Four employees who were watched while urinating under a workplace drug screening policy didn’t have claims for invasion of privacy, the Ohio Supreme Court recently ruled in a 4-3 decision. Facts Sterilite of Ohio, LLC...
Employment Law Letter
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) revisions to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) recently went into effect nationwide. The updates were made to assist employers in interpreting their FFCRA...
Under Oklahoma law, employees who are terminated from their jobs in violation of Oklahoma public policy may, in some cases, file a wrongful discharge lawsuit against their former employer. Increasingly, the lawsuits...
Everybody—from CEOs to frontline workers, design specialists to space planners, Gen Z and Millennials to Boomers—is wondering what the post-COVID workplace will look like. Despite the myriad ideas floating around, the...
When an employee complains about unfair or discriminatory treatment, you should promptly and thoroughly investigate the complaint. A quality investigation can solve a problem and avert potential litigation. If a lawsuit...
The Philadelphia City Council recently passed the Public Health Emergency (PHE) Leave Bill, which Mayor Jim Kinney signed into law on September 17, 2020. The bill was designed to provide supplemental paid time off (PTO)...
A tenured professor at Erskine College in Due West claimed the institution breached its employment contract with him as set forth in the faculty manual. The trial court overruled the jury verdict in the professor’s favor...
Most states recognize a claim for workers' compensation retaliation or wrongful discharge (public policy) if an employee is terminated in retaliation for having engaged in protected activity. The 8th Circuit recently...
When Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), we all knew it wouldn't take long for some interesting new lawsuits to spring up. We were right—employers are facing an onslaught of litigation...
Q Our North Dakota organization has an employee working remotely from home (in Texas). She tested positive for COVID- 19 and has a doctors note stating she can return to work in two weeks. She is asymptomatic and doesnt...
It seems like we live in a tinderbox. The combination of the upcoming presidential election, emerging debates about social justice issues, and the ongoing pandemic seems to have created the perfect storm. When filtered...
Under the Tennessee Public Protection Act (TPPA), also known as the "whistleblowing statute,” it’s illegal to fire an employee if the sole cause for the termination was for refusing to either remain silent about or to...
Q We have an employee who recently requested intermittent Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave for flare ups and treatment of a chronic condition. Her doctor is about 1.5 hours from her home. Our company pays 100%...
The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers Virginia employers) is standing by its August 26, 2020, ruling that the Gloucester County School Board’s policy requiring students to use the restroom corresponding...
On September 8, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws”—updated guidance for both employers and...