As announced in our previous article titled "Updated Title IX regs to change the way colleges respond to sexual harassment allegations" (see the September 2020 issue of Midwest Employment Law Letter), the U.S. Department...
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) continues to issue new COVID-19 guidance. Here is a roundup of recent guidelines related to the coronavirus and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), the Family and...
A recent Kansas federal court decision provides a good reminder of the importance of engaging in the interactive process when you're dealing with disability accommodation requests. The ruling also highlights the perils...
Over the last few months, you may have read about major travel restrictions for foreign workers entering the United States. What key facts do employers need to know? Restrictions in response to COVID-19 Two presidential...
Q What should employers consider for H-1B and L-1 nonimmigrant workers if they are working in the United States? A The presidential proclamation merely restricts entry for specific visas in certain circumstances, not...
Q What if an employee was selected in the H-1B lottery and outside the U.S. on June 24, 2020, waiting to receive the approval to obtain an H-1B visa, but had another valid visa to enter the United States? A H-1B...
A forum selection clause included in an employment contract permits the contracting parties to specify where a lawsuit must be filed and litigated in the event there's a dispute. Idaho federal courts regularly enforce...
The Boston-based U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers Maine, Massachusetts, New Hamshire, and Rhode Island employers) recently reversed a lower court's dismissal of an auto parts store employee's disability...
Q We have an employee who felt dizzy and numb at work, so we called EMS. They took his vitals (which were fine) and suggested he go to the ER to get checked out. He refused to go. Although we can't force him to get...
In early August 2020, the Trump administration issued an Executive Memorandum on the deferral of employee payroll tax obligations because of the pandemic. On August 28, the U.S. Treasury Department issued Notice 2020-65...
Consistency is key when dealing with the Massachusetts Tips Act (MTA), as one country club in Sharon learned when service staff filed a class action alleging they were owed unpaid wages under the Act. They won a jury...
Schools throughout Massachusetts are creating various plans associated with reopening. Several districts have announced hybrid returns with students alternating between attending school and remote learning (sometimes in...
The Massachusetts Legislature is considering two bills containing expansive new protections for parents who are unable to return to work during the COVID-19 pandemic because of a lack of childcare as well as paid sick...
Employers in Delaware and elsewhere are grappling with the many new laws enacted because of the coronavirus pandemic: federal statutes on COVID-related leave, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and...
Transgender student Gavin Grimm has just chalked up another victory in his years-long challenge to the Gloucester County School Board's policy requiring students to use the restrooms matching their biological sex. Grimm...