As new unemployment claims rise, impostors seek to scam the unemployment system at the expense of the state, employees, and employers. Here’s how to respond to—and lower the risk of—fraudulent unemployment claims. Spike...
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Q We received a wage garnishment notice for an employee who has been laid off temporarily, but the documents don’t look legitimate. What do we look for to confirm if this is a legitimate wage garnishment we need to...
Undoubtedly, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act) has popped up on your radar during these times of economic uncertainty arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Any number of articles, posts...
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented changes to all facets of our lives, especially our work. Employers have faced incredible challenges of rushed remote work arrangements, meeting new workplace safety...
We are living in trying times. We and the people we work with have had to deal with numerous hardships, which will continue indefinitely. Some have lost, or at least been separated from, family and friends. Some are...
Q If an employee on Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave submits a letter signaling his intent to resign at the end of his leave, do we have to wait until the leave is over, or can we terminate the employee now? A...
We have collectively gone through what we hope to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience in which many of us have been working remotely, trying to keep our children from permanently injuring themselves, and preparing for a...
Q We’re planning to allow employees with underlying health conditions to telecommute as a temporary reasonable accommodation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on our assessment, however, they could perform only 50...
On May 4, Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced the state's plan for returning to a sense of normalcy as COVID-related business restrictions begin to be lifted. The bad news is that most Washington businesses are...
Oregon's paid sick leave law doesn't require local governments to implement an "unfunded program" in violation of the state's constitution, the Oregon Supreme Court recently ruled. Facts and lower court findings In 2015...
Dan Majerle has been something of a household name in Arizona since being drafted by the Phoenix Suns in 1988 under the ownership and management of Jerry Colangelo. Majerle’s career seemed to come full circle when...
Concerns that clients, customers, or business associates could sue them over claims they were exposed to COVID-19 have made some businesses reluctant to reopen. We've already seen lawsuits filed against retail stores and...
With workplaces in Oklahoma reopening for business following Governor Kevin Stitt's "Open Up and Recover Safely" plan, many employers are evaluating whether temporary telecommuting policies can work in the long term for...
In March 2019, members of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (WNT) filed a collective and class action lawsuit in federal court against the United States Soccer Federation, Inc. (USSF), asserting claims under Title...
Federal courts have become increasingly reluctant to find bad behavior at work is enough to establish a prohibited hostile work environment. A recent case from the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals (which governs federal...