Employment Law Letter

You don't have to cross state lines to be involved in interstate commerce

The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) states that most arbitration agreements are as valid and enforceable as any other contracts. One exemption relates to "seamen, railroad employees, [and] and other classes of workers...

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Guidance for employers as 'Strike for Black Lives' unfolds

On July 20, 2020, organizers and labor organizations across the country held a "Strike for Black Lives"—a national walkout of workers in support of "dismantling racism and white su-premacy to bring about fundamental...

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After discovering embezzlement, have a strategy for obtaining restitution

Few things are as shocking to an employer as learning a trusted employee is embezzling. Often, the feeling of betrayal is as gut-wrenching as the discovery of the financial loss itself. The first instinct may be to call...

NLRB alters standard on abusive conduct, profane language at work

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently modified its standard for dealing with abusive conduct and profane language at work. For years, the NLRB had permitted employees to make offensive, harassing, and racist...

Testing, testing, 1-2-3: ADA still has final say on return-to-work testing for employers

As COVID-19 cases rebound in certain states, employers are grappling with how to safely usher employees back to work. Undoubtedly, some degree of testing is necessary to make sure employees reintegrated into the...

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Personality conflict with supervisor doesn't equal disability, NC court finds

A North Carolina court recently addressed whether an employer must provide an accommodation to an employee who claimed working with his supervisor made him depressed or anxious under the Americans with Disabilities Act...

Make wage and hour compliance priority during time of COVID-19

Wage and hour compliance is an area that can trip up even the most diligent employers under the best of circumstances—let alone during a global pandemic when you're trying to keep employees healthy, safe, and employed...

Staying on the clock for bridal shower gets employee fired

Most of the time, the employer is the one who gets burned by timekeeping troubles. Here, though, an employee was told to clock out before attending a bridal shower at work but chose to ignore the direct order and clocked...

Accommodations should allow employees to fulfill essential job functions

Q We’re planning to allow employees with underlying health conditions to telecommute as a temporary reasonable accommodation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on our assessment, however, they could perform only 50...

Bracing for COVID-19 exposure and legal liability in Maine

On August 3, the Wall Street Journal reported on a recent wave of COVID-19 litigation against employers for allegedly failing to protect employees from the virus at work. In an effort to minimize employers’ exposure to...

New Maryland employment laws kick into action

A host of new employment laws recently took effect in Maryland. Read on for information on how to get and stay in compliance. First round of antiharassment reporting was due Maryland’s Disclosing Sexual Harassment in the...

Amazon faces NJ wage class action for workers' postshift screening

Amazon must face a proposed class action alleging violations of the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law (NJWHL) and seeking compensation for time spent undergoing mandatory postshift security screenings and taking meal breaks...

When you're facing a class action lawsuit, don't initiate—just arbitrate

Some 151 individuals in a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective action against Francesca's Holdings Corp. must arbitrate their wage and hour claims, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey recently...

Employer not liable for employee’s criminal acts despite skipping background check

We understand it’s hard to find good help in a tight labor market. And we recognize the success of your organization depends on having the people to do what needs to be done when it needs to be done. So it can be...

Divorce case nudges Michigan court to tackle employee privacy in workplace e-mails

The Michigan Court of Appeals recently weighed in on a contentious divorce case that raised questions about employee privacy issues and has ramifications for the management of company e-mail systems. Battle over...

Arkansas Stephen W. Jones of Jack Nelson Jones, PLLC, and Audra Hamilton and Nathan Read of Mitchell Williams
Kansas Boyd A. Byers, Teresa L. Shulda, and Tara Eberline of Foulston Siefkin LLP
Missouri Robert A. Kaiser, Jeremy Brenner, and Ida S. Shafaie of Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Oklahoma Charles S. Plumb, Courtney Bru, Paul Ross, Philip Bruce, and Jacob Crawford of McAfee & Taft

Delaware Lauren Russell of Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Maryland Steven E. Bers and David M. Stevens of Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, L.L.P.
New Jersey John C. Petrella and Dina M. Mastellone of Genova Burns LLC
Pennsylvania Dena Calo, Lisa Koblin, Carolyn Pellegrini, and Zachary Kimmel of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
Virginia Jonathan Mook and Bernard J. DiMuro of DiMuroGinsberg PC

Illinois Steven L. Brenneman and Kelly Smith-Haley of Fox, Swibel, Levin & Carroll, LLP
Indiana Brian R. Garrison of Faegre Drinker
Michigan Gary S. Fealk and John T. Below of Bodman PLC
Ohio Fred G. Pressley, Jr., Jourdan D. Day, and John M. Stephen of Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Wisconsin Saul Glazer, Troy D. Thompson, Michael J. Westcott, Leslie A. Sammon, and Heath Straka of Axley Brynelson LLP

Kentucky Richard S. Cleary, John T. Lovett, Robert D. Hudson, and Kathleen Biggs Wright of Frost Brown Todd LLC
North Carolina Richard L. Rainey of Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
South Carolina Richard J. Morgan, James K. Gilliam, Jonathan C. Eggert, and Chandler E. Aragona of Burr & Forman LLP
Tennessee Kara E. Shea and David Johnson of Butler Snow LLP
West Virginia Larry J. Rector and Allison B. Williams of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Alabama Albert L. Vreeland and David J. Middlebrooks of Lehr Middlebrooks Vreeland & Thompson, P.C.
Florida G. Thomas Harper of The Law and Mediation Offices of G. Thomas Harper, LLC, Lisa Berg and Andrew Rodman of Stearns Weaver Miller, and Robert J. Sniffen and Jeff Slanker of Sniffen & Spellman, P.A.
Georgia Raanon Gal of Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Glianny Fagundo of Thompson Hine LLP and Chris Butler of the Chris Butler Firm
Louisiana H. Mark Adams and Jennifer Kogos of Jones Walker LLP
Mississippi Martin J. Regimbal of The Kullman Firm

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