Few issues are more sensitive for employers than accommodating employees’ religious practices and observances. In recent years, Muslim employees and their employers have struggled with how to handle the religious...
Employment Law Letter
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently published web accessibility guidance under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities and guarantees they will...
A three-judge appellate panel recently affirmed the New Jersey Superior Court’s grant of summary judgment (dismissal without a trial) in favor of PNC Investments LLC and threw out two former employees’ claims of age...
When the COVID-19 outbreak first began forcing workplaces to close or at least limit their operations to curb the spread of the virus, Virginia was one of the first states to adopt a specific safety standard for...
A recent study revealed that more than 200,000 Virginia workers have been misclassified as independent contractors, and this alone has cost the Commonwealth approximately $28 million in tax revenues each year. To curb...
In March 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (EFASASHA) into law (see “What new ban on forced arbitration in #MeToo cases means for MA employers” in...
While most employees take Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave for legitimate qualifying reasons and use it appropriately, we all know about occasions when they abuse the Act. Read on to learn more about how to...
“Birthdays were invented to sell Hallmark cards.” – Ron Swanson If you’ve ever watched the show “Parks and Recreation,” you know Leslie Knope lives for birthdays, but her boss, Ron Swanson, hates them. In one episode...
An employer that had a sexual harassment policy but that failed to train its employees on the policy—and failed to insist that managers who received complaints forward them to the HR department—will face a jury trial in...
When acquiring another business, companies sometimes unwittingly buy an employment lawsuit. Recently, the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals (the federal appeals court whose rulings apply to Oklahoma employers) explained...
The COVID-19 pandemic placed a spotlight on the challenge of juggling work and personal obligations, including coordinating the demands of virtual learning, school closures, and other scheduling issues. Even as the...
For decades, American employers have relied on judicial precedent and the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) to enforce predispute mandatory arbitration agreements, which are signed before any known conflict arises between...
Retaliation continues to be at the top of the federal government’s priority list. In March 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new field assistance bulletin titled Protecting Workers from Retaliation, which...
With Proposition 207’s passage in November 2020, Arizona joined the growing list of states legalizing adult recreational marijuana use. As the legalization and decriminalization trend continues (including with recent...
Sadly, in the past 12 months, I have been hired to investigate or assist in investigating employee embezzlement more times than in the past 15 years combined. Embezzlement is the theft or misappropriation of funds or...