Summertime often means summer hours and time out of the office. As such, some employers may have missed that Chicago recently amended its sexual harassment ordinance to expand the definition of “sexual harassment.” This...
Employment Law Letter
More than 40 years ago, the Illinois Supreme Court first recognized a claim for retaliatory discharge as an exception to the centuries-old doctrine of employment-at-will. In the decades that followed, Illinois courts...
On July 14, 2022, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a former employee in a dispute over whether two uniquely worded restrictive covenants against him violated Wisconsin law. The case presents new...
Just as the COVID-19 threat appeared to be waning, monkeypox has emerged as the newest viral workplace threat. On July 30, 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams declared monkeypox a public health emergency. His...
New guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), updated as of July 12, 2022, now requires employers to conduct individualized assessments of whether current pandemic circumstances and individual...
America may be moving forward from the COVID-19 pandemic, but employers continue to deal with its aftermath as they face lawsuits alleging violations under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). On July 19...
On July 18, 2022, the New Jersey Appellate Division provided a perfect reminder why all employers and HR professionals should diligently confirm that new hires complete all on-boarding paperwork. It reversed a trial...
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...
A recent ruling from the 5th Circuit gives us valuable lessons on how Texas employers should deal with a disability in the workplace. Let’s do an after-action analysis and see what we can learn. Employee reports her...
You might have heard of “qualified immunity,” which is a controversial defense afforded to public employees alleged to have violated a person’s constitutional rights. The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings...
On July 18, 2022, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, whose rulings apply to all Texas employers, reasoned that an employee whose sleepwalking condition—known medically as “somnambulism” and afflicts 4,000,000...
Q An employee has been permanently disabled since 2012 and has been allowed by union contract to remain on the group insurance, provided the employee pays their share of the premium. The employee has become delinquent...
Q We’re a privately owned company with fewer than 100 employees. Do we have to follow the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act regulations in the event we decide to conduct a temporary layoff in the...
It’s the year 3022, and you’ve just applied for a new job as an engineer on a starship traveling to Mars. You submit your resume, and an algorithm selects you for an interview. You record video answers to the employer’s...
Since early in the pandemic, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has maintained Technical Assistance Questions and Answers on its website to assist employers with navigating the intersection of COVID...