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...
Employment Law Letter
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...