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Reverse discrimination claims boosted by Supreme Court

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Federal court bans new overtime rule, rolls back salary threshold

On November 15, 2024, a federal judge in Texas struck down a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) final rule that would have increased the salary threshold, in multiple phases, for exemptions from overtime pay under the...

Jan 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont

Continuing insurance coverage through FMLA, extended leaves, and terminations

As many employers discovered during the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most complex components of leave can be whether an employee’s health insurance is continued throughout the leave or whether, according to the health...

Jan 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota

How to handle unplanned, unexcused absences

Q How can we discipline a new employee who takes unplanned, unexcused days off for sickness, family emergencies, etc.? We don’t currently have a policy on how many unexcused days off are allowed. Wisconsin employers have...

Jan 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin

Know who qualifies as family under FMLA

Q We have an employee who took four days off to tend to his daughter in the hospital after she received a C-section and another who wants to take three weeks off to assist her sibling going through chemotherapy. Would...

Jan 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin

Despite mental health professional’s many mental stresses, jury’s verdict stands

Small dollar cases are a problem because the cost of attorneys’ fees can often dwarf the remaining areas of liability. In addition, pain and suffering damages are a wildcard that makes a case evaluation difficult. But...

Dec 11, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · California

No new sheriff in town: Court rejects novel application of McDonnell Douglas test

A mediocre sheriff with a history of performance warnings wasn’t promoted and tried to get that reversed by a California trial court. When that didn’t work, he went to the court of appeal and asked for his case to be...

Dec 11, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · California

He’s a real Nowhere Man: Employee must arbitrate wage and hour claims

Because arbitrations are creatures of contract, ordinarily a nonsignatory to an arbitration agreement cannot invoke its terms. But an exception exists when that rule proves just too unfair. Courts can’t countenance...

Dec 11, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · California

Trump victory presages fundamental changes in government

Donald Trump and the Republicans’ sweeping victory promises to bring equally sweeping changes to the federal government. This issue of FELI will examine the likely impact of the new administration on each of the major...