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by Paige Good and Harrison Kosmider, McAfee & Taft

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Beware: Joy at employee firing can be evidence of FMLA violation

Here’s a tale from the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to all Texas employers), which told a Texas trial court that it erred in dismissing a Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) retaliation lawsuit...

Feb 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

New York Governor Hochul vetoes noncompete bill

After a furious lobbying campaign by New York employers and business groups, Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill in late December 2023 that would have banned virtually all employee noncompete agreements in New York State...

Feb 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · New York

NLRB greatly expands joint-employer standard

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) adopted a new standard for evaluating joint employers that takes effect February 26, 2024. The rule greatly expands when two or more entities may be considered joint entities. As...

Feb 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · California · 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 · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Supreme Court to decide whether lateral job transfers can be discriminatory under Title VII

In the upcoming months, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether lateral job transfers, with no change in pay or benefits, violate federal civil rights law if done for discriminatory reasons. Circuit split headed for...

Feb 01, 2024 · 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 · 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

Artificial intelligence use continues to rise in employment

As 2023 wound down, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by employers showed no sign of slowing down. Rather, you should prepare for an increased use and presence of AI in employment decision-making, as well as...

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

Corrections officer shoots hole in state’s accommodation denial

Employers often hear repeated recommendations to have detailed written policies and to ensure those policies are followed. Typically, you can overcome significant consequences by consistently enforcing your policies and...

Feb 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming

Rudy G.’s punitive damages verdict offers expensive lessons

I’ve previously written about the Rudy Giuliani defamation lawsuit and applicable lessons. The jury’s total verdict against Rudy G. was $148,000,000, including $75,000,00 in punitive damages—a whopper for sure. This is...

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

Cracking the code: Adding bonuses to FLSA overtime calculations

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to pay overtime to nonexempt employees based on their regular pay rate and the number of hours worked in a workweek. While this sounds straightforward on paper...

Feb 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

EEOC sues Meatheads

Do you have any idea how long I’ve waited for the chance to use the term “meatheads” in the headline of an article? Thanks to an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) age discrimination lawsuit against a moving...

Feb 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · California · 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

Employee benefit rules: Gifts that keep on giving

As you look back on 2023 and ahead to 2024, there are so many compliance-related items to consider relating to your employee benefit plans. The rules you’re supposed to comply with keep growing and growing—they seem like...

Feb 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · 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

New and immediate action items for 2024

Notice of void non competition clauses. As you know, most noncompete agreements in California are unlawful and unenforceable. Nonetheless, some employers have used a tactic of maintaining unenforceable noncompete...

Jan 26, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · California

Police quotas are ticket to liability

Ordinarily, insurance policies don’t cover willful improper conduct by the insured. At the same time, if an employer retaliates against employees who blow the whistle on unlawful behavior, or who refuse to engage in...

Jan 12, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · California