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Tuesday, September 29, 2026

2022 Labor and Employment Trends - The National Law Review

This year brought substantial progress in the way of slightly fewer positive COVID-19 cases and/or transmissions and increased vaccinations. Consequently, in the employment world many of you reopened your offices and invited employees, some thrilled and others reluctant, to return to in-person work. Though the return has restored some sense of normalcy, there are still issues that remain in flux and continue to demand flexibility and meticulous attention to the myriad of federal, state, and local developments in employment law that impact your workplace. So, before we all sit down at the table and fill our plates and bellies to overflowing as we start the 2022 holiday season, we can once again find some bright shining blessings as we review the year. We are grateful to have survived many of the repercussions from the COVID-19 global pandemic, including supply chain disruptions and embarrassing Zoom fails. We are hopeful for economic stability and a highly satisfied, productive workforce. We are also grateful for the following legal stuff:

1. The Great Resignation Appears to Be Slowing Down

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that beginning in March 2021 and carrying over into 2022, the rate of job quitting in the U.S. reached highs not seen since the bureau began measuring job openings and turnover in December 2000. The phenomenon has been dubbed the “Great Resignation” (coined by Texas A&M University professor Anthony Klotz) and has been...



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