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

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ABCs of EEOC’s proposed workplace pregnancy accommodation regulations

Effective July 27, 2023, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) requires employers with 15 or more employees to accommodate pregnancy and pregnancy-related complications in the workplace. The Equal Employment...

Oct 10, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota

DOL revisits Obama-era baseline for exempt workers

On August 30, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would affect the classification status of exempt employees by raising the minimum salary requirement to be exempt under the Fair...

Oct 10, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota

Government regulation of AI is coming, so be prepared

Hate it or love it, an artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is going to affect our job market. With the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, it isn’t hyperbole to suggest our economy sits at a historic inflection point...

Oct 10, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont

Employers using E-Verify allowed to continue remote verification of Form I-9

On July 21, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that beginning on August 1, employers who use E-Verify and are in good standing will have the option to review employees’ identity and employment...

Oct 10, 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 · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Time for handbook review! NLRB adopts new standard

On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) adopted a new standard for evaluating the legality of workplace rules under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Employers in both unionized and...

Oct 10, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin

Copyright ownership of creative works made for hire

When an employer directs an employee to create a work that would trigger copyright protection, who owns the copyright? What if an employer has engaged the services of an independent contractor, who creates the work for...

Oct 10, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma

FMLA and the modern workforce

Employers with over 50 employees regularly address employees’ requests for leave under the FMLA. When the FMLA was originally enacted in 1993, the workplace looked a bit different than it does now. Most employees went to...

Oct 10, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi

Broker let go after posting about attending January 6 Capitol riot

Human resources professionals understand the risks involved in making public announcements about the reason for an employee's termination. These considerations normally counsel a policy to remain tight-lipped about an...

Oct 10, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma

Employee fired for violating policy advances FMLA interference claim

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) creates two substantive employee rights. First, an eligible employee may take up to twelve weeks of protected leave as needed. Second, the employee has the right to return to the...

Oct 10, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Q & A: How to deal with damages to customer or company property

Q: Can we legally require employees to reimburse the company for damage to customer or company property (i.e., the full amount of damages or insurance deductible)? This question’s answer is the dreaded lawyer’s response...

Oct 10, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota

Blaze Media flames out of arbitration argument

Blaze Media is a Dallas-based company that provides news content of a conservative ilk. Its arbitration agreement for employees intersected with the news, however, in the form of developments caused by the #MeToo...