Q How far back are we allowed to verify information (both criminal and previous employer references) when conducting a background check? A It’s not uncommon for an employer to try to find out about a person’s work...
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Q If an employee’s dependent is sentenced to incarceration for a specified length of time, does that constitute a valid qualifying life event to remove them from insurance coverage while they are incarcerated? A...
Q We plan to install security cameras in the production area of our nonunion food packaging facility because of an increase in damaged product and safety incidents. Can we post signs at all entrances stating surveillance...
Q We plan to install security cameras in the production area of our nonunion food packaging facility because of an increase in damaged product and safety incidents. Can we post signs at all entrances stating surveillance...
Q We plan to install security cameras in the production area of our nonunion food packaging facility because of an increase in damaged product and safety incidents. Can we post signs at all entrances stating surveillance...
Q We plan to install security cameras in the production area of our nonunion food packaging facility because of an increase in damaged product and safety incidents. Can we post signs at all entrances stating surveillance...
Q We plan to install security cameras in the production area of our nonunion food packaging facility because of an increase in damaged product and safety incidents. Can we post signs at all entrances stating surveillance...
When addressing the enforceability of a covenant not to compete, Arkansas courts have treated covenants associated with the sale of a business more favorably than those associated with an employment contract. The U.S...
Arbitration agreements and class action waivers have been important tools for employers seeking to reduce expenses and exposure in cases filed by employees, but the legal instruments are facing new limits. Congress...
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz recently signed a law establishing a $500 million fund from which COVID-19 frontline workers may be eligible to receive an estimated $750 bonus. State legislators believe approximately 667,000...
On May 16, 2022, a federal court in North Dakota issued an order in a case challenging, on religious grounds, a requirement to provide insurance coverage for gender transition care under the Patient Protection and...
Employers using artificial intelligence (AI) to evaluate job applicants and employees may run afoul of laws prohibiting discrimination against people with disabilities, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Equal...
Sophisticated employers are acutely aware of their obligation to investigate promptly upon receiving a sexual harassment report. But what happens if the accused denies any wrongdoing and responds by demanding to know who...
From time to time, employers plan to issue a performance improvement plan (PIP) or terminate an employee only to learn the individual in question is pregnant, is requesting an accommodation, or claims to have been...
The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers Michigan employers) recently upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging the employer had fired the employee because of his sexuality in violation of Title VII of the...