The recent focus for many employers has been on Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave and getting a policy in place. Most employers tackled Earned Paid Leave (EPL) back in 2021 when it was passed into law. We want to alert...
Employment Law Letter
An employee handbook is one of the most important documents an employer can maintain. It serves as a guide for employees, establishes workplace expectations, and helps ensure consistent application of company policies. A...
Both the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Arizona Minimum Wage Act (AMWA) require “employers” to pay employees minimum wage for all hours worked. Restaurant owners often use layered LLCs to separate ownership from...
A former court reporter for the Wisconsin Circuit Court for Rusk County filed a federal lawsuit against the state director of courts, a judge, and others alleging, among other claims, that she suffered a hostile work...
A menstrual leave policy provides paid or unpaid leave for employees experiencing menstrual pain or other related health issues. While no federal law currently mandates menstrual leave, existing federal and state laws...
A noncompete agreement is one of the most significant employment-related documents an employer may ask an employee to sign. It can help protect customer relationships, confidential information, trade secrets, goodwill...
Many Wisconsin employers have expanded their workforce beyond state borders, whether through remote work arrangements, multistate operations, or recruitment efforts targeting a broader talent pool. As a result, a common...
A recent consent decree resolving an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sexual harassment lawsuit against a senior living operator in Arizona offers important lessons for employers, particularly those in...
Do you know what spoliation means? One Massachusetts employer just learned the hard way. Employers involved in litigation or reasonably anticipated litigation have a legal obligation to preserve potentially relevant...
As a recent case demonstrates, favoring employees based on their religion can be as troublesome as penalizing employees for their religious beliefs. Religion at the hospital Stephanie Osei was employed as a nurse at...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently issued two opinion letters addressing how the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) applies to employee travel time in modern work arrangements. Together...
On June 25, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Mullin v. Doe, in which the Court allowed the Trump administration to proceed with the termination of temporary protected status (TPS) designations...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) continues to signal that pregnancy discrimination and pregnancy accommodation practices remain important agency enforcement concerns. First, on June 4, 2026, the EEOC...
You read the headline right: Despite 27 workplace violations, a three-judge panel from the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (the federal appeals court for Texas) decided the employee still gets to take her Americans...
Recently, a Massachusetts superior court jury awarded $4.75 million to an employee in a case against her former employer, Wayfair. The verdict has become one of the most significant employment law developments for...