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MIOSHA penalties impermissible for Executive Order violations

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...

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Paycheck Protection Program amendments provide flexibility to employers

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...

State bias law changes don't stop for pandemic

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...

Justice Gorsuch: Person's gay or transgender status 'not relevant to employment decisions'

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...

Don't make same arguments sports teams use to defend Native American imagery

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...

Trump extends green card ban, bars entry under certain work visas for rest of 2020

As expected, President Donald Trump recently signed an Executive Order (EO) suspending the entry into the United States of certain people eligible for temporary work visas, their spouses, and children effective June 24...

Former employee's harassment claims snuffed out by her own conduct

For current or former employees to claim they are victims of unwelcome and unlawful workplace harassment in the workplace, the conduct must be both unwelcome and offensive to the individual asserting the charges. In a...

Kansas retroactively restricts COVID-19 lawsuits

The Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature passed, and Democratic Governor Laura Kelly recently signed, a measure to shield businesses and healthcare providers from COVID-19-related lawsuits. Even though the Response...

What you should know about Trump order suspending certain work visas through 2020

When President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) on June 22 suspending the admission of certain temporary workers to the United States, it came after weeks of speculation the directive might call for massive...

Q - A: Weighing the pros and cons of expanding telecommuting options

Q Several employees forced to work from home during the pandemic say they prefer it to working in the office and actually feel more productive. Should we be preparing to extend and expand our telecommuting options even...

Employers caught in middle when COVID-19 safety guidelines, workplace laws collide

Returning to work after stay-at-home orders are lifted raises a host of issues for employers. For one specific group of employees, you may have thought the issue was clear: People in at-risk categories for catching COVID...

Summer camp closures may qualify for childcare leave under FFCRA

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued guidance on whether the pandemic-related closures of summer camps and other enrichment programs for children would allow an eligible employee to take leave under the...

Supreme Court bans employment bias against gay and transgender people

Employment discrimination against individuals because of their gay or transgender status necessarily entails discrimination based on sex and therefore is unlawful under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the U.S...

5 trade secret protection risks to consider during pandemic

In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, companies have changed their core business operations and instituted new practices and procedures in the blink of an eye. The changes, perhaps unknowingly, have created risks that could...

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4 observations for employers in wake of Supreme Court's LGBTQ ruling

Since the civil rights movement of the 1960s, state and federal laws have been enacted prohibiting employment discrimination against individuals on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, disability, religion, and gender...

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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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