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by John T. Below and Cameron D. Ritsema, Bodman PLC

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H-2B visas could be the solution for your business

Employers that struggle to fill temporary positions might consider H-2B visas as a possible solution to their hiring needs. What is an H-2B visa? An H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visa is a temporary (i.e...

Dec 01, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · New York · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

TSU and two Ps: F on discrimination claim

I know this sounds like the tiles drawn in Scrabble, but it’s much more. Let’s decipher. Law school professor in conflict with her school Deana Pollard Sacks, a tenured professor at the school of law at Texas Southern...

Dec 01, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Can FMLA be used to cover employee’s partial return?

Q One of our managers has been out on short-term disability, but he didn’t apply for Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave. If he returns three days per week, can we apply FMLA leave to cover the other two days...

Dec 01, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming

Statewide Earned Sick and Safe Time Leave Law takes effect January 1, 2024

With the effective date of Minnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) Leave Law fast approaching, we present a rundown of frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the law so you can be ready. FAQs addressing the...

Dec 01, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota

Pilot’s attempt to avoid liability for training expenses was grounded

The Arizona Employment Protection Act (AEPA) sets two standards under which a constructive discharge claim (i.e., a claim by an employee who resigned due to working conditions) may be established. The first requires an...

Dec 01, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

The importance of confidentiality agreements

Q We’re developing a confidentiality agreement for a client with over 200 employees. Are there any specific provisions we need to be aware of as we develop this template? Confidentiality agreements are one of the most...

Dec 01, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming

Alcoholic employee must meet employer’s performance standards

A recent federal court decision notes that disabled employees or employees with substance abuse problems must comply with an employer’s policies and meet reasonable performance standards. Stephen Drizos, a long-term...

Dec 01, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma

How to handle a positive result after an on-site drug test

Q If an employee’s on-site drug test is positive, should we follow up with a second confirmatory test? Can this confirmatory test be conducted on-site, or, by law, must this test be conducted in an outside lab? The...

Dec 01, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia

Ending forced arbitration of sexual harassment, not discrimination

Arbitration agreements are a powerful tool used by many employers as a means of alternative dispute resolution. Arbitration allows the parties of a claim to resolve the dispute privately without the involvement of a...

Dec 01, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota

Planning for workforce reductions in an age of inflation

With inflationary pressures and lingering fears of a recession, 2023 has seen layoffs in nearly every sector of the economy. But layoffs have their own price tag, which often includes severance payments to affected...

Dec 01, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California · New York · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Pay equity issues can arise in multiple ways for employers

Pay equity for women remains an issue for many employers. Among those championing gender pay equity is Megan Rapinoe, an American soccer star who’s set to retire from professional play at the end of the National Women’s...

Dec 01, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

The North Pole and Santa Claus’s motion to dismiss

The North Pole and Santa Claus, by counsel, respectfully ask the court to dismiss all claims brought against them by P.U. Scrooge pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) because all such claims are barred by the Christmas Anticipation...

Dec 01, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

New employer cannot force its way into arbitration

Arbitration procedure can be tricky enough when dealing with only one employee. It gets that much harder when a subsequent employer tries to extend the employees’ arbitration agreement so that it covers claims against a...

Nov 27, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California