An emergency medical technician (EMT) claims his employer retaliated against him in connection with the defense of a coworkers' sexual harassment lawsuit. Significantly, as a prerequisite to bringing his own retaliation...
Employment Law Letter
On July 16, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it had voted unanimously to fund a statistical study with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Committee on...
On Monday, July 6, 2020, Craig Leen spoke at what is likely his last National Industry Liaison Group (NILG) conference as director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) since he is expected to...
Earlier this year, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals held that an employer cannot rely on an individual's salary history to rebut claims of disparate pay under the Equal Pay Act (EPA). In Rizo v. Yovino, a school...
In a recent decision by the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals (which has jurisdiction over cases originating out of Florida, Alabama, and Georgia), an employee sued for a hostile work environment under Title VII of the...
On June 26, as the Georgia General Assembly was about to adjourn, it passed the Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act. The bill protects businesses, healthcare providers, healthcare facilities, and other entities...
The global response to George Floyd’s tragic and shocking death and other recent acts of injustice (including those involving Ahmaud Arbery, Christian Cooper, Breonna Taylor, and Nina Pop, among others) and the ensuing...
Employers may search employees' personal property, including their vehicles, when on company premises, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently ruled. The NLRB also affirmed employers may monitor employee...
Q Can a person receiving unemployment benefits refuse to accept a job offer if it’s 25 miles from her home? A In Idaho, individuals who are eligible for unemployment benefits are required to be ready, willing, and able...
The Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act (IWPCA) provides employees with a right to require employers to make timely and complete payment of earned wages. The law also prohibits employers from making unauthorized...
Q Can HR maintain confidential internal documents within an employee's record that she cannot access? An employee's right to review documents in her personnel file is primarily a state law issue. In Ohio, the only...
By now, Michigan employers know they need to have a COVID-19 preparedness and response plan when they resume in-person operations. They understand they must provide personal protective equipment (PPE) and make cleaning...
On June 5, 2020, President Donald Trump signed the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act. The loan program has been popular among companies trying to keep employees on the payroll during the COVID-19 crisis...
With so much attention on COVID-19 and its impact on workplace issues, employers may have lost track of some important changes affecting Illinois employers in 2020. Some of the changes took effect July 1. Let's take a...
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964's ban on employment discrimination "based on sex" applies to discrimination against individuals based on their sexual orientation or gender identity, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled...