On August 3, 2020, a New York district court judge struck down portions of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) final rule implementing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The case was filed by the state...
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Some 151 individuals who filed 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...
The New Jersey Arbitration Act (NJAA) may apply to arbitration agreements even if the parties are subject to the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) exemption for transportation workers engaged in interstate commerce, the New...
Despite their best efforts to follow health officials’ evolving guidance, businesses and institutions of higher education are faced with the grim prospect that as they begin returning to in-person work or instruction...
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...
On July 31, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham provided an updated COVID -19 best practices guide (titled All Together New Mexico—COVID-Safe Practices for Individuals and Employers) for New Mexico citizens. The guide sets...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published revised "optional- use" Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) forms. The agency claims the new forms are simpler and easier for employers, employees, and healthcare...
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio granted summary judgment (dismissal without a trial) in favor of an employer after a former employee failed to propose an objectively reasonable accommodation...
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 The FMLA permits the...
A noncancerous gene mutation can be a disability covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to all Ohio employers) recently decided, overruling the...
On July 20, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued new notice and certification forms for employers to use when administering Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave. Although you can continue to rely on the old...
An employer that terminated a female employee who left work early to attend to what an appeals court called an “inherently female” emergency situation must face a jury trial on a gender discrimination claim. Facts...
The city council for Oklahoma City recently adopted an emergency city ordinance in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In short, the ordinance requires that “all persons shall wear face coverings when entering and...
A recent Oregon court decision based on facts arising long before COVID-19 may shed light on some of the issues facing employers when employees raise virus-related safety concerns. Facts Margherita Vergara was a...
A deceased Philadelphia area man’s family recently filed Pennsylvania’s very first COVID-19-related wrongful death and survival suit against his former employer—a titan of the beef-processing industry—in the Philadelphia...