Employment Law Letter

Employee drug testing in Iowa receives further clarity

The Iowa Supreme Court recently issued important decisions about the state's private-sector drug-free-workplace statute. Iowa Code Section 730.5 is a complex statute containing numerous application pitfalls for employers...

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Both friends and foes of unions stepping up their efforts

The union movement has seen declining numbers for decades, but with a staunchly prounion advocate in the White House, union supporters are hoping to soon see progress for their cause. But union foes are hoping to thwart...

Workplace primer on attracting, retaining neurodiverse talent

Neurodiversity represents the inherent differences in neurological structure and function. The term encompasses neurocognitive differences such as autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyslexia...

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It's not my fault . . . is it? Landowners vs. independent contractors

One of the benefits of hiring an independent contractor is that most obligations fall to the contractor—obtaining workers' compensation and general liability insurance; complying with federal, state, and local employment...

Sep 19, 2021 · Employment Law Letter · California

Court finds offer to compromise didn't apply to wage claims

Many employers use Code of Civil Procedure Section 998 offers to compromise as a strategic way to shift which party in a lawsuit—the employer or the employee—will be determined the "prevailing party." That's important...

Sep 19, 2021 · Employment Law Letter · California

What CA employers need to know about broad federal, state vaccine mandates

President Joe Biden’s new “COVID-19 Action Plan: Path Out of the Pandemic” requires employees of large private employers, the federal government, federal contractors, and healthcare entities to be vaccinated against the...

Sep 19, 2021 · Employment Law Letter · California

Showing favoritism to paramour isn't unlawful sex bias under Title VII

Although supervisory favoritism toward a paramour may be unfair and ill-advised, it isn't illegal sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, according to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals...