On Monday, July 11, Michigan’s three COVID-19-era laws were rolled back with Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s signature. This includes an amendment and repeal of the COVID-19 Employment Rights Act. Employees will be able to...
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In a major development for Michigan employers, a Michigan Court of Claims ruling has invalidated the Michigan Paid Medical Leave Act (PMLA). It also reinstituted the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (IWOWA) and...
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Last year, a federal district court in Massachusetts was faced with determining whether Whole Foods and Amazon retaliated and discriminated against employees who were sent home without pay or otherwise disciplined for...
In general, Massachusetts law doesn’t require an employer to offer an employee a transfer to a different vacant position as an accommodation under M.G.L. c. 151B, which is like its federal counterpart, the Americans with...
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Employers sometimes find themselves in the position to take adverse employment action against employees who perform poorly in one or more aspects of their jobs. Yet doing so can be problematic when criteria used to...
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Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards recently signed Louisiana’s version of the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act into law. It was approved by the Louisiana Legislature in its recently...
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We’ve all heard about the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) when it comes to expectant mothers or for recovery from serious physical health conditions, such as heart attacks or surgeries. The application of FMLA...
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Lured by the remote and flexible work capabilities created during the pandemic, at least some Baby Boomers who retired early are now interested in rejoining the workforce. In July, job search site, Joblist, released its...
As the world adjusts to a new normal after emerging from strict pandemic lockdowns, employers are struggling to figure out the best way to get work done. Many employers and employees alike tout the advantages of hybrid...
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Employees with mental health conditions are sometimes marginalized by employers. It shouldn’t be so. These conditions must be treated the same as the more obvious physical ones under the Family and Medical Leave Act...
There has been much attention given to the adequacy of the disciplinary process covering sexual assault and the military, which remains largely under control of the chain of command. Recently, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court...
You enter into a perfectly drafted arbitration agreement with an employee. After he files an administrative charge with California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), the agency takes over the claim. Is...
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a new breed of employment litigation over the last two years. The lawsuits are the result of, among other issues, employers requiring health screenings, vaccinations, and quarantining...
We are now more than two years into the massive COVID-spawned work disruption that we loosely term the Great Resignation. We have received anecdotal data explaining why people are modifying or changing their jobs and, on...
When employees with a workplace complaint are uncomfortable associating their name with the problem, filing an anonymous complaint is sometimes the chosen route. In days of yore, many employers resisted investigating...