Most managers are committed to the success of their organizations, employees, customers, and communities. They work hard to provide safe and healthful workplaces. They give their best efforts to manage in good-faith...
Employment Law Letter
Because of the COVID-19 crisis, there was no trick-or-treating or family party for Halloween 2020. Instead, we opted for a movie night by the campfire, complete with s'mores. We searched for a spooky (but not scary)...
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the New Mexico Supreme Court has issued an order directing all lower courts to stop issuing any new writs of wage garnishment against employees on consumer debt claims. The court's...
Montana’s minimum wage will increase from $8.65 to $8.75 per hour on January 1, 2021. The increase applies to every Montana employer, except for farmers and ranchers that pay employees on a fixed rate of compensation...
In the 1988 case Communications Workers of Am. v. Beck, the U.S. Supreme Court clarified that employees who choose not to be union members have the right to refuse to pay fees for activities other than those "necessary...
Vermont Governor Phil Scott recently signed into law a bill that recognizes COVID-19 as a workplace injury and creates a rebuttable presumption to that effect, with certain conditions. Employers need to be aware of the...
With many hiring managers working from home, COVID-19 has had a big impact on business recruiting. Before you forge ahead, however, and begin conducting remote job interviews over Zoom or one of the other cloud platforms...
President Donald Trump recently issued Executive Order (EO) 13950, innocuously titled "Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping," which has ignited a storm of controversy among employers that do contracting with the federal...
Employers may be tempted to view new civil immunity laws in many states as providing protection and certainty against coronavirus-related claims. On closer review, however, the new laws' limited benefits mean you must...
Individuals may file private discrimination claims under Pennsylvania's Medical Marijuana Act (MMA), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently decided. The September 20, 2020, ruling joins...
Voters in California resoundingly approved a law creating a "third way" of classifying workers, giving rise to hopes that the rigid federal law may be altered to accommodate the rapid expansion of nontraditional workers...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) finally has a full complement of five members—two Democrats (Charlotte Burrows and Jocelyn Samuels) and three Republicans (Chair Janet Dhillon, Vice Chair Keith...
Often, when we talk about pay equity, the discussion is focused on determining whether there are disparities in pay based on gender, race, or ethnicity and making pay adjustments to correct any unexplained differences...
On November 2, 2020, JPMorgan Chase entered into a conciliation agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) to resolve the agency's claims the company...
On November 10, 2020, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published its final rule (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/10/2020-24858/rin-125…) on resolving discrimination claims...