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North Carolina OSHA increases penalties

When it comes to workplace safety compliance, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has jurisdiction over most of the country. North Carolina is different, however. Through its state...

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New Year’s resolutions every employer should make

As the new calendar year begins, many organizations are wisely asking, “What can we do to protect our business assets from an employment law perspective?” This is a great question, and the beginning of the year is the...

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Texas court review of arbitration clause illustrates potential pitfalls

The Texas Supreme Court recently upheld a mandatory arbitration clause contained in an employee handbook. The nine-year saga illustrates the risks of placing binding arbitration documents within nonbinding employment...

Dec 31, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

2023 may be the year of the big return to the office

The years 2020 through 2022 saw a fundamental shift in where people got their work done, as workers abandoned crowded offices in favor of the comfort of their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. But what will 2023 bring...

It’s time to ‘tear the paper ceiling’ and rethink degree requirements

It wasn’t so long ago that employers routinely required a bachelor’s degree for a wide range of positions, even if a four-year degree had little to do with getting the job done. When employers began posting open...

Employees say they should be paid for time-consuming prework preparations

For some employees, getting their work computer up, running, and ready to perform each day is a complicated, time-consuming process. When should an employer pay for that daily process? A call center employee’s workday...

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NLRB warns workplace surveillance is potentially illegal

On October 31, 2022, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a press release to announce her next litigation target. It takes aim at electronic monitoring and “algorithmic management of...

Several new employment laws only weeks away

Starting January 1, 2023, a new group of employer obligations will land. Here are some of the most significant. Pay transparency California Senate Bill (SB) 1162 requires employers of 100 or more contract employees to...

Dec 18, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · California

Hot off the press: 9th Circuit finds county is ‘joint employer’

In a recent case, a group of employees who assist home-bound individuals sought unpaid overtime wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In a complex situation in which four separate entities controlled different...

Dec 18, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · California

Falling for you: Roof fall case clarifies liability for contractor injuries

Property owners, think twice before directing tenants to hire independent contractors to do work at your properties. The “Privette” doctrine, which usually creates a strong presumption that the contractor is responsible...

Dec 18, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · California

Determining when employers must forfeit bonds in a wage claim

Did an employer’s failure to file a valid notice of appeal from the California Labor Commissioner’s orders bar the trial court from awarding the bonds they posted? Background From 2002 to 2016, Manuel Chavez worked as an...

Dec 18, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · California

Was Price right for the job?

A California trial court determined a school district had good and nondiscriminatory reasons to terminate a part-time substitute teacher and special education aide because she was medically incapable of doing the job...

Dec 04, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · California

Be careful which polls you watch this holiday season

As I sat down to write about the reemergence of holiday office parties, I took to the polls, as I often do. HR managers generally follow a conservative path, wanting some fun but listing heavily toward the side of...

Dec 04, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · California

Arbitration agreement too flawed to be followed

Most every employment arbitration agreement will be declared to be procedurally unconscionable since it generally is provided on a take-it-or-leave-it basis as a condition of the job. If you add any substantive...

Dec 04, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · California

7th Circuit clarifies that discouraging leave may violate FMLA

Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit (which covers Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin) wrestled with the question of whether an employer can violate the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) by...

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Arkansas Stephen W. Jones of Jack Nelson Jones, PLLC, and Audra Hamilton and Nathan Read of Mitchell Williams
Kansas Boyd A. Byers, Teresa L. Shulda, and Tara Eberline of Foulston Siefkin LLP
Missouri Robert A. Kaiser, Jeremy Brenner, and Ida S. Shafaie of Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Oklahoma Charles S. Plumb, Courtney Bru, Paul Ross, Philip Bruce, and Jacob Crawford of McAfee & Taft

Delaware Lauren Russell of Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Maryland Steven E. Bers and David M. Stevens of Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, L.L.P.
New Jersey John C. Petrella and Dina M. Mastellone of Genova Burns LLC
Pennsylvania Dena Calo, Lisa Koblin, Carolyn Pellegrini, and Zachary Kimmel of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
Virginia Jonathan Mook and Bernard J. DiMuro of DiMuroGinsberg PC

Illinois Steven L. Brenneman and Kelly Smith-Haley of Fox, Swibel, Levin & Carroll, LLP
Indiana Brian R. Garrison of Faegre Drinker
Michigan Gary S. Fealk and John T. Below of Bodman PLC
Ohio Fred G. Pressley, Jr., Jourdan D. Day, and John M. Stephen of Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Wisconsin Saul Glazer, Troy D. Thompson, Michael J. Westcott, Leslie A. Sammon, and Heath Straka of Axley Brynelson LLP

Kentucky Richard S. Cleary, John T. Lovett, Robert D. Hudson, and Kathleen Biggs Wright of Frost Brown Todd LLC
North Carolina Richard L. Rainey of Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
South Carolina Richard J. Morgan, James K. Gilliam, Jonathan C. Eggert, and Chandler E. Aragona of Burr & Forman LLP
Tennessee Kara E. Shea and David Johnson of Butler Snow LLP
West Virginia Larry J. Rector and Allison B. Williams of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Alabama Albert L. Vreeland and David J. Middlebrooks of Lehr Middlebrooks Vreeland & Thompson, P.C.
Florida G. Thomas Harper of The Law and Mediation Offices of G. Thomas Harper, LLC, Lisa Berg and Andrew Rodman of Stearns Weaver Miller, and Robert J. Sniffen and Jeff Slanker of Sniffen & Spellman, P.A.
Georgia Raanon Gal of Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Glianny Fagundo of Thompson Hine LLP and Chris Butler of the Chris Butler Firm
Louisiana H. Mark Adams and Jennifer Kogos of Jones Walker LLP
Mississippi Martin J. Regimbal of The Kullman Firm

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