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4th Circuit lets Facebook employee's race claim proceed

The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to all North Carolina employers) recently held a trial court erred in dismissing a Facebook employee’s claim he was turned down for a promotion based on his race...

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Most employers must provide COVID-19-related leave to employees

An Ohio employee sued after being terminated for self-quarantining because of COVID-19. Although her lawsuit is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, federal laws do require most employers...

3 ways to improve succession planning in your organization

For many employers, risk management includes succession planning. One goal is to avoid or reduce business interruptions and maintain momentum toward achieving your objectives. Another goal is to avoid the unnecessary...

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What TN employers need to know about new COVID-19 liability law

As Tennessee employers have phased into (and out of and back into) various stages of reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic, the primary concern for most has been keeping on-site workers as safe as possible and their...

Q - A: When to let coworkers know about COVID-19 exposure

Q We are an employer with approximately 400 employees, and we are aware a couple of our workers have tested positive for COVID-19. Are we required to notify all employees about the coworkers who have tested positive for...

Teacher 'safety strikes' may create new hurdles for employers

On July 28, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) announced support of nationwide teacher "safety strikes" if health precautions aren't taken as schools reopen amid a coronavirus resurgence in some areas. The AFT...

Discrimination claim by employee bypassed for promotion heads to trial

The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to all North Carolina, South Carolina, and West Virginia employers) recently held a trial court erred in dismissing a Facebook employee's claim he was turned...

EEOC right-to-sue notices return, other activity continues in North Carolina

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) temporarily stopped issuing right-to-sue notices on charges that had been filed. The pause was recently lifted, and the notices are coming...

Charlotte company pays for FCCRA misstep

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which became effective April 1, covers private-sector employers with under 500 employees and provides emergency paid sick leave and expanded Family and Medical Leave...

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...

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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