Q One of our employees has been in and out with cold and flu symptoms, but he was recently diagnosed with strep throat. The leave originally wasn’t classified as Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave, but because the...
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Whether an employer is successful in getting an employment discrimination case dismissed often depends on whether it can show it had an “honest belief” in a nondiscriminatory reason for its employment decision. To...
A recent study from Guild, a workplace education provider, explored what keeps employers up at night. Topping the list of worries business leaders named for 2024 was a loss of institutional knowledge as workers retire...
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There’s no denying that all the upheaval over the last few years has had an outsized effect on the workforce. Among other things, employees weathered a worldwide health crisis and its resulting economic disruption along...
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Q Are we obligated by law to disclose that our company vehicles are geographically tracked? If so, what is the best practice when advising employees their company cars will be trackable at all times? As a general rule...
Nondisclosure agreements (NDAs)—also referred to as confidentiality contracts, noncompete agreements, and restrictive covenants—can protect confidential information that, if used inappropriately, would harm your business...
A recent case from West Texas reminds us yet again that lawyers representing employees fight tooth and nail to keep their clients out of arbitration—and to get their claims to a jury of their peers. Slip and fall Mary...
Employers have seen an enormous number of changes recently to various rules about how they manage their employee base. This includes a notice of proposed rulemaking by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in late 2023...
Over the past few years, collegiate athletes’ rights have continued to expand, with name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals being a hot topic of conversation and a way for student athletes to obtain significant...
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It’s that time of year again! No, we’re not referring to spring. On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will open its portal for filing 2023 EEO-1 data. The deadline for...
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On February 8, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) found that former employees who filed a federal whistleblower retaliation claim under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) must only show the protected...
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On February 16, 2024, the New Jersey Appellate Division upheld the dismissal of a whistleblowing claim filed by a former supervisor. The court affirmed the trial court’s decision dismissing the employee’s claim under the...
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An employee’s performance is measured by the amount of work done. Fair enough. The employee takes Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave. Must the metrics of performance measurement be adjusted as a result? Earlier...
Each year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) releases data about workplace injuries across the United States. In its most recent release, the agency saw more than 2.8 million reported work-related injuries...
Regular readers of Mountain West Employment Law Letter know the current National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued a number of worker-friendly decisions over the past year, including Stericycle, Inc., an important...
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