator, arbitrator, workplace and Title IX investigator, joined Spectrum News1 anchor Alex Cohen to discuss recent updates in workplace COVID-19 return to work policies and practices, led by the example of United Airlines. Angela provided insights on what companies are doing and what we can expect in terms of the next stage of managing issues related to COVID-19 in the workplace.… Read More
On March 23, 2022, Angela Reddock-Wright, employment law mediator, arbitrator, workplace and Title IX investigator, joined Newsy news anchor Chance Seales, and law enforcement, litigation and DEI consultant Sunetta “Sunny” Slaughter, to discuss President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s to the United States Supreme Court.… Read More
In December 2021, a Starbucks store in Buffalo, New York became the company’s first store to become a unionized workplace in the U.S. after staff workers voted to join the union. The attempted unionization of three stores in Buffalo has … Read More
With a handful of major U.S. companies rolling back their vaccine mandates for employees, experts put forth that the tightening labor market is to blame as the Great Resignation continues. However, continued infections and a recent rise in cases against … Read More
As you may know, Equal Pay Day took place this past Tuesday, March 15, 2022. The role of this date, according to the National Committee on Pay Equity, is to reflect how much further into the year women and minorities … Read More
On March 3, 2022, President Biden signed H.R. 4445, otherwise known as the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, to go into effect immediately. The amendment concerns mandatory arbitration in cases of sexual assault and harassment, … Read More
On Friday, February 25, 2022, Angela Reddock-Wright, employment law attorney, mediator, arbitrator, workplace & Title IX investigator, joined KNBC-4 Los Angeles news reporter Beverly White to discuss President Joe Biden’s historic nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court. Check out the discussion.… Read More