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

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Q We have an employee who was summoned for jury duty. Do we, as an employer, have to pay them for the days they’re missing work? Jury duty is an unavoidable but important part of our legal system. It is also time...

Aug 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia

Ever hear the expression “loose lips sink ships”? It comes from WWII and was plastered on posters in port cities, warning that gabbing about the sailing times of vessels carrying materials and soldiers would endanger...

Aug 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

In recent months, many employers have faced increased scrutiny of and challenges to their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, including claims that the programs amount to “reverse discrimination.” In a...

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

A federal district court in Minnesota recently ruled the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA) didn’t apply to an employee who lived outside Minnesota and previously traveled to the state occasionally for work, even though...

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

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule banning noncompete agreements for almost all employees of for-profit employers after concluding that noncompete agreements are unfair methods of...

Aug 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming

Training. Training, training, training. We all appreciate the practical importance of training. It can certainly help eliminate pesky and undesirable workplace issues. Heck, it can even help create a desirable workplace...

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

Q A former employee who was fired has requested a copy of her personnel file. What documents would she be entitled to receive? Massachusetts General Laws Ch. 149, §52C outlines what constitutes a personnel file and...

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

On June 13, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an 8-to-1 decision in Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney, which clarified the legal standard—and made it uniform nationwide—when federal courts are asked to grant a preliminary...

Aug 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi

On May 31, 2024, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) revisions to the “walkaround rule” went into effect. The walkaround rule sets forth a process for OSHA to conduct on-site inspections and...

Aug 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · California · Texas · 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 · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Q We have an employee who was summoned for jury duty. Do we, as an employer, have to pay them for the days they’re missing work? In Mississippi, employers don’t have to pay employees for responding to a summons for jury...

Aug 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi

Effective July 1, 2024, Chicago employers will need to comply with the city of Chicago’s paid leave and paid sick and safe leave ordinance. The ordinance requires Chicago employers and employers with Chicago-based remote...

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

Recently, in the first of a series of articles focusing on companies’ online employment recruitment practices, we wrote about a company’s need to consider what states require an employer to include (or prohibit an...

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

The federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) became law in June 2023. The Act requires a covered employer to provide reasonable accommodation(s) to a qualified employee or applicant who has known limitations related...

Jul 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · 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

Q If an employee takes Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave to bond with his new child, would he be able to take additional bonding time later the same year if he still had FMLA time available? Potentially! The FMLA...

Jul 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming