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Reverse discrimination claims boosted by Supreme Court

by Paige Good and Harrison Kosmider, McAfee & Taft

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Avoiding blah, blah, blah in writing value statements

It befalls HR to write value statements, aka mission statements. Is there a method to follow? Yes, according to an insightful article in the July/August 2024 issue of the Harvard Business Review, “Build a Corporate...

Sep 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Failure to double check defeats Texas Labor Code lawsuit

Embarking on another football season, we’re reminded of the “X” and “O” play calling strategy mapped out on a coach’s whiteboard. Here’s a new play to call to defeat a Texas Labor Code lawsuit. Start with the charge form...

Sep 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Two federal courts split on upholding FTC’s noncompete ban

Last month, we reported that a Texas federal court had stayed (halted) the enforceability of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final rule implementing a nationwide ban on noncompete clauses in employment agreements...

Sep 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · California · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma

7th Circuit rejects rude restaurant worker’s claim

We’ve all encountered them—a surly hospitality worker who seems to be in the wrong line of work. A recent decision from the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose decisions apply to Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin)...

Sep 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin

New Hampshire Legislature passes law allowing firearms in employees’ vehicles

Although the debate between those wanting to protect the right to possess firearms and those who advocate for stricter gun control is often thought of as a federal issue, gun laws are often a function of state and local...

Sep 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont

Religious accommodations: Where do we stand?

Last summer, in Groff v. DeJoy, the U.S. Supreme Court upended the analysis used to determine whether and how employers must accommodate an employee’s religious beliefs. In the year since, there have been some...

Sep 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

OSHA proposes first-ever heat protection rule

The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently proposed a rule that, if finalized, would establish the nation’s first-ever federal safety standard addressing excessive...

Sep 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma

Wisconsin municipal employees’ collective bargaining rights might be restored

When first passed on March 9, 2011, Wisconsin Act 10 restricted collective bargaining rights for public sector employees. It allowed “public safety employees” to continue to collectively bargain with their municipal...

Sep 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin

Go for Bronze! Insights into career goals and job satisfaction

Readers of the newsletter are called upon to perform a variety of tasks, one of which is to counsel employees (and perhaps themselves) on performance metrics and career goals. So, along with sporadic watching of this...

Sep 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Connecticut expands paid sick leave

Recently, Connecticut significantly expanded its paid sick leave law. Among other changes, the law will apply to more (and eventually all) Connecticut employers and will allow employees to use paid sick leave for...

Sep 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont

Harm doesn’t have to be significant: What to watch for in promotion and demotion

During its most recent term, the U.S. Supreme Court decided a case in which a police sergeant alleged she was transferred from one job to a less desirable job in the police department because of her sex. About the case...

Sep 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota

Uber takes its foreign agent for a ride

The remedy for the breach of an employment contract is limited to actual damages, and California law is generally strong in protecting an employer that wrongfully terminates an employee from tort (wrongful act) damages...

Aug 26, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · California