Q Can nonexempt employees be forced to work overtime, and what is the legal recourse if they refuse to do the extra required work? A Yes, nonexempt employees can be required to work overtime hours and be disciplined or...
Employment Law Letter
Annual reviews of employee handbooks can help you stay ahead of the curve. Prudent employers are proactive, rather than reactive, in being prepared to deal with workplace issues. Here are four key areas of change you...
Unlike Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL) provides that individual coworkers may be held liable for their own actions and inactions relative to an employee who is...
Like federal law, the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL) and the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) prohibit discrimination based on gender or a qualifying disability. The laws generally prohibit an adverse...
On February 25, 2022, the Nebraska Legislature passed Legislative Bill (LB) 906, which addresses COVID-19 vaccine mandates implemented by Nebraska employers. It allows certain exceptions for employees with medical or...
Q When does leave to care for an adult child fall under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)? A Leave to care for children over the age of 18 is FMLA qualifying if they are incapable of self-care because of a mental...
Who said bipartisanship was dead? In a rare display of cooperation, the U.S. House and Senate recently passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (H.R. 4445). President Joe...
A citizen of the United Houma Nation endured repeated belittling and bullying in an unfortunate reminder that racist attitudes persist across many different races and cultures. A recent case is a reminder that employers...
I don’t know about you, but I love fill-in-the-blank quiz questions and even use them in some of my law school classes. What worked in high school still works now! If you jotted in “arbitration” above, then give yourself...
Did you hear the one about the right hand not knowing what the left hand was doing? The punch line was anything but funny for one of the country’s biggest companies. While the case arose in the Northeast, the result...
Given America’s long-running battle with weight issues, employees and employers are often asking a similar question: Is obesity a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? For decades, the answer wasn’t...
We held an interactive webcast in February 2022 and provided employers with an opportunity to ask questions about how to pay for COVID-19 testing, create virus prevention and control policies, and navigate federal...
Federal law bans employment discrimination against current or prospective employees based on race, age, and other protected classes. Additionally, it prohibits adverse action against employees based on a consumer report...
Current and former Northwestern University employees with contribution retirement plans sued their employer, its retirement investment committee, and the individual officials who administer the plans, alleging violations...
The U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers Pennsylvania employers) recently announced it will consider the most important question in collegiate sports history: whether students who participate in college...