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...
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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...
On June 18, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision blocking the Trump administration's attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, thus protecting approximately 700,000 immigrants...
Any time someone walks in for a job interview, both sides have expectations of how the interview will go. From skillset to personality fit, every HR manager is looking for the perfect solution to their hiring needs. When...
Q Can HR maintain confidential internal documents within an employee’s record that she cannot access? A An employee’s right to review documents in her personnel file is primarily a state law issue. In Ohio, the only...
In a landmark 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled the sex discrimination prohibitions in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 cover bias based on sexual orientation or transgender status. The opinion...
On June 10, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a series of questions and answers about the use of face coverings in the workplace. The guidance, which also clarifies the difference between...
On June 17, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued new guidance concerning the use of COVID-19 antibody testing. Relying on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) interim guidelines...