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Guess what? EEOC doesn't always need individual charge to probe workplace bias

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently published a new webpage reminding us of its authority under certain circumstances to launch a discrimination investigation even without receiving a charge from...

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Department of Family and Medical Leave finalizes revised PFML regulations

Back in June, the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave issued new proposed revisions to the “final” regulations it published a year earlier related to the state’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Law (PFML)...

Oct 31, 2020 · Employment Law Letter · New England · Massachusetts

New Maryland laws took effect October 1

Following are some of the significant pieces of legislation passed by the Maryland General Assembly last spring that take effect on October 1, 2020. Maryland’s ‘mini-WARN Act’ now has sharp teeth House Bill (HB) 1018...

Maryland employers not always liable when employee crashes company car

Are Maryland employers always responsible when an employee has a wreck in a company car? A recent decision from the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland provides helpful guidance on the issue. How law usually...

Mandatory vaccinations in the workplace: an overview for Maine employers

Lately, we've been fielding questions from employers about the legality of mandating influenza and COVID-19 vaccines for employees. While a fair amount of information is available for flu vaccines, we expect federal and...

Return to school raises FFCRA leave questions

With kids going back to school, new questions about eligibility for paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) are cropping up. The FFCRA, which remains in effect until December 31, 2020...

What do I do about employees who appear impaired at work?—two scenarios

Q We have an employee who definitely showed signs of being on drugs or alcohol at work. We want to let him go per our handbook policies that prohibit employees from being at work under the influence of alcohol or drugs...

COVID-19 layoffs can cause partial retirement plan termination

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to “shelter-at-home” proclamations from state and local governments, causing many nonessential businesses to shut down temporarily. Employers have handled the crisis in varying ways, some by...

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Ready for office holiday celebration? Remember to party 2020 style

The holiday season is upon us, but it just doesn't seem so festive this year. Many employees are still isolated as they work from home. Essential workers are in the workplace but worried about the risks they face by...

Imagining postpandemic workplace: Comfy, sterile, or mix of both?

Everybody—from CEOs to frontline workers, design specialists to space planners, Gen Z and Millennials to Boomers—is wondering what the post-COVID workplace will look like. Despite the myriad ideas floating around, the...

Managing discrimination claims in the remote workplace

Since March, when many employees began working from home, employers have had to rely on chat applications to help their employees communicate remotely. Whether it’s Slack, Microsoft Teams, or Skype, employees can use the...

Oct 31, 2020 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Can you force employees to enroll in Medicare?

Q Can we make it mandatory for employees to enroll in Medicare upon turning age 65 even if they don't plan on retiring and continue using the group medical plan? If so, how must this be communicated to employees...

Oct 31, 2020 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Employee who can telework isn’t eligible for Emergency Paid Sick Leave

Q We have an employee working remotely from home who has tested positive for COVID-19. Her doctor says she can return to work in two weeks. She is asymptomatic and wants to continue to work so she can save her Emergency...

Oct 31, 2020 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Hiring during COVID-19: Plan defensively to avoid litigation

As COVID-19 recedes in parts of the United States, businesses will be in a position to staff up. Be aware, however, that as you recall some employees from furlough or hire other applicants, workers not selected to return...

Oct 31, 2020 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

DOL issues guidance on tracking, compensating telework

The COVID-19 global pandemic has forced some employees to increase their hours spent teleworking and has required other workers to fulfill their job duties from home for the first time in their careers. This "remote...

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Arkansas Stephen W. Jones of Jack Nelson Jones, PLLC, and Audra Hamilton and Nathan Read of Mitchell Williams
Kansas Boyd A. Byers, Teresa L. Shulda, and Tara Eberline of Foulston Siefkin LLP
Missouri Robert A. Kaiser, Jeremy Brenner, and Ida S. Shafaie of Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Oklahoma Charles S. Plumb, Courtney Bru, Paul Ross, Philip Bruce, and Jacob Crawford of McAfee & Taft

Delaware Lauren Russell of Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Maryland Steven E. Bers and David M. Stevens of Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, L.L.P.
New Jersey John C. Petrella and Dina M. Mastellone of Genova Burns LLC
Pennsylvania Dena Calo, Lisa Koblin, Carolyn Pellegrini, and Zachary Kimmel of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
Virginia Jonathan Mook and Bernard J. DiMuro of DiMuroGinsberg PC

Illinois Steven L. Brenneman and Kelly Smith-Haley of Fox, Swibel, Levin & Carroll, LLP
Indiana Brian R. Garrison of Faegre Drinker
Michigan Gary S. Fealk and John T. Below of Bodman PLC
Ohio Fred G. Pressley, Jr., Jourdan D. Day, and John M. Stephen of Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Wisconsin Saul Glazer, Troy D. Thompson, Michael J. Westcott, Leslie A. Sammon, and Heath Straka of Axley Brynelson LLP

Kentucky Richard S. Cleary, John T. Lovett, Robert D. Hudson, and Kathleen Biggs Wright of Frost Brown Todd LLC
North Carolina Richard L. Rainey of Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
South Carolina Richard J. Morgan, James K. Gilliam, Jonathan C. Eggert, and Chandler E. Aragona of Burr & Forman LLP
Tennessee Kara E. Shea and David Johnson of Butler Snow LLP
West Virginia Larry J. Rector and Allison B. Williams of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Alabama Albert L. Vreeland and David J. Middlebrooks of Lehr Middlebrooks Vreeland & Thompson, P.C.
Florida G. Thomas Harper of The Law and Mediation Offices of G. Thomas Harper, LLC, Lisa Berg and Andrew Rodman of Stearns Weaver Miller, and Robert J. Sniffen and Jeff Slanker of Sniffen & Spellman, P.A.
Georgia Raanon Gal of Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Glianny Fagundo of Thompson Hine LLP and Chris Butler of the Chris Butler Firm
Louisiana H. Mark Adams and Jennifer Kogos of Jones Walker LLP
Mississippi Martin J. Regimbal of The Kullman Firm

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