Employment Law Letter

NJ expands employee leave entitlements for epidemic-related emergencies

On March 25, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed S2304, amending the New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Law, the New Jersey Family Leave Act (FLA), and the New Jersey Temporary Disability Benefits Law (TDL). The amendments...

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Virginia law targets worker misclassification

Companies’ misclassifying their employees as independent contractors continues to be a hot-button issue throughout the country, and Virginia is no exception. In the last year alone, legislation related to independent...

Wrestling with paid sick leave for both parents when schools close for pandemic

With schools closed for the COVID-19 pandemic, both parents in two-parent households may want to stay home while shelter-in-place orders are in effect. Will they be eligible for monetary relief and protection under new...

11th Circuit clarifies standard for retaliatory hostile work environment claims

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings cover employers in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama) has issued a decision clarifying the standard for determining when someone...

Safety tips to reopen business, get back to normal

Across the country, states are beginning to reopen from lockdowns imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Like the shutdowns themselves, the reopenings will vary from state to state in terms of timing and scope. Regardless...

California News in Brief

Newsom announces COVID-19 workers' comp. Governor Gavin Newsom announced in early May that workers who contract COVID-19 while on the job may be eligible to receive workers' compensation benefits. Newsom signed an order...

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Cybersecurity takes on even more importance during pandemic

As COVID spring turns to COVID summer, many employees are growing accustomed to working from home. Thank goodness the technology exists to work remotely, but it's not as simple as just making sure employees have access...

Advice on 'furloughs' and health insurance during COVID-19

Q We are concerned we may need to furlough several employees in the upcoming weeks. What considerations should we be aware of when furloughing employees? A In the collective bargaining context, a “furlough” generally...

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MI governor issues stay-at-home order and prohibits operation of nonessential businesses

On March 23, 2020, Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued Executive Order (EO) 2020-21 titled “Stay Safe, Stay Home,” ordering Michigan residents to temporarily “suspend activities that are not necessary to sustain or protect...

30 days 'in the hole' not cause for termination

A recent decision by the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to all Michigan and Ohio employers) underscores the wide deference courts give to arbitrators. Facts James Jenkins was employed by Zeon...

4th Circuit: Arbitration clause prevails in SC Title VII case

The use of arbitration clauses to resolve employer-employee disputes has become more routine, and state and federal courts are generally inclined to enforce them. Case in point: The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals...

5 HR 'don'ts' inspired by Netflix's Tiger King

If you are one of the two people left in America who has not yet watched the true-crime documentary series Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness on Netflix and don't want to read any spoilers, you may want to turn back...

6th Circuit reverses dismissal of Nissan worker's disability claims

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employers are charged with engaging in the "interactive process" with disabled employees. As part of the process, the parties must work cooperatively to determine whether...

After defeating harassment charges, beware of retaliation claim

For employers whose supervisor has been accused of sexual harassment, it isn't uncommon to win the battle but lose the war. Even if the harassment claims are disproved, the employer can end up on the wrong end of a...

Appointments matter—Scalia takes charge of DOL

One of the mysteries of the Trump administration is its apparent disinterest in the work of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and its many subagencies, divisions, and multiple roles. DOL programs, policies, oversight...

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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