by Tammy Binford
The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) new rule on joint employment puts more employers at risk of joint employer status, meaning they will bear more responsibility related to unionization, bargaining, and unfair labor practice charges.
Illinois employers who use employees’ fingerprints, face scans, or other biometric identifiers to enable workers to access timekeeping, payroll, IT, or other systems have long been on notice that the Illinois Biometric...
The Connecticut Supreme Court recently decided an interesting employment case about the “public policy” exception to the “at-will employment” doctrine. Public policy exception to ‘at-will employment’ As we’ve written...
Q: Do any states still require employers to provide paid COVID-19 sick leave in 2023? Yes. As of March 15, 2023, states, counties, or cities that still require an employer to provide paid COVID-19 sick leave include...
Mergers and acquisitions bring lots of financial opportunity, but they can sometimes result in upheaval in the workforce as the new entity determines whether it will operate the business differently from its predecessor...
The 94th Arkansas General Assembly is now in session, and bills related to employment are being introduced. Of course, the mere introduction of a bill doesn’t mean that it will ultimately be reported out of committee...
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans (whose rulings apply to all Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas employers) recently tossed out an order from a Texas-based district court denying a temporary court order...
After an employee’s termination, employers are often confronted with the difficult task of deciding what to communicate and to whom. Should a companywide e-mail be sent to ensure morale and quiet rumors? What if a former...
Can a business terminate an employee for claiming its operations are somehow illegal or against public policy? For example, can an employer discharge an employee for complaining the business’s refusal to use electric...
Q: What is an employer’s obligation to pay an employee who has to miss work because of a subpoena that isn’t job-related? Is it similar to jury duty leave? A subpoena is a command to appear at a certain time and place to...
Q: Are we required to provide American Sign Language (ASL) or English-language interpreters for candidates in job interviews? If so, who pays? Yes, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires employers to provide...
Most Oklahoma employers are familiar with the fact that the state has one of the strictest laws in the nation pertaining to noncompete agreements between employers and employees. But what about noncompetition or...
On February 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its decision in McLaren Macomb, ruling that severance agreements containing broad confidentiality or nondisparagement provisions prohibiting...
Q: We have an employee who had elective weight loss surgery without complications and is off work for two weeks to recover. Does the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) apply? The FMLA’s definition of a serious health...
As we previously reported, a Wal-Mart store in Statesville was sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on March 27 for an alleged violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) based on...
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) not only investigates charges of discrimination but also sometimes files lawsuits to enforce the laws it oversees. EEOC lawsuits are a matter of public record, as...