Employment Law Letter

More than a box to check: subjective criteria’s role in performance evaluations by Michael A. Foley, Jones Walker LLP

Employers sometimes find themselves in the position to take adverse employment action against employees who perform poorly in one or more aspects of their jobs. Yet doing so can be problematic when criteria used to...

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Louisiana becomes first Deep South state to pass CROWN Act

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards recently signed Louisiana’s version of the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act into law. It was approved by the Louisiana Legislature in its recently...

DOL explains expanding FMLA leave to care for mental health conditions

We’ve all heard about the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) when it comes to expectant mothers or for recovery from serious physical health conditions, such as heart attacks or surgeries. The application of FMLA...

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Employers seeing opportunity as Boomers go from retirement to ‘unretirement’

Lured by the remote and flexible work capabilities created during the pandemic, at least some Baby Boomers who retired early are now interested in rejoining the workforce. In July, job search site, Joblist, released its...

Aug 31, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Time to explore what employees want in the post-lockdown work environment

As the world adjusts to a new normal after emerging from strict pandemic lockdowns, employers are struggling to figure out the best way to get work done. Many employers and employees alike tout the advantages of hybrid...

Remember: FMLA covers mental health conditions, too

Employees with mental health conditions are sometimes marginalized by employers. It shouldn’t be so. These conditions must be treated the same as the more obvious physical ones under the Family and Medical Leave Act...

Aug 31, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

9th Circuit: Sexual assault wasn’t ‘incident to’ military service

There has been much attention given to the adequacy of the disciplinary process covering sexual assault and the military, which remains largely under control of the chain of command. Recently, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court...

Aug 21, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · California

DFEH not bound by employment arbitration agreement

You enter into a perfectly drafted arbitration agreement with an employee. After he files an administrative charge with California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), the agency takes over the claim. Is...

Aug 21, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · California

COVID-19 brings unique litigation trends

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a new breed of employment litigation over the last two years. The lawsuits are the result of, among other issues, employers requiring health screenings, vaccinations, and quarantining...

Aug 21, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · California

Who are the mobile employees? How to catch and keep them

We are now more than two years into the massive COVID-spawned work disruption that we loosely term the Great Resignation. We have received anecdotal data explaining why people are modifying or changing their jobs and, on...

Aug 07, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · California

In a nutshell: how to handle anonymous workplace complaints

When employees with a workplace complaint are uncomfortable associating their name with the problem, filing an anonymous complaint is sometimes the chosen route. In days of yore, many employers resisted investigating...

Aug 07, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · California

Definition of ‘provide suitable seating,’ part 2

For the past decade, California courts have had the unique task of interpreting a new statute and regulations requiring employers to “provide suitable seating” for employees who are off-duty or whose duties permit them...

Aug 07, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · California

Construction GCs beware: New York expands wage theft laws

On Labor Day, Governor Kathy Hochul signed a new law, Senate Bill S2776C, which makes a prime contractor (“prime”), general contractor (GC), and construction manager (CM) on a construction job liable for a subcontractor...

Jul 31, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · New York

Appellate court rules for employer on interactive process issue

In a recent decision, the Appellate Division, Second Department ruled an employer’s alleged failure to engage in the “interactive process” wasn’t an independent element of a disability discrimination claim under the New...

Jul 31, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · New York

Bloomington mandates paid ‘sick and safe leave’ effective July 1, 2023

Bloomington recently joined the ranks of Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Duluth by mandating paid sick and safe leave (or SSL) beginning on July 1, 2023. Specifically, the Bloomington City Council passed an ordinance...

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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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