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Court challenge looms, but employers urged to prepare for new overtime rule

by Tammy Binford

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Court restores accommodation claim for employee with pending leave request

Once an employee requests an accommodation, their employer has a duty to engage in an “interactive process” to try to determine whether they can accommodate the disability. With that in mind, employers should take note...

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Tips, tip pooling, and tip credits: What can restaurant legally do with its tips?

Employees in a restaurant setting often receive tips, and employers frequently take a “tip credit” toward the minimum wage they must pay (allowing an employer in Arkansas to pay $2.63 per hour to tipped employees if they...

Showing up can be more than half the battle in opposing jobless claims

Employers must be careful to preserve their rights and not cavalierly ignore the need to present their point of view. A recent case before the Arkansas Court of Appeals illustrates what can happen when an employer doesn...

EEOC highlights caregiver discrimination in new guidance

Another month, another article about one of the myriad of employment issues implicated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This article focuses on recently issued guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Nebraska voters appear poised to vote on increasing minimum wage to $15 by 2026

Raise the Wage Nebraska, the organization which previously launched a petition seeking to have Nebraska voters raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2026, announced on July 1, 2022, that it has more than enough...

What dementia storyline in This Is Us teaches us about FMLA

For six seasons, fans of the NBC hit drama This Is Us tuned in each week to watch the Pearson Family saga unfold and have a collective soul-cleansing cry. The series delicately weaved in and out of multiple time periods...

SCOTUS decision overturning Roe v. Wade affects employee benefits plan

The U.S. Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) recent decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization will have a significant impact on abortion procedures offered under employee benefits plans. Background On June 24, 2022...

Maine outlaws race-based hair discrimination

The Maine Legislature recently passed a new law prohibiting race discrimination based on hair texture or hairstyle. The law becomes effective on July 18, 2022, and it will apply to all employers and schools across the...

Examining the employer values that employees truly value

With all the upheaval the workforce has seen in the last few years, it’s no wonder employers and employees alike are doing some soul searching. Employees are wondering what their life’s work should be and how to balance...

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Facing up to data security concerns in the new hybrid world of work

Data security has always been a concern for businesses of all types. But with the proliferation of remote and hybrid work, those worries have surged, keeping HR, IT, and other professionals up at night. Sophisticated bad...

Don’t wait too late to arbitrate, warns Supreme Court

The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) favors the enforcement of arbitration agreements, but employers can’t wait too long to compel arbitration. Courts often apply a contract “waiver” rule if employers sit on their rights...

Where’s the harm? Courts split on Title VII liability for lateral transfers

Recently, the influential U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Circuit ruled that denial of a lateral transfer request based on protected status is actionable under Title VII of the Civil Rights...

When one word and one time are too many

It is “probably the most offensive word in English.” —U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh In a recent case, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to all Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas...

Tips on tallying up state tax, withholding consequences of remote work

One of the most sweeping economic changes arising as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic is the shift from in-person to remote working. Although many employees have returned to working on location again, factors indicate...

Jul 24, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Title VII doesn’t require showing of tangible harm, D.C. Circuit rules

Title VII doesn’t require employees to demonstrate an “objectively tangible harm,” the full U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit recently ruled. The landmark decision overturned the court’s...