On June 18, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released guidance to assist nonessential businesses as they reopen and return employees to the workplace. OSHA is charged with ensuring employers...
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The U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark opinion on June 15 finding Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does indeed protect LGBTQ individuals from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or transgender...
The sporting world has been abuzz recently with news the Washington NFL team is changing its name and logos to move away from their overt Native American imagery. Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team is considering a...
With the increasing use of online platforms for hiring, employers must bear in mind the accessibility and accommodation requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and (for federal contractors) Section 503...
As you probably know, a Mississippi statute forbids employers from maintaining any rule prohibiting people from transporting or storing a firearm in a locked vehicle in the company’s parking lot or garage or other...
In the last few months, you can’t turn on the television or the radio without hearing of another incident of racial injustice occurring in the United States. This reality has led many of all races to become more vocal...
Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, employers have struggled to understand the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) position on cloth face coverings and surgical masks, specifically whether the agency...
With more than 500,000 unemployment claims being filed in Nevada in the first half of 2020, a recent WalletHub ranking named Las Vegas (with an estimated 31.6% unemployment rate) as the U.S. city most devastated by COVID...
The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey recently considered a request for class certification by a group of employees who were allegedly misclassified as exempt executive and administrative employees. The...
A terminated employee recently failed to establish a prima facie (or minimally sufficient) case for disability discrimination under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD), according to the U.S. District Court...
Q Does a new father have to start Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave the day his child is born, or can he wait three months until after the mother returns to work and then take his leave? A Generally, a new father...
On February 22, the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to all New Jersey employers) affirmed the dismissal of discrimination, hostile work environment, and wrongful termination claims filed by a...
The pandemic brought pandemonium to many New Jersey workplaces. With the second-largest outbreak in the country (behind only New York) and being the most densely populated state, New Jersey was hit particularly hard by...
Q Can an employer deduct the cost of a parking ticket or a moving violation from an employee's pay? A Other than the usual tax withholdings, you may not withhold any pay from an employee without her consent or a court...
Governor Roy Cooper has signed into law provisions that give North Carolina businesses some protection from being sued by a customer or other visitor to their premises who contracts the COVID-19 infection. What the new...